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Major Incidents:2009
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April - 1 
Militants on April 1 ambushed a Police mobile van on the Dir-Kohistan Road in Upper Dir District, killing five Police officials, including a Station House Officer and an Assistant Sub-inspector, and injuring two others, The News reported. Area residents and officials said the militants fired two roc
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Militants on April 1 ambushed a Police mobile van on the Dir-Kohistan Road in Upper Dir District, killing five Police officials, including a Station House Officer and an Assistant Sub-inspector, and injuring two others, The News reported. Area residents and officials said the militants fired two rockets at the van in Jitkot village in the jurisdiction of Sheringal Police station, setting the vehicle on fire. After the rocket attack, the militants, whose strength could not be ascertained, opened fire on the van. The rocket and rifle attack killed five Police officials, including two senior officers.
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April - 1 
Three minors and two women were among the 12 people who died in the first-ever US drone attack in Orakzai Agency of FATA on April 1. Sources told The News that an unmanned CIA-operated spy plane fired two Hellfire missiles on the two-storey house of a militant commander Maulvi Gul Nazeer alias Gul M
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Three minors and two women were among the 12 people who died in the first-ever US drone attack in Orakzai Agency of FATA on April 1. Sources told The News that an unmanned CIA-operated spy plane fired two Hellfire missiles on the two-storey house of a militant commander Maulvi Gul Nazeer alias Gul Mulla, in Khadeezai village, about 35 kilometers northwest of Ghiljo, Tehsil (revenue division) headquarters of the Orakzai Agency. They said the drone first fired one missile and fired another after an interval. The attack was the first of its kind in Orakzai Agency, the only tribal region out of the total seven regions of the FATA, which does not share its border with Afghanistan. Reports said the dead included four Arabs, one of them known as Kaka, reportedly a senior al Qaeda operative. The victims included two women and three children, including the wife of Gul Nazeer, his daughter-in-law, his two sons and a nephew. The children were identified as Abdullah, Abdul Latif and Mohammad Shoaib. Maulvi Gul Nazeer survived the attack.
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April - 1 
Three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries when their vehicle hit a bomb in the Safi area of Mohmand Agency on April 1, Dawn reported. The soldiers were reportedly going to the Frontier Corps’ base in Momad Gutt from Ghalanai. After the incident, Security Forces bombed positions o
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Three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries when their vehicle hit a bomb in the Safi area of Mohmand Agency on April 1, Dawn reported. The soldiers were reportedly going to the Frontier Corps’ base in Momad Gutt from Ghalanai. After the incident, Security Forces bombed positions of militants in Safi subdivision and the administration asked people living in Karier, Garhi, Palosi and Mullakhel to vacate their homes by April 2.
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April - 13 
Three Taliban militants from the Mullah Nazir group were reportedly killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan on April 13– marking the first intense clashes with the group since April 2007, according to Daily Times. The political administration said that Taliban attacked two
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Three Taliban militants from the Mullah Nazir group were reportedly killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan on April 13– marking the first intense clashes with the group since April 2007, according to Daily Times. The political administration said that Taliban attacked two security checkposts in different areas of Wana with rockets and other weapons – injuring one trooper deployed at the Dargai post. The SFs retaliated using mortars and artillery shells, killing three of the attackers.
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April - 15 
At least 18 persons, including nine Policemen, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Harichand Police Post in Charsadda District on April 15, Daily Times reported. The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, said Police wanted t
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At least 18 persons, including nine Policemen, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Harichand Police Post in Charsadda District on April 15, Daily Times reported. The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, said Police wanted to stop the suicide bomber’s speeding car and fired at it, but it had reached close to them by the time the explosives went off. The blast also left a crater about three metres wide, damaged windows in nearby buildings and severed power cables, plunging the area into darkness. Naveed said Police had intelligence reports of a possible suicide attack, adding that security had thereafter been heightened. “We had intelligence reports that a car bombing could take place in any of three districts of the province,” he said.
