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27 Taliban killed in Swat, Waziristan
 Security forces said on Sunday that they had entered Kalam after securing Mingora, as 27 militants were killed in different clashes in Swat and South Waziristan. The Army said one officer, Lt Haider Nazir, and eight soldiers lost their lives and six other were injured in different clashes with the Taliban. "The security forces entered Kalam on Sunday and are conducting a search operation," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, adding that the nazim of Kalam along with other notables of the area welcomed the security forces and assured their full support in the operation against the Taliban. Also on Sunday, Taliban attacked a security forces check post at Spinkai Raghazai in South Waziristan. The forces repulsed the attack, and killed 15 Taliban. Three soldiers died, six were injured and four went missing in the clash. On Saturday night, the military killed 10 militants at Warza in South Waziristan. An army convoy was reportedly moving to Teyarza fort and spotted two improvised explosive devices (IED), which the soldiers removed. "While recovering a third IED, the convoy was fired upon from a compound at [a nearby] village. They (the army jawans) reacted promptly and killed 10 [Taliban]. Lt Haider Nazir fought valiantly, chased the Taliban to the compound and killed three of them, before [being killed] along with three other soldiers," the ISPR said. Meanwhile, security forces destroyed a training facility in Shangla, killing a number of Taliban. Separately, the Army continued its relief activities for the people displaced from the troubled areas, dispatching 25 tonnes of rations for 40,000 people in Mingora. Posted by: Fred 2009-06-01 |
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