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| Eleven killed in Lashkar attack in Upper Dir |
| 2009-08-06 |
| [Dawn] Eleven militants were killed when a tribal Lashkar attacked their hideouts in Doog Darra area in Upper Dir on Wednesday. Sources said the Qaumi Lashkar volunteers had attacked the bunkers of militants in Shatkas and Ghazigai villages. One militant, identified as Zakirullah, was arrested and four houses of suspected militants were set on fire in Shatkas. Lashkar sources said five of the men killed were Afghans, two were from Swat and four, including Taliban commander Shakoor, were local militants. Four Lashkar volunteers suffered injuries. The Taliban claimed that only four of their men had been killed in the attack. However, Lashkar sources said they would present the bodies of the 11 militants before the media on Thursday. The sources said the volunteers had besieged another 20 to 40 militants in Ghazigai, but there was no report of their surrender or arrest till late night. The Lashkar claimed that they would soon be able to eliminate militants from the region. The 'Lashkarkashi' (operation) against militants was launched in Doog Darra on June 6 after a suicide bomber had killed 40 people in a mosque in Shatkas. Security forces were helping the tribal people with arms, ammunitions and ration. Troops also pounded suspected militant hideouts in Shatkas and Ghazigai from Panakot and Doog Darra with artillery and mortars. |
| Posted by:Fred |