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April - 18 
At least 27 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and 55 others injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in the Doaba area of Hangu District in NWFP on April 18, hospital sources said. Locals told Daily Times that the attack on the checkpoint, about 45 kilometres southwest of Hangu,
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At least 27 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and 55 others injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in the Doaba area of Hangu District in NWFP on April 18, hospital sources said. Locals told Daily Times that the attack on the checkpoint, about 45 kilometres southwest of Hangu, took place at around 4:15pm (PST) when SF personnel were visiting the area for the inspection. Two Police vehicles were passing by the check post when the suicide bomber driving a double-cabin pickup rammed the vehicle into the structure, they said. The explosion destroyed the check post, adjacent building housing troops and Police, and eight SF’s vehicles. Helicopter gun ships hovered over the area after the blast and security forces sealed the site.
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April - 18 
Four people were killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Tirah Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in FATA on April 18. Sources in the area told Daily Times that the dead included Sadiq – a shura member of militant outfit Ansarul Islam (AI) – and an aide. The men
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Four people were killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Tirah Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in FATA on April 18. Sources in the area told Daily Times that the dead included Sadiq – a shura member of militant outfit Ansarul Islam (AI) – and an aide. The men were on their way to Tirah Larbagh when the explosive device – planted on the side of the road – went off. The men were injured by the explosion and died later. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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April - 19 
Eight persons were killed and two others sustained injuries when a suspected US spy plane fired missiles at two houses in the Ziyari Noor area near Rustam Adda in South Waziristan Agency on April 19, The News reported. Sources said the US drones continued hovering over the area for hours and one of
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Eight persons were killed and two others sustained injuries when a suspected US spy plane fired missiles at two houses in the Ziyari Noor area near Rustam Adda in South Waziristan Agency on April 19, The News reported. Sources said the US drones continued hovering over the area for hours and one of them fired missiles at the houses of Daim Khan Wazir and Wali Khan Wazir at 10:00 am, leaving eight civilians dead and two others injured. The houses were completely destroyed in the attack and three vehicles parked inside were also damaged.
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April - 19 
Fighter planes and gunship helicopters on April 19 targeted suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 16 militants, while 10 others, including a soldier and two teachers, sustained injuries. Sources told The News that the militants had occupied a rest house, a
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Fighter planes and gunship helicopters on April 19 targeted suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 16 militants, while 10 others, including a soldier and two teachers, sustained injuries. Sources told The News that the militants had occupied a rest house, a women’s community centre, the Government Primary School in Ghiljo sub-division and the Government High School in Dabori area. The militants had been using these places as their bases, which came under severe air attack by the Pakistan Air Force fighter planes and gunship helicopters. Suspected hideouts of militants in the Khadizai and Mamuzai areas of Ghiljo were also heavily bombed. Security Forces claimed that 16 militants were killed in the daylong shelling, while eight persons, including a soldier, two teachers and some civilians, sustained injuries.
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April - 20 
A two-day-old ceasefire in South Waziristan collapsed on April 20 as the Taliban attacked bases of Security Forces (SFs) hours after a drone attack targeted suspected Taliban hideouts, Daily Times reported. Three persons, including a woman and a child, were also killed in crossfire between the Talib
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A two-day-old ceasefire in South Waziristan collapsed on April 20 as the Taliban attacked bases of Security Forces (SFs) hours after a drone attack targeted suspected Taliban hideouts, Daily Times reported. Three persons, including a woman and a child, were also killed in crossfire between the Taliban and SFs, said locals. According to foreign news agencies, the Taliban attacked at least four security check-posts. The SFs also reportedly shelled and launched air strikes against Taliban positions in Wana, killing eight suspected Taliban militants, said officials.
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April - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed eight militants and destroyed their ammunition depot during operation in different parts of the Kohat region on April 22-night, Dawn reported. SFs said that they launched a major operation against militants in the Jammu, Jawaki, and Bulai Khand areas
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The Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have killed eight militants and destroyed their ammunition depot during operation in different parts of the Kohat region on April 22-night, Dawn reported. SFs said that they launched a major operation against militants in the Jammu, Jawaki, and Bulai Khand areas and helicopter gunships killed eight militants during shelling in the mountains of Darra Adamkhel. In addition, the ground troops and helicopters targeted a huge ammunition storage facility of militants in Bulai Khand.
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April - 23 
46 militants have been killed and 26 injured in the four-day military operation in the Orakzai Agency, tribal and official sources said on April 23, The News reported. The sources said jet fighters and gunship helicopters targeted the militants’ hideouts in Balozai area of the Kalaya Tehsil (revenue
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46 militants have been killed and 26 injured in the four-day military operation in the Orakzai Agency, tribal and official sources said on April 23, The News reported. The sources said jet fighters and gunship helicopters targeted the militants’ hideouts in Balozai area of the Kalaya Tehsil (revenue division) on April 23 at 2:00 pm, killing five militants and a civilian. A number of hideouts and bunkers of the militants were reportedly destroyed on Shawazar mountain. Several Government and private installations were also damaged during the shelling by the jet fighters and gunship helicopters on April 22.
