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Fifteen killed by US drone strikes in Northern Waziristan

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:56:00 GMT

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Monday, January 3, 2011

Pakistani officials have stated that three US drone strikes have killed fifteen people in the country Saturday. The attacks occurred to the north of Miranshah town in the North Waziristan region.

Security officials in the town informed AFP that in the first strike, US drones fired four missiles on a car, killing seven suspected militants. A nearby "militant compound" was also destroyed by the missiles. "Three militants were killed in the car while four were killed in the house," the official said. The second attack occurred within minutes of the first, and four militants, who were carrying on rescue work were killed by the two missiles that had been fired.

Intelligence officials believe that the militants were associated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur. "We are trying to establish identity of the militants but most of them are believed to be fighters of Hafiz Gul Bahadur," an official told the media. However, the death toll and the identity of those killed was not officially confirmed. A local official stated that they had heard reports stating "that four foreigners were also killed in these fresh attacks". However, he added that their identity is "still not known" and mentioned that they "are collecting more information."

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Haji Mujtaba. "U.S. missile strikes kill 15 militants in Pakistan" — Reuters, January 1, 2011
"Pakistan drone raid kills at least 15 in N Waziristan" — BBC News Online, January 1, 2011
"Two US drone attacks kill 11 in North Waziristan" — DAWN, January 1, 2011

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Pakistan: Suspected US drone strikes kill seven rebels

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:59:24 GMT

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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Security officials in Pakistan have stated that "[a]t least seven militants" have been killed by suspected US drone strikes. According to reports, US aircraft fired four missiles in North Waziristan, which killed seven or eight rebels and destroyed two cars parked outside a building.

An intelligence official informed AFP that at least seven militants were killed in the incident while three others were wounded. Two other officials from Miranshah confirmed the reports. The identities of those killed have not been confirmed. Officials said the area was a stronghold of a rebel group headed by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, which regularly attacks NATO officials in the country.

The first of the two attacks occurred when two missiles fired at a pair of cars beside a camp located near Mir Ali, North Waziristan, killed six people. The missiles destroyed a nearby compound as well as the vehicles according to officials. Officials added that two suspected rebels were killed by another drone which was fired near the bank of a river close to the camp. These were the ninth and tenth drone strikes carried out in the month of October. September had seen twenty one such strikes, which was the highest number of monthly airstrikes in Pakistan.

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"US drone strike in Pakistan 'kills seven militants'" — BBC News Online, October 10, 2010
Rasool Dawar. "Suspected US missile strikes kill 8 in Pakistan" — The Associated Press, October 10, 2010
Agence France-Presse. "US drone kills seven rebels in Pakistan" — The Sydney Morning Herald, October 10, 2010

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Twelve people dead after blast in north-west Pakistan

Tue, 18 May 2010 17:27:05 GMT

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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The North-West Frontier Province or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a mountainous region that borders Afghanistan

A bomb explosion in Dera Ismail Khan in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan killed at least twelve people today, officials said. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Iqbal Khan was said to be the target. The bomb, which was planted on a bicycle, killed Khan along with the driver and guard of his convoy.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The DSP's car had been badly damaged. Officials stated the bomb was detonated when Khan had been leaving his house situated in the Kutchi Painda Khan region of the town and entering his car. "It was a remote control bomb and was planted in a bicycle," Riaz Khan, a police spokesperson for the province, told the Agence France-Presse news agency.

The local DHQ Hospital is treating the injured. "We have received 12 dead bodies and 10 injured," Nasir Malik Akhtar, who heads the casualty department at Dera Ismail Khan hospital, told the media. "The dead included three policemen, including one officer, and nine civilians," he noted. Hospital authorities added that there were women and children among the dead. A state of emergency has been declared by the hospital.

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"Blast hits Pakistani city" — Al Jazeera English, May 18, 2010
"Suicide bomb blast kills 12 in Dera Ismail Khan" — DAWN.com, May 18, 2010
"Pakistan blast 'kills 12' in Dera Ismail Khan" — BBC News Online, May 18, 2010

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Suicide bomber kills 24 in Peshawar, Pakistan

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:58:13 GMT

Monday, April 19, 2010

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At least 24 people were killed in two separate suicide bombing attacks in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. In the more damaging of the two blasts, a suicide bomber attacked police officials who were guarding a protest rally against frequent power cuts in the city. A schoolboy was the victim of the earlier and less damaging attack, which injured ten. These attacks take the death toll in the North-West Frontier Province to 73 in three days, after two blasts in the city of Kohat killed 49 people during the weekend.

