Pakistani security forces report killing 9 militants, including 2 commanders, in Swat ValleyOctober 4th, 2009 Pakistan: Troops kill 9 militants in SwatISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces killed nine militants, including two commanders, in weekend battles in the northwestern Swat Valley, the military said Sunday. Pakistan has largely beaten back a Taliban insurgency in Swat in recent months and intelligence officials say the country is preparing a major offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban in their stronghold in South Waziristan.
Nine Taliban militants killed in PakistanOctober 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces killed nine Taliban fighters during weekend operations in the troubled Swat Valley, the military said Sunday. Six militants were killed in a clash with troops and police Sunday in Banjir, a mountain village located on the boundary between Swat and its neighbouring district of Buner.
Pakistan says it has arrested militant commander acccused in beheadings from Swat ValleySeptember 16th, 2009 Pakistan makes another arrest in Swat ValleyISLAMABAD — Pakistan killed 10 insurgents and arrested a militant commander accused of beheading troops in the northwestern Swat Valley, notching up more successes in an offensive that has been welcomed at home and in the U.S., an army spokesman said Thursday. Sher Muhammad Qasab was captured this week at an undisclosed location in the valley, said Col.
Pak Army claims that it has killed 16 more militants in SwatSeptember 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Security forces killed 16 more militants, at least two of them senior Taliban members, while one soldier was killed in clashes during searches in Swat on Monday, the military said in a daily update. Over 1,700 militants have been killed since Pakistani security forces launched the military operation against Taliban militants in the month of April.
Soldier, 7 militants die in gunbattle in Pakistan's Swat ValleySeptember 9th, 2009 Pakistan: Soldier, 7 militants die in Swat clashISLAMABAD — Pakistan's military says one soldier and seven militants have died in a gunbattle in the northwestern Swat Valley, where the army has waged a four-month-old offensive against the Taliban. An army statement Wednesday says the clash came as security forces were conducting a search operation in the Charai area.
Pakistani army kills 30 Taliban in Swat battles; border reopens after NATO convoy bombedAugust 31st, 2009 Pakistan army kills 30 Taliban; border reopensISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed at least 30 Taliban militants in overnight gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the military said Monday. Hundreds of miles (kilometers) away, a southwestern border crossing with Afghanistan reopened after an administrative dispute culminated in an attack on a line of waiting NATO fuel tankers.
Over 30 militants killed in PakistanJuly 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 31 militants were killed and 28 others, including a Taliban commander, were arrested in separate operations in northwestern Pakistan, according to a media report Monday. According to the Pakistan Army's Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), 11 militants were killed and 28 others, including the wanted commander identified as Kabir, were arrested during a search operation in Swat Valley in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Geo TV reported.
14 militants killed in PakistanJuly 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army said Saturday that 14 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with security forces in the country's northwestern Swat valley and its adjoining district of Buner. According to an army statement 10 militants died when the troops conducted search operations in four areas of Buner, located some 100 km northwest of Islamabad.
Pakistan army says Taliban militant leader in Swat Valley wounded in airstrikeJuly 8th, 2009 Pakistani army: Militant leader in Swat woundedISLAMABAD — A Pakistani army spokesman says the leader of the Taliban in the Swat Valley has been wounded in an airstrike. The spokesman said Wednesday "credible information" showed Maulana Fazlullah had been hit.
Pak-Taliban leaders waiting for a suitable time to strikeJune 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban leadership has shifted to mountains to regroup and strike back at a suitable time, The Nation reports. After losing hundreds of their low cadre militants in fierce clashes with the Pakistani Army, the central leadership of Swat-Taliban has simply left the valley and hopes to emerge stronger at the right time.
Pakistan Army kills 16 militants in SwatMay 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Sixteen Taliban militants and three security forces personnel were killed in separate overnight clashes in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley, officials said Tuesday. According to the authorities, the security forces are currently consolidating their positions in the valley.
Pakistani troops kill 47 militants in SwatMay 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani forces have killed 47 Taliban fighters, including two important commanders, in the northwestern Swat valley and three neighbouring districts over the last 24 hours, a spokesman for the Pakistani Army said Saturday. Major General Athar Abbas told reporters in Islamabad that some areas of the Swat valley adjoining Shangla district have been cleared of the rebels.
55 Taliban killed in Swat offensive: Pakistani ArmyMay 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Army said Friday it had killed 55 Taliban militants while three soldiers died in fresh fighting in the northwestern district of Swat. 'Fifty-five miscreants have been killed in various areas of Swat during the last 24 hours while 3 security forces personnel died and 11 others were injured,' the army said.
Pak Taliban stop 7 army trucks from entering Swat strongholdApril 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Taliban stopped a convoy of security forces from entering their stronghold in Swat Valley on Saturday. A News Network International (NNI) news agency report said seven army trucks were stopped by armed Taliban at Qamabr, a small town of Mingora, the main city in the Swat Valley of North West Frontier Province.
Taliban agrees to 'permanent ceasefire' in SwatFebruary 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Taliban militants Saturday agreed to a 'permanent ceasefire' in the country's northwestern Swat Valley, officials said.
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