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April - 23 
Nine members of a family, including two women and seven children, were killed when a house in the Storikhel area of Khyber Agency was allegedly attacked by jet fighters and gunship helicopters on April 23, The News reported. Sources said jet fighters and gunship helicopters, which were busy in the o
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Nine members of a family, including two women and seven children, were killed when a house in the Storikhel area of Khyber Agency was allegedly attacked by jet fighters and gunship helicopters on April 23, The News reported. Sources said jet fighters and gunship helicopters, which were busy in the operations against militants in the neighbouring Orakzai Agency, fired two missiles at a house owned by Gul Zarin, Shah Zarin and Niaz Amin in Storikhel, killing two women and seven children.
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April - 23 
Taliban spokesman in Darra Adamkhel claimed to have killed 35 SF personnel during a clash in Kohat. The spokesman, Mohammad, told Dawn by telephone on April 22-night that the Government took their cease-fire decision as their weakness whereas they had announced a unilateral truce keeping in view the
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Taliban spokesman in Darra Adamkhel claimed to have killed 35 SF personnel during a clash in Kohat. The spokesman, Mohammad, told Dawn by telephone on April 22-night that the Government took their cease-fire decision as their weakness whereas they had announced a unilateral truce keeping in view the sufferings of the tribesmen.
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April - 23 
The Inter-Services Public Relations media cell said the Security Forces (SFs) had killed 11 militants in the Orakzai Agency on April 23 after striking militants’ hideouts in the Chapri, Ferozkhel, Khwajakhizar and Bizoti areas. It further said that the SFs in operations on April 21 and 22 killed 27
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The Inter-Services Public Relations media cell said the Security Forces (SFs) had killed 11 militants in the Orakzai Agency on April 23 after striking militants’ hideouts in the Chapri, Ferozkhel, Khwajakhizar and Bizoti areas. It further said that the SFs in operations on April 21 and 22 killed 27 militants in Ghiljo Tehsil.
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April - 25 
According to Dawn, at least five militants and a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier were killed on April 25 in an alleged armed clash and a landmine explosion in the Dera Bugti area. The spokesman for the Baloch Republican Army, Sirbaz Baloch, claimed that five militants had been killed while Security Forc
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According to Dawn, at least five militants and a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier were killed on April 25 in an alleged armed clash and a landmine explosion in the Dera Bugti area. The spokesman for the Baloch Republican Army, Sirbaz Baloch, claimed that five militants had been killed while Security Forces (SFs) lost 19 troopers. He said 25 others were injured in clashes and the landmine explosion. Officials, however, said that no armed clash occurred between the SFs and militants in the area. They said that six soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion in the Marvi area. “An FC vehicle was blown up in the landmine blast,” officials said. According to reports from provincial capital Quetta, soldier Mohammad Arif who was wounded in the blast died of his injuries late in the evening. The spokesman for the Baloch Republican Army said: “We have destroyed three vehicles of security forces and damaged a helicopter.” He identified the militants who were killed in the clash as Saifuddin Bugti, Ali Nawaz Bugti, Razi Bugti, Mosam Bugti and Mehmood. He said the clash occurred when SFs were carrying out a search operation in the Marvi area after the landmine explosion.
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April - 25 
On April 25, 12 children were killed and four others injured when girls of a local primary school in the in the Luquman Banda area of Lower Dir District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) had found the toy bomb and were playing with it when it exploded, according to Daily Times. The dead girls w
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On April 25, 12 children were killed and four others injured when girls of a local primary school in the in the Luquman Banda area of Lower Dir District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) had found the toy bomb and were playing with it when it exploded, according to Daily Times. The dead girls were aged between four and 12 years. Seven of the 12 dead children were from the same family, a private TV channel said. A woman and three children were injured.
