Pakistani army says it killed 5 suspected militants in northwest tribal region

October 9th, 2009 Recent Pakistani offensives against militants— April 2009: The military launches an offensive to clear as many as 5,000 militants from the Swat Valley after the Taliban — who controlled the area — began spilling into a neighboring district just 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Islamabad. After three months of fighting, the military said it had largely cleared the valley and killed more than 1,700 insurgents.

September 12th, 2009 Pakistani troops kill 22 militants in northwestISLAMABAD — Hundreds of tribal police in the northwestern Khyber region have quit their jobs because of militant threats, even as Pakistani forces reported killing 22 insurgents in an ongoing military operation there, officials said Saturday. Pakistan is under intense U.S.

September 7th, 2009 Roadside bomb hits Pakistan army convoy, 2 deadDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani soldiers Monday in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border, intelligence and army officials said. Two soldiers also were wounded when the bomb went off near the convoy traveling from Shakai to Wana, the main town in South Waziristan tribal region, the three officials said.

September 7th, 2009 Suspected US missile kills 3 in PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S missile strike has killed three people close to the Afghan border. Two officers say the missile late Monday hit a compound near Mir Ali town in the North Waziristan tribal region.

September 5th, 2009 Pakistan: 30 suspected militants killed in KhyberPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani troops killed 30 suspected militants and destroyed one of their bases in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region, authorities said Saturday. Militants frequently attack trucks along the famed Khyber Pass, one of the main routes used to ferry supplies to NATO and U.S.

September 5th, 2009 Pakistan: 37 suspected militants killed in KhyberPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani troops killed 37 suspected militants and destroyed one of their bases in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region, authorities said Saturday. Militants frequently attack trucks along the famed Khyber Pass, one of the main routes used to ferry supplies to NATO and U.S.

September 5th, 2009 Pakistan: 43 suspected militants killed in KhyberPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani troops killed 43 alleged militants in an operation in the Khyber tribal region while airstrikes left several more dead Saturday in the stronghold of the new Taliban chief elsewhere in the northwest, officials said. Militants frequently attack trucks along the famed Khyber Pass, a main route for supplies destined for U.S.

July 21st, 2009 Military: 50 die in clashes in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's military says more than 50 militants and three soldiers have been killed in two days of clashes in the country's restive northwest. Frontier Corps spokesman Maj.

July 18th, 2009 Pakistani jets kill 9 militants in northwestISLAMABAD — Government warplanes flattened a suspected Taliban hide-out in the northwest early Saturday, killing nine associates of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, intelligence officials said. The military has targeted Mehsud and his militant network in recent months in the tribal regions along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.

July 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.

July 4th, 2009 Officials say 16 killed in clashes in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Clashes between tribesmen and Taliban militants left 16 people dead in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, officials said, in the latest violence between pro-government tribal militias and insurgents. Also Saturday, the Taliban said it shot down a helicopter that crashed Friday in the northwest, killing 26 government troops.

June 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 31 militants have been killed in latest operations carried out by the Pakistani security forces in northwest Pakistan, officials said Monday. The army said in a statement that in the 24 hours to Monday evening at least 31 militants have been killed and 50 others wounded in operations carried out in different parts of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and in South Waziristan tribal agency.

June 14th, 2009 Police: Bomb wounds 20 in NW Pakistani cityDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Police say a bomb blast at a market in a northwest Pakistani city has wounded at least 20 people. The explosion occurred in Dera Ismail Khan, a rough and tumble town not far from Pakistan's tribal belt.

April 29th, 2009 Suspected US missile kills 5 in PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — A suspected U.S missile struck a Pakistani militant stronghold near the Afghan border late Monday, killing five people, officials and a resident said. The missile hit a compound in Machi Khel village in the North Waziristan tribal area — a region home to Taliban and Taliban-affiliated militant groups, some of which are suspected in attacks on Western troops stationed in Afghanistan.

April 18th, 2009 Suicide bomber kills 10 at Pakistani checkpointPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber attacked security forces manning a checkpoint in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, officials said. The checkpoint is near the Orakzai tribal region, which has emerged in recent months as a major base for Taliban militants waging war on the Pakistan government.