A suspected bomber attacked the Qissa Khawani Bazaar of the city late on Monday. "Twenty-three people were killed including three police officials. At least 27 people have been admitted to the hospital," local police official Imran Kishwar told the AFP news agency. Provincial minister Bashir Bilour confirmed the toll. According to Shafqat Malik, head of the bomb disposal squad, the attack was made by a suicide bomber carrying six to eight kilogrammes (13 to 17 pounds) of explosives with him. "We have recovered the head and legs of the attacker," he commented.

"We were returning to our police station when the blast went off," local police officer Riaz Khan told Reuters news agency. "I saw bodies and limbs scattered all about when I turned around," said Khan, who was partly injured.

The blast came a few hours after a schoolboy was killed and ten people, including five students, were injured in a blast that occurred near a school. "It was an IED (improvised explosive device) planted near a shop. It was a timed device," senior police official Mohammad Karim Khan said to AFP news agency. According to Khan, "schoolchildren were the target."

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Faris Ali, Reuters. "Bomb in Pakistani city of Peshawar; 23 dead: police" — Washington Post, April 19, 2010
Lehaz Ali. "Bombs at market, school kill 24 in Pakistan" — Agence France-Presse, April 19, 2010

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Officials: Seventeen insurgents killed in Orakzai, Pakistan

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:06:58 GMT

Saturday, April 17, 2010

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Seventeen insurgents were killed in clashes with security troops in the Orakzai region of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Several rebels were injured in the attack according to officials. None of the soldiers were injured in the attack.

Security personnel alleged that they had arrested a senior Taliban leader in the attack. Meanwhile, elders of various tribes demanded the government to bar security forces to carry out operations affecting the people of the Mishti Mela, Sanghra and Mishti Bazaar areas. They said that the government should have allowed the people some time to shift from the area before launching such attacks, claiming the air strikes in the region also killed some civilians.

Also, three people were kidnapped in Ghalo Cheena area of Hangu on Friday according to witnesses. The three people were on their way home when unidentified men held them at gunpoint and kidnapped them. Police said they had not heard about the incident.

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"17 terrorists killed in Orakzai Agency" — Daily Times, April 17, 2010
"17 more militants killed in Orakzai" — The News International, April 17, 2010

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Officials: Two soldiers and over 30 insurgents killed in Pakistan

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:09:25 GMT

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At least 30 insurgents and two Pakistani soldiers died in a fierce fire fighting between Taliban rebels and security forces in the Orakzai region of the North-West Frontier Province. Officials stated that the gun battle started when the insurgents attacked a military base with rockets and mortars. A spokesman for the Pakistani army in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province, the Lt. Col. Nadeem Anwar said that the attack "started at midnight and continued until early Monday morning”. According to local government official, Sajjad Ahmad, troops opened fire aided by artillery when about 200 insurgents attacked a checkpoint. Ahmad told AFP news agency and stated that "[t]he attack was repulsed and up to 32 rebels and two soldiers of paramilitary Frontier Corps were killed". Eight soldiers were wounded in the attack.

According to Khaista Rehman, a local administrative official, preliminary reports "suggest 35 to 40 militants have been killed." While senior paramilitary officials confirmed such death tolls, no official figure was given.

As reported by an anonymous Pakistani military official, "39 militants were killed including their commander Saif-ur Rehman and four security officials...Nine security officials were wounded and seven hideouts were also destroyed," he noted to the AFP.

The United Nations said that it might have to close projects for assisting the people of Pakistan as only one-fifth of the funds they had requested was collected. The UN had appealed for 537 million dollars in February to aid the one million people dispersed due to recurring conflicts in the northwestern parts of Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border.

"The response by the international community to this appeal is inadequate," Martin Mogwanja, humanitarian coordinator of UN for Pakistan told reporters. "Humanitarian actors responding to the needs of the people are concerned that some of the projects may have to be suspended because of lack of finances," he added.

Only 106 million dollars had been donated to the body, only 20 percent of the total appeal. Mogwanja said that they were in dire need of the remaining portion of the fund and 1.3 million had been displaced in the northwestern parts of the country, against a total of 3.1 million last year.

Meanwhile, on Monday, five others died in attacks in the Abottabad District over the renaming of the North-West Frontier Province. Earlier this month, several people were killed during a political meeting to celebrate the renaming.

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S.H. Khan. "Pakistan fighting kills up to 39 rebels, four soldiers" — Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2010
Salman Masood. "38 Taliban Fighters Said Killed in Pakistan Battle" — The New York Times, April 12, 2010
Hasan Mehmood, Reuters. "Pakistani forces kill up to 40 militants in Orakzai" — The Washington Post, April 12, 2010

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Officials: Almost 100 killed in air raids in Pakistan

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:36:08 GMT

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According to officials, almost a hundred people suspected to be insurgents were killed in northwestern Pakistan early on Saturday by air strikes conducted by the military.