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April - 26 
At least 26 Taliban militants, including an important commander, and a trooper were killed after Security Forces launched an operation in the Maidan area of Lower Dir on April 26, according to Daily Times. “At least 26 bodies of Taliban were found from Lal Qila. The FC [Frontier Corps] has taken con
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At least 26 Taliban militants, including an important commander, and a trooper were killed after Security Forces launched an operation in the Maidan area of Lower Dir on April 26, according to Daily Times. “At least 26 bodies of Taliban were found from Lal Qila. The FC [Frontier Corps] has taken control of Lal Qila,” said the SFs, after the Government decided to establish the writ of the state in areas bordering Swat. An Inter-Services Public Relations statement said, “On the request of the provincial government and the people of Dir, the Frontier Corps launched the operation early on Sunday against suspected Taliban positions in Islampura and Lal Qila in Lower Dir. An exchange of fire took place in Kala Dag and scores of Taliban were killed.” It said that a soldier was also killed and four others were injured.
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April - 26 
Five members of a family, including three women, were killed and four children sustained injuries when an explosive device went off inside a vehicle in the Smalkhel area of Datakhel sub-division in the North Waziristan Agency on April 26, The News reported. Sources said the family members of Faizull
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Five members of a family, including three women, were killed and four children sustained injuries when an explosive device went off inside a vehicle in the Smalkhel area of Datakhel sub-division in the North Waziristan Agency on April 26, The News reported. Sources said the family members of Faizullah were on their way home in the vehicle when the explosion occurred, killing two women, driver Islahuddin and a boy on the spot and injuring a woman and four children. While the injured children admitted to the Miranshah Hospital, the wounded woman succumbed to her injuries en route to hospital. The vehicle was completely destroyed in the blast. It was unclear whether the family was carrying the explosive device or someone had placed it in the vehicle.
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April - 27 
Frontier Corps (FC) personnel killed 26 Taliban militants, including key commanders, as Operation Toar Tander-I (Black Thunderstorm-I) continued in the Maidan area of Lower Dir of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) for the second day on April 27, report Daily Times. “Forty (Taliban), including comm
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Frontier Corps (FC) personnel killed 26 Taliban militants, including key commanders, as Operation Toar Tander-I (Black Thunderstorm-I) continued in the Maidan area of Lower Dir of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) for the second day on April 27, report Daily Times. “Forty (Taliban), including commanders Maulana Shahid and Qari Quraish, have been killed in the last two days of operation,” FC said in a press statement. Officials said the Security Forces (SFs) were gaining ground against the Taliban and their hideouts in Kalkot, Islam Dara and Hoshyari Dara were targeted. “After a stiff encounter with the [Taliban], the Frontier Corps soldiers regained control of Lal Qila and flushed them out from Maidan valley,” the FC statement added. Paramilitary troops and helicopter gunships bombed suspected Taliban bases during the operation, an unnamed military official told AFP. “Eight security officials were also killed in two days of operation,” another military official said. The operation was launched on April 26 after the Taliban militants attacked SFs and Government officials and closed roads for the movement of government and FC convoys. A day earlier, at least 11 schoolchildren were killed by toy bomb.
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April - 29 
At least six people were killed and two injured when two missiles were fired by a suspected US drone at Kani Garam village in South Waziristan on April 29. “Six people were killed when a moving vehicle was hit by one [of the] missiles fired by a US spy plane,” tribesmen told Daily Times. They said t
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At least six people were killed and two injured when two missiles were fired by a suspected US drone at Kani Garam village in South Waziristan on April 29. “Six people were killed when a moving vehicle was hit by one [of the] missiles fired by a US spy plane,” tribesmen told Daily Times. They said that all of those killed were locals. The Associated Press said that four people had also been injured in the strike. The AFP reported that a local administration official and intelligence officials confirmed the missile strike. Meanwhile, a private TV channel reported that US spy planes were also seen flying over various areas of Swat District in NWFP. The channel said drones were seen flying over Mingora and also in Swat’s adjoining areas.
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April - 29 
Four militants were killed and two others sustained injuries in artillery shelling by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Khwaizai Baizai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on April 29, Dawn reported. SFs are reported to have targeted suspected locations of the militants in different areas early in the mor
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Four militants were killed and two others sustained injuries in artillery shelling by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Khwaizai Baizai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on April 29, Dawn reported. SFs are reported to have targeted suspected locations of the militants in different areas early in the morning, killing four militants and wounding two others. The troops also seized a pickup truck in the area and recovered rockets, mortar shells and explosives.
