Friday, December 25, 2009

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY December 26, 2009 ~ Pakistani Troops Kill 13 Militants In Swat, Orakzai

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY December 26, 2009 ~ Pakistani Troops Kill 13 Militants In Swat, Orakzai *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) MINGORA, Pakistan - December 26, 2009: Troops killed four militants in an exchange of fire near Swat’s Amludarra area, DawnNews reported. Pakistani villagers gather at the compound of a judiciary complex allegedly blown by militants in Bannu near tribal area of Waziristan where Pakistani security forces fighting against Taliban militants, Friday, Dec. 25, 2009 in Pakistan. Separately, in Orakzai, nine suspected militants were killed in different areas of the agency. According to official sources, fighter jets pounded hideouts of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud in Orakzai’s Ferozkhel-Mela area. Security forces also destroyed three other militant hideouts and four vehicles. Orakzai agency is a stronghold of militants. A large number of militants have also entered the agency from the Kurram agency after the military operation in South Waziristan began.

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