The strikes were made in tribal areas in the Orazkai and Khyber regions, located close to the Afghan border.

The reports say that in Orakzai, 54 people alleged to have been rebels were killed during an ongoing conflict at a checkpoint near the town of Baizoti. A further 42, suspected of being insurgents, were killed after military aircraft bombed a location believed to be a gathering place for members of the Lashkar-e-Islam rebel group, according to a local official speaking to the Associated Press.

"At least 42 militants of Lashkar-e-Islam were killed and two militant hideouts were also destroyed. The death toll may rise as dozens of others were also injured in the airstrike," commented Khyber administration chief Shafeerullah Wazir.

An unnamed official for the military also confirmed the air raids occurred, saying to the Agence France-Presse news agency that "[t]he air strike was launched on a tip-off that a meeting of the Lashkar-e-Islam group was going on in Tirah."

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"'Scores dead' in Pakistan air raids" — Al Jazeera, April 10, 2010
Hussain Afzal, Associated Press. "Officials say Pakistani strikes kill 96 militants" — Google News, April 10, 2010

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38 people die in suicide attack during political rally in Pakistan

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:20:22 GMT

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38 people were said to have died in a suicide bombing during a political rally in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The attack occurred in the town of Timergarah in north east Pakistan.

The incident occurred during a political rally by the leading local party. The attacker detonated a bomb, thereby blowing himself in Timargarah, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of the provincial capital, Peshawar, the principal town in the Lower Dir district. Pakistani security forces led a major operation against the Taliban in this region.

According to residents, the bomb exploded near the stage built for the organized celebrations. Police authorities confirmed it was a suicide bombing.

"We have received 38 dead bodies," Doctor Wakeel Ahmed, head of the principal hospital in the town told AFP (Agence France-Presse) news agency. "There are more than 100 injured. Most of them are in a serious condition. I'm still sending out my ambulance," he added.

Mumtaz Zareen, Timargarah police chief, told AFP news agency that the attack was a suicide bombing; according to him, "the man came on foot and detonated himself."

The Awami National Party (ANP), the predominant political party in North West Frontier Province had organized the celebrations because of their decision to rename the province to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. "Our party had arranged a thanksgiving day to celebrate the changing of the name after 200 years of colonial legacy," he said to a private news agency.

According to Haji Mohammad Adeel of ANP, the Talibans had "lost the battle" and were executing such "cowardly" attacks "out of desperation." This attack was followed by a triple attack in Peshawar by suspected Islamist insurgents.

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Julia Reid. "Pakistan Blasts: At Least 30 Dead In Attacks" — Sky News, April 5, 2010
Lehaz Ali. "Suicide bomber kills 38 at Pakistan political gathering" — The Sydney Morning Herald, April 5, 2010
Kamran Haider and Robert Birsel. "Gunmen attack Pakistani post near U.S. consulate" — Reuters, April 5, 2010

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Pakistan: Peshawar hit by triple bomb blasts

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:17:30 GMT

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Three bombs were detonated near the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan on Monday. The attack occurred within hours of a suicide blast during a political rally which killed 38 people, according to officials.

According to reports, a gun battle followed the attacks. Smoke clouds were seen over the region; several buildings collapsed due to the blast. "I saw attackers in two vehicles. Some of them carried rocket-propelled grenades. They first opened fire at security personnel at the post near the consulate and then blasts went off," eyewitness Siraj Afridi told Reuters news agency.

Other residents claimed the blast near the U.S. consulate was followed by two successive blasts in the same area. The US consulate in Islamabad denied receiving any information. Witnesses stated that soldiers had cut and ordered people to remain inside their houses. Helicopters of the Pakistani security forces hovered overhead.

A doctor at the principal hospital in the city, which is close to the Afghanistan border and has been affected by numerous bomb explosions in the past year, claimed one person had been killed and one wounded. No official information about the death toll was available. Security forces were in search of the attackers, according to officials.

"There were three blasts. The first happened at a security post while two others about 200 meters away, near the consulate," an unidentified local security official, told Reuters news agency. "We don't know exactly whether any attackers are left. The area has been cordoned off and forces are clearing it," he added.