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April - 29 
Three children were killed and their mother injured when they stepped on a landmine at a village near the border of Dera Bugti District on April 29, Dawn reported. Police said the landmine had been planted in Goth Metha Bugti in the Sobatpur area. A Police officer said the woman and her children wer
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Three children were killed and their mother injured when they stepped on a landmine at a village near the border of Dera Bugti District on April 29, Dawn reported. Police said the landmine had been planted in Goth Metha Bugti in the Sobatpur area. A Police officer said the woman and her children were on their way to a dispensary.
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April - 30 
He said the militants attacked SFs’ post in the Jawari Pass area and in the retaliatory action four militants were killed, while the rest fled from the scene. During the crossfire, one FC trooper sustained injuries, he said. Further, according to Dawn, militants blew up a camp of the Frontier Consta
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He said the militants attacked SFs’ post in the Jawari Pass area and in the retaliatory action four militants were killed, while the rest fled from the scene. During the crossfire, one FC trooper sustained injuries, he said. Further, according to Dawn, militants blew up a camp of the Frontier Constabulary and took away weapons, while jets and helicopters continued heavy bombing on their suspected positions in different parts of Buner District on April 30. However, no casualty among militants was reported in the attacks by helicopter gunships.
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April - 4 
21 people, including 16 Taliban militants, were killed in an overnight clash when local volunteers and Police personnel tried to enter the Gokand Valley to flush out militants who had infiltrated into Buner area on April 4 from the neighbouring Swat District, Dawn reported. Three policemen and two L
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21 people, including 16 Taliban militants, were killed in an overnight clash when local volunteers and Police personnel tried to enter the Gokand Valley to flush out militants who had infiltrated into Buner area on April 4 from the neighbouring Swat District, Dawn reported. Three policemen and two Lashkar (militia) volunteers were among the dead. When the combined force attempted to enter the area via Rajagaly Kandow from the Pir Baba side and dislodge the militants, Taliban militants took position and reportedly refused to go back. Sources said that the militants had sent 16 bodies and taken 13 of their wounded colleagues to Swat via Kalil Kandow on April 7-morning.
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April - 4 
A suspected US drone fired two missiles on an alleged Taliban hideout in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, killing 13 people, according to Daily Times. Unnamed security officials told news agencies that the dead and injured included local and foreign Taliban militants, but Daily Times
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A suspected US drone fired two missiles on an alleged Taliban hideout in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, killing 13 people, according to Daily Times. Unnamed security officials told news agencies that the dead and injured included local and foreign Taliban militants, but Daily Times could not ascertain the information. The officials said the family of the man who owned the attacked house was also killed. "The missile hit a house where some guests were staying," one intelligence agency official told Reuters. Officials use the word ‘guests’ for foreigners linked to al Qaeda and Taliban militants. A local tribal elder, Dilawar Khan, told Associated Press that the house was in the Data Khel village very close to the Afghan border. He did not know the identities of the people killed or whether there were Taliban militants staying there.
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April - 4 
Eight Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were killed, and seven others injured, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an FC check post on the Margala Road in national capital Islamabad in the evening of April 4, Daily Times reported. The blast, which took place at 7:35pm, was followed by an exc
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Eight Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were killed, and seven others injured, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an FC check post on the Margala Road in national capital Islamabad in the evening of April 4, Daily Times reported. The blast, which took place at 7:35pm, was followed by an exchange of fire between FC personnel and unidentified accomplices of the suicide attacker. The crossfire continued for around 20 minutes, an eyewitness told Daily Times. However, Police denied any exchange of fire, saying security officials had been firing in the air to scare away other attackers.
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April - 4 
Seven civilians, including two schoolchildren, and a soldier were killed when a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted near a security check post and an approaching military convoy at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, reports Daily Ti
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Seven civilians, including two schoolchildren, and a soldier were killed when a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted near a security check post and an approaching military convoy at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, reports Daily Times. "Five private cars were also damaged in the suicide attack. Security forces opened fire in all directions, pre-empting a possible follow-up attack by the insurgents," said a doctor at the nearby state-run hospital. 12 schoolchildren and six soldiers were among 39 persons injured in the suicide attack.
