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| 20 militants killed in Darra clash: FC | |
| 2008-09-05 | |
Paramilitary forces killed 20 militants in Darra Adam Khel in a clash that erupted late on Wednesday, officials and residents said. "At about midnight, 20 miscreants were killed during [a] heavy exchange of fire with the Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers," a spokesman for the paramilitary force in Peshawar said in a press statement.
Peshawar's road link with the southern districts has been cut off since August 29 when the paramilitary forces foiled a suicide attack on its base near the Kohat Tunnel. The tunnel has since been closed for traffic. Bajaur: In another development, five soldiers were injured in an attack by militants in the Bajaur tribal region. The FC spokesman said militants fired rockets at a military checkpoint near the town of Tor Ghundai, and at a security forces camp in Khar, injuring five soldiers. Mamoond: Meanwhile, security forces pounded suspected hideouts of militants in parts of the Mamoond tehsil, administration officials in Khar said. Reports from the area said local residents were fleeing amid fears of a military operation as Taliban presence in the area increased. "We are moving out of Mamoond because we fear the government is set to begin a military operation against militants," a local resident said. But little signs of troop movement were seen in the region. Markets in Inayat Qila bazaar, Soi, Loyesam, Nawagai, Siddiqabad and nearby areas remained closed. Government and private schools in Bajaur have also been closed because of security concerns, Khar residents told Daily Times. Officials told Daily Times earlier this week that military attacks on militants in Bajaur Agency had recently become "25 to 35 percent" more intense. | |
| Posted by:Fred |