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"Triple blasts hit northwest Pakistan capital near U.S. consulate" — CNN, April 5, 2010
"Pakistani city of Peshawar hit by explosions" — BBC News Online, April 5, 2010
Kamran Haider and Robert Birsel. "Gunmen attack Pakistani post near U.S. consulate" — Reuters, April 5, 2010

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Pakistan: 38 Talibani insurgents killed in two seperate attacks in Orakzai area

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:06:48 GMT

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Pakistani security forces, aided by artillery and tanks killed 38 Taliban insurgents today in two separate attacks near the Afghanistan border in the Orakzai district of the North-West Frontier Province of the country, according to government officials.

Security men say that Orakzai, located to the southwest of Peshawar, became a Taliban stronghold since the army led offensives against other Taliban areas in different parts of northwest Pakistan.

An army checkpoint in Sayd Khalil Baba village was attacked by militants early on Sunday. However, security troops killed 26 insurgents with artillery fire, according to Samiullah Khan, a senior administrative official in the area. Sajid Khan, another government official of Orakzai told the Reuters news agency that scores of militants attacked the checkpost in the village on Sunday morning. "They used rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and machine guns, but our soldiers' response was quick and tough," he added. Ten militants were wounded in this attack according to the latter, who is based in Kalaya, the district's principal town.

Within hours, a military convoy was ambushed by Taliban attackers in an adjoining village. At least a dozen insurgents were killed in this attack, according to local authorities. Officials said only Pakistani soldier was injured in the attack. There was no confirmation of the figures provided by administrative officials available news agencies, as journalists are prohibited from entering the area.

Security officials claimed around 250 militants have been killed in several clashes in the Orakzai district. Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was believed to have control over this region. The latter is thought to have been killed in an U.S. drone strike in January this year.

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Hussain Afzal. "Official: Troops kill 38 militants in NW Pakistan" — The Associated Press, April 4, 2010
"Pakistan troops repulse attacks, "kill 40 militants"" — Reuters, April 4, 2010

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NATO oil tanker torched in Pakistan

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:36:26 GMT

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The area east of the Khyber pass (pictured) in Pakistan has seen very frequent attacks.
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Militants in north-west Pakistan blew up a fuel tanker carrying supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday. More than ten armed men shot at the tanker and fired a rocket at the vehicle outside Peshawar city, and the driver and a passenger were injured in the attack, although no loss of life is reported.

Head of the north-western city's administration, Sahibzada Anees, said "About ten armed people fired at a tanker carrying petrol for NATO forces and later lobbed a rocket at the vehicle, which set alight some 78,000 litres (17,000 gallons) of fuel".

According to witnesses, the tanker was quickly in flames. The residents of the areas were successfully rescued by police and fire fighters and the blaze was brought under control. Police have launched a search operation in nearby areas, although with no success.

Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Oil tankers and trucks bringing goods from port city of Karachi for allied forces battling the Taliban in Afghanistan have been regularly attacked. About 80% of supplies destined for the more than 113 thousand NATO troops in Afghanistan have to pass through Pakistan. The coalition forces bring 70% of supplies through Pakistan every month, from a total of two thousand truckloads.

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"Nato tanker fire under control" — The News International, February 1, 2010
"Another NATO oil tanker caught fire after an explosion in Peshawar" — The Nation (newspaper), February 1, 2010
"Nato-supply tanker ambushed in Peshawar" — GEO TV, February 1, 2010

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Officials say at least seventeen killed by suspected US drones in Pakistan

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:40:46 GMT

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According to reports from officials, at least sixteen militants were killed in Pakistan earlier today when suspected US drone attacks struck a village in the North Waziristan region, along the border with Afghanistan.

The drones hit suspected fighters' hideouts, as well as a training centre, authorities said. According to the Al Jazeera news agency, local residents were recovering dead bodies and wounded people out of the rubble.

"Up to eight US drones fired some 18 missiles at multiple militant targets in Dattakhel village," commented a police official to the Agence France-Presse news agency; "at least 16 militants were killed in the missile strikes."

Pakistan's government condemns the drone strikes, which have been increasingly frequent recently; however, US authorities claim the attacks have killed several high-ranking members of rebel groups, and are essential to protect soldiers in neighbouring Afghanistan.

The US government does not officially confirm the strikes; however, their troops in Afghanistan are the only known group in the area that uses unmanned drones that can fire missiles.

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"Deaths in Pakistan 'drone' attack" — Al Jazeera, February 2, 2010
Hasbanullah Khan. "US missile volley kills 16 militants in Pakistan: officials" — Agence France-Presse, February 2, 2010

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Suicide bomber hits checkpoint in Pakistan

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:45:50 GMT

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At least sixteen people, including two paramilitary soldiers, have been killed today, and 25 people injured, after a suicide bomber attack on a checkpoint in Khar, in the Bajaur region of north-west Pakistan, according to officials. Initial reports suggested that the bomber was in a vehicle, and a local official states that the bomber was wearing a suicide vest.

