Pakistani military says more than 50 militants killed in clashes in restive northwest

September 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.

August 3rd, 2009 PESHAWAR - At least five militants were killed Monday when Pakistani fighter jets bombed Taliban hideouts in the northwestern part of the country, a media report said. Fighter jets bombed rebel hideouts in Doog Darra town near the restive Swat Valley following intelligence reports that a large number of militants had gathered in the area, military spokesman Major Nasir Ali Khan said.

July 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.

July 24th, 2009 Military: Clashes kill 21 militants in NW PakistanISLAMABAD — Clashes in northwestern Pakistan, where the army has been winding down an offensive against the Taliban, have left 21 militants and one soldier dead, security forces said Friday. The bloodiest clash occurred in the Lower Dir district, an area near the Afghan border where the paramilitary Frontier Corps said security forces killed 16 militants.

July 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.

July 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 27 militants were killed in the on-going military operations in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley and two adjoining districts, security officials said Wednesday. The latest killings came as the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke announced an additional $165 million for nearly two million people uprooted by the offensive in Swat and surrounding areas.

July 21st, 2009 Military: 56 dead in clashes in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Three days of clashes between security forces and militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border left more than 56 militants and six soldiers dead, the military said Tuesday. There was no way to independently confirm the casualty figures because access to the affected regions was restricted for journalists.

July 21st, 2009 Military: 50 dead in clashes in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two days of clashes between security forces and militants in Pakistan's northwestern region near the Afghan border left more than 50 militants and three soldiers dead, the military said Tuesday. There was no way to independently confirm the casualty figures because access to the remote area is restricted for journalists.

July 20th, 2009 20 dead in clashes in troubled northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Clashes between security forces and militants have left 20 people dead in northwest Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Monday, in the latest violence in the troubled region. The deadliest fighting took place in the northern Swat Valley, where the army is wrapping up an offensive against Taliban militants.

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.

July 4th, 2009 Officials: 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. The fighting took place in remote Mohmand region, part of the lawless tribal belt along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, killing 12 tribal militiamen and 4 militants.

May 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces have killed at least 10 Taliban in overnight operations in Lower Dir in the country's restive northwest, the military said Saturday as the operations entered their 36th day. A large cache of arms has also been recovered.

May 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan security forces Wednesday said they killed 12 more militants in the ongoing operation against Taliban in northwest valley of Swat. Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said one soldiers was also killed and three others wounded during the firefight with the insurgents.

May 6th, 2009 Pakistani army: Troops kill over 60 militantsMINGORA, Pakistan — Helicopter gunships and mortar teams pounded Taliban strongholds in a northwestern valley on Wednesday, just as President Barack Obama pushes the leader of Pakistan for more forceful action. The military said it killed about 35 militants positioned near emerald mines in the Swat Valley and another 27 in neighboring Buner, where troops have halted a Taliban push toward the capital.

April 20th, 2009 Officials: Clashes kills 3 in northwest PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces shelling Taliban attackers in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border killed at least three civilians, officials said Monday. The overnight clashes occurred in the vicinity of Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal region.