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April - 5 
A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) at Chakwal in Punjab province on April 5, killing 24 people, including three children, and injuring 140 others, at a religious gathering, The News reported. The target was the gathering of about 800 people, who
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) at Chakwal in Punjab province on April 5, killing 24 people, including three children, and injuring 140 others, at a religious gathering, The News reported. The target was the gathering of about 800 people, who were attending a Majlis-e-Aza (a gathering to mourn Imam Hussain) at an Imambargah in Muhallah Sarpak. The Majlis ended at 12:15 pm and the people were preparing to leave the Imambargah when a 15-year old boy, who looked to be an Afghan, stormed into the crowd and blew himself up after private security guards tried to stop him. The Inspector General of Police Shaukat Javed confirmed that the suicide attacker was a single person and said the incident was the continuity of the recent wave of terrorist attacks. He also said the suicide bomber appeared to be a 15-year-old boy whose legs and head, with damage to the face, had been found at the blast site, Daily Times reported.
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April - 5 
Six Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in a remote-controlled bomb attack targeting a Security Forces convoy in the Sohbatpur area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on April 5, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, a man who claimed to be a spokesman for the Baloch Republi
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Six Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in a remote-controlled bomb attack targeting a Security Forces convoy in the Sohbatpur area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on April 5, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, a man who claimed to be a spokesman for the Baloch Republican Army phoned various media organisations and claimed responsibility for the attack.
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April - 5 
Troops backed by helicopter gunships and jets killed at least 18 Taliban militants in the Mohmand Agency of FATA, officials said on April 5, Daily Times reported. The strikes launched on April 5 continued overnight. “At least 18 Taliban were killed and 20 others wounded in a full-fledged military op
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Troops backed by helicopter gunships and jets killed at least 18 Taliban militants in the Mohmand Agency of FATA, officials said on April 5, Daily Times reported. The strikes launched on April 5 continued overnight. “At least 18 Taliban were killed and 20 others wounded in a full-fledged military operation in Mohmand,” an unnamed security official told AFP. The militant death toll could not be confirmed independently as the area is sealed off under military operations. “We have also arrested two suspected militants and recovered five paramilitary soldiers who had been kidnapped by militants few days ago,” the official said. The official added that troops had taken a compound used by the Taliban as their centre, forcing them to flee the area, and had also occupied the key heights on the hills ringing Anbar village.
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April - 8 
Four suspected militants were killed and five others injured in a drone attack in the Gangikhel village of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on April 8, The News reported. The village is located 10 kilometers south of Wana, headquarters of the SWA, locals said. An unnamed senior official said the drone
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Four suspected militants were killed and five others injured in a drone attack in the Gangikhel village of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on April 8, The News reported. The village is located 10 kilometers south of Wana, headquarters of the SWA, locals said. An unnamed senior official said the drone fired two missiles at a vehicle parked by the Taliban in the village graveyard. The official also said the Taliban had fitted heavy weapons on the vehicle to target the CIA-operated spy plane which, he said, was seen hovering over Wana and the adjoining villages at an extremely low altitude. “They fired several shots at the drone, but failed to hit it. The aircraft fired two missiles, blowing both the vehicles and the militants into pieces,” said the official. He added a nearby house and a shop owned by a local tribesman were also partially damaged in the missile strike. Militant sources confirmed the killing of their four colleagues in the attack. They said three among the slain militants belonged to the Punjab and one was affiliated to a group of pro-government militant commander Maulvi Nazeer.
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August - 10 
Security Forces, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, shelled hideouts of the militants loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur after a military convoy was attacked in North Waziristan on August 10, Dawn reported. According to officials, 11 militants were killed when troops launched a counter-attack and
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Security Forces, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, shelled hideouts of the militants loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur after a military convoy was attacked in North Waziristan on August 10, Dawn reported. According to officials, 11 militants were killed when troops launched a counter-attack and fired heavy artillery and mortars to dislodge the militants from their positions. Local people said that a heavy exchange of fire continued for five hours and residential areas were also hit. The military convoy was going to Mirali from Dosali when it was ambushed near Asadkhel, injuring three soldiers. Gul Bahadur’s spokesman Ahmadullah Ahmadi claimed that 32 soldiers had been killed and 14 military vehicles captured.
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August - 10 
Two women and two children were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a shell hit a house in the Shalobar area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency, during fighting between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants on August 10, The News reported.
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Two women and two children were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a shell hit a house in the Shalobar area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency, during fighting between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants on August 10, The News reported.
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August - 11 
14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired three missiles at a house, which the militants had oc
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14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired three missiles at a house, which the militants had occupied from Zangi Khan Burki, a local influential trader, and turned it into their ‘Markaz’ or headquarters. Zangi Khan and his family had left their house and shifted to Karachi after tribal and foreign militants took over Kaniguram. Another house owned by the Agency councilor, Arif Zaman, located near the alleged headquarters of the Taliban, was also damaged in the attack. Sources close to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said all those killed in the attack were local tribal militants. They also claimed that the victims of the drone attack included some women and children. The newly-appointed TTP spokesman, Azam Tariq, called journalists and claimed that only six people, including some women and children, had been killed in the attack by the US drone.
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August - 11 
A paramilitary commander separately told AFP that the operation was launched after militants fired rockets at a paramilitary checkpoint early on August 10 in an assault in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, that killed two civilians, The News reported. The pre-dawn rocket attack targeted a Frontier Corps b
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A paramilitary commander separately told AFP that the operation was launched after militants fired rockets at a paramilitary checkpoint early on August 10 in an assault in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, that killed two civilians, The News reported. The pre-dawn rocket attack targeted a Frontier Corps base in the city’s Hayatabad neighbourhood, Peshawar Police chief Sifwat Ghayur told AFP. “One rocket landed harmlessly inside the post but three others strayed into the residential area, killing two men and wounding three others,” Ghayur said. Taliban militants also fired rockets and mortars towards a military post in the nearby tribal district of Bara but there were no casualties or damage, a military official said earlier. Three Taliban militants were killed when troops returned fire, the official told AFP. Hayatabad is close to the Bara town.
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August - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) used helicopter gunships in an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on August 11, killing 17 militants and destroying six hideouts of the militants, Dawn reported. The Frontier Corps Media Cell said a huge ammunition dump w
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Security Forces (SFs) used helicopter gunships in an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on August 11, killing 17 militants and destroying six hideouts of the militants, Dawn reported. The Frontier Corps Media Cell said a huge ammunition dump was also destroyed in the Shalobar area. According to sources, an unspecified quantity of arms and ammunition were also seized.
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August - 11 
Unidentified men on August 11 killed eight Taliban militants in the Orakzai Agency and abducted two others, said locals and official sources. Official sources told Daily Times that armed men attacked a Taliban vehicle – en route to Mashti Bazaar from Ghaljo area – in Garhi village, killing eight mil
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Unidentified men on August 11 killed eight Taliban militants in the Orakzai Agency and abducted two others, said locals and official sources. Official sources told Daily Times that armed men attacked a Taliban vehicle – en route to Mashti Bazaar from Ghaljo area – in Garhi village, killing eight militants, including a brother of Taliban ‘commander’ Sakhi. They said the slain militants were members of the Mashti tribe. Locals said the assailants could be Taliban militants from a rival group of Mufti Ziaur Rehman from the Akhel tribe. In apparent retaliation to the killings, militants from the Mashti tribe abducted at least 50 Akhel tribesmen, including 16 militants.
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August - 12 
At least seven persons were killed in gunfights between Taliban militants and a lashkar (militia) at South Waziristan in FATA on August 12, AFP news agency said, reports Daily Times.
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At least seven persons were killed in gunfights between Taliban militants and a lashkar (militia) at South Waziristan in FATA on August 12, AFP news agency said, reports Daily Times.
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August - 12 
Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of the slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani at Jandola in South Waziristan on August 12 and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the other, Dawn reported. According to sources, militants loya
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Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of the slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani at Jandola in South Waziristan on August 12 and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the other, Dawn reported. According to sources, militants loyal to Baitullah attacked Bhittani’s men in the Soor Gher area and set ablaze 33 houses. They said that seven supporters of Bhittani were killed and 15 captured. Bhittani’s men claimed to have killed over 50 attackers. According to Associated Press, at least 70 militants were killed in the clash. Two intelligence officials said that militants used rockets, mortars and anti-aircraft guns against Turkistan’s men. The officials, who cited wireless intercepts from the area, confirmed that at least 70 people had been killed. Bhittani claimed that 90 fighters were killed and more than 40 houses destroyed.
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August - 12 
Masked gunmen are reported to have killed seven Pakistani preachers at a mosque in Somalia on August 12, according to Daily Times. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed the Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo and forced six Pakistani preachers and