It is thought that the bomber detonated the vest when security forces stopped him for a search at the checkpoint, situated in a marketplace. After the attack, a curfew was imposed and all bazaars in the city shut down. The bomber was said to be headed towards military barracks before he was stopped.

Pakistani Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the bombing, and expressed deep grief and sorrow, according to a statement issued by his office. He called for an immediate inquiry. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but government officials blame the Taliban.

Pakistani forces have been attacking militants in the Bajaur region, which, close to the Afghan border, is suspected to be the hiding place of Osama Bin Laden, as well as other al-Qaeda leaders. At least 24 suspected militants have been killed in the fighting, according to government officials.

In February 2009, the army announced that Bajaur had been cleansed of Taliban militants, following a ground offensive launched in October 2008. However, the situation is getting worse, with numerous attacks in the last six months.

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"Suicide bomber attacks checkpoint in Pakistan" — BBC News Online, 30 January 2010
"Suicide attack kills 12 in Pakistan's tribal region" — news.cn, 30 January 2010

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Pakistan security forces airstrikes kill several Taliban militants

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:41:56 GMT

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File photo of Ashfaq Kayani, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army.
Image: U.S. Navy.

Pakistan security forces attacked Taliban strongholds in northwest Pakistan yesterday. Aided by fighter jets and gunship helicopters they claim to have killed 21 Taliban militants in Kurram and Bajaur. The offensive targeted the remote town of Bajaur, along the Afghan border; this area has been frequently targeted to attack Islamic extremists.

Sources claim the first attack occurred in the Damdola, Sewai and Shago segments of Mamoond tehsil. The latter is a renowned Taliban stronghold located only about fifteen miles northeast of the town of Khar.

"Air strikes by the jet fighters continued for more than two hours. Ten militants have been killed and several hideouts were destroyed," stated a Frontier Corps official in Khar.

Speaking for local authorities, Firamosh Khan confirmed the attack, "[i]t is true that several militants were killed."

Bajaur was the location of anti-terrorist actions in late 2008; by February last year the army claimed to have secured the area. Despite this, conditions of the area have been tumultuous; air attacks are again frequent. Such attacks are part of an offensive against Taliban strongholds throughout northwest Pakistan, started last year.

The Pakistani government also sent approximately 30,000 troops, assisted by fighter planes, to fight Taliban extremists in South Waziristan in October. The army claims this attack has progressed, and they have attained some success.

Related to this, helicopter gunships shelled Salarzai, about twenty kilometers northwest of Khar. Pakistani security sources claimed this action resulted in the deaths of two militants.

In a separate incident, eleven suspected insurgents died when security forces, along with jets and helicopters, raided their hideouts. Official sources claimed four such hideouts were demolished.

In the past day, about 23 extremists have been captured by security forces. The arrests were made during search and raiding in multiple areas of Khyber Agency, say sources.

In a statement yesterday, NWFP Frontier Corps expressed hope that the situation at Kurram Agency had marginally improved. They added that the Thal-Parachinar Road is now partially open.

On Sunday, near Badama, explosives were detonated which injured two soldiers of the Pakistani army. One suspected militant was arrested by security in Bajaur Agency, on Saturday. Two other suspects were located in Dir district; they were handed over to Lal Qila police.

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"Airstrikes kill 23 Taliban in Bajaur, Kurram" — Daily Times (Pakistan), January 26, 2010
"Air strikes kill 12 militants in NW Pakistan" — Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2010
"Eleven militants killed in Kurram airstrikes" — Dawn (newspaper), January 26, 2010

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US drone strike kills at least fifteen in Pakistan

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:53:21 GMT

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According to local officials, a United States drone attack in Pakistan's South Waziristan province has killed at least fifteen people, although some reports put the death toll as high as twenty. The incident occurred in the Shaktoi region of the province.

"Now the death toll is 15. It could rise further. People are still busy removing rubble," said a senior security official to the Reuters news agency. He commented that most of the dead were foreign fighters.

"The drones are apparently tracking and targeting Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, whose presence is frequently reported in the area," said another official.

The United States has increased attacks using drones since a suicide bomber killed seven US intelligence agents in eastern Afghanistan in late December of last year.

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"US drone attack in Pakistan 'kills 15'" — BBC News Online, January 17, 2010
"Suspected US Drone Strike Kills at Least 20 in Pakistan's South Waziristan" — VOA News, January 17, 2010
"US drone kills dozen in Pakistan" — Al Jazeera, January 17, 2010

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