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| 15 killed in Bajaur clashes |
| 2010-01-29 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Fifteen militants were killed during clashes with security forces and Salarzai Lashkar and air raids and artillery shelling in various areas of Bajaur Agency on Wednesday, official sources said. One soldier also lost his life in the clashes. Security forces also took control of the strategically-important hilltops during an intensive action against militants in Salarzai Tehsil in the troubled tribal region. Official sources told The News that contingents of security forces and the Salarzai Lashkar were on way to the mountainous Mulla Said and Chinar areas to launch a joint operation against the hiding insurgents in the locality. However, a group of militants ambushed the convoy with rockets and other sophisticated weapons in Chinar area, the erstwhile stronghold of insurgents in Salarzai. At least, 12 militants and a soldier were killed in the face-to-face fighting, the sources added. Meanwhile, the security forces also carried out air offensive against militants and bombed and captured important hideouts and centres located on hilltops in Mulla Said in Salarzai. The security forces shelled and strafed militants' positions in Mano, Chinar and Mulla Said in Salarzai and Sewai, Damadola, Khaza and Badankot in Mamond with artillery, gunship choppers and jetfighters. Three militants were killed and many others injured while a number of hideouts destroyed during the action. |
| Posted by:Fred |