Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 3 militants in NW PakistanSeptember 30th, 2009 Officials: Missile strike kills 3 in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Two intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three Taliban militants in restive northwestern Pakistan.
Pakistani army says it killed 5 suspected militants in northwest tribal regionSeptember 4th, 2009 Army: 5 militants killed in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan says paramilitary troops have killed five suspected militants and arrested 24 in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region. The paramilitary Frontier Corps announced the deaths in a statement Friday.
Over 100 militants surrender to military in PakistanSeptember 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - More than 100 militants have voluntarily surrendered to the security forces in northwest Pakistan, the army said in a statement Tuesday. The Pakistan Army said 105 militants voluntarily surrendered in the 24 hours to Tuesday evening in the Swat region of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Pakistan Army kills 15 militantsAugust 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Fifteen militants were killed in fighting with the security forces in northwest Pakistan, officials said Monday. The security forces also captured 22 militants during search operations in the Swat and Malakand districts in the past 24 hours till Monday evening, the Online news agency reported citing a statement of the Pakistan Army.
Pakistani Army captures 19 militantsAugust 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Army has captured 19 militants during search operations in northwestern part of the country, officials said Monday. In the past 24 hours to Monday evening, the security forces have captured 19 militants in the Swat and Buner regions of Pakistan, the army said in a statement.
Military: Clashes in restive northwest Pakistan kill 5 militants, 1 soldierJuly 24th, 2009 Military: Clashes kill 5 militants in NW PakistanISLAMABAD — Security forces say clashes in the troubled Swat Valley and nearby areas in Pakistan's northwest have left five militants and a soldier dead. The military issued a statement Friday saying the deaths occurred during search and clearance operations over the previous 24 hours in various parts of Swat.
Pakistan Army kills 14 militantsJuly 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Fourteen militants, including three rebel commanders, were killed in fighting with the security forces in northwest Pakistan, officials said Monday. In the past 24 hours to Monday evening, the security forces killed 14 terrorists, including three rebel commanders, in a search operation in the Swat and Malakand districts in northwest Pakistan, the Pakistan Army said in a statement.
Pakistan says ground fighting in tribal belt near Afghanistan border kills about 50 militantsJune 20th, 2009 50 militants dead in Pakistan tribal belt fightingCHUPRIAL, Pakistan — Pakistani officials say troops backed by jet fighters and artillery have killed about 50 militants in a volatile northwestern tribal region near Afghanistan where Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is believed to be entrenched with thousands of his fighters. They were the first known militant casualties in South Waziristan, where Osama bin Laden and other top al-Qaida and Taliban leaders are believed to be hiding, since the military started pounding the area with artillery about a week ago.
34 militants killed in latest Pakistani Army operationJune 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 34 Taliban militants were killed and seven others captured in an operation carried out by the Pakistani Army in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the army said in a statement Thursday. The army said five soldiers were also injured in the operation in Malakand Division of the NWFP in the past 24 hours to Thursday evening.
Army says troops rescue 79 people from group abducted by militants in northwestern PakistanJune 2nd, 2009 Army: 79 Pakistanis abducted by Taliban rescuedISLAMABAD — The army says its troops have rescued 79 people who were among a group abducted by Taliban militants in northwester Pakistan. Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said Tuesday at least one person is still missing.
Taliban attacks Pak Army convoy, kills 1 soldierMay 4th, 2009 LAHORE - The already troubled Swat peace deal between the Pakistan Government and the Taliban received another blow when the Taliban militants attacked an Army convoy in Bari Kot region on Monday. The attack killed one soldier and injured another, the army sources disclosed.
Pakistan Army kills 80 militants in Buner areaMay 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Eighty Taliban militants have been killed in the ongoing military operation in Pakistan's Buner district, TV reports said. The Pakistani Army had launched a major offensive against Taliban militants in Buner district Tuesday.
Pakistan army says 55 militants, 2 troops killed in battle for district near capitalMay 1st, 2009 Pakistan: 55 militants, 2 troops dead in northwestISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army says 55 militants and two troops have been killed in the past 24 hours in a raging battle for a district near the capital. Military spokesman Maj.
Pak Army determined to root out terrorism: KayaniApril 24th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on Friday said the Army is determined to root out the menace of terrorism from the region. General Kayani further said the Army would fully support the civilian government in its fight against militancy.
Five militants killed in PakistanFebruary 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least five militants were killed and six others were injured in an exchange of fire with security forces Friday in northwestern Pakistan, a military statement said. According to the statement, militants opened fire on a patrolling party of the Pakistan Army near Matta in the Swat district, forcing the security personnel to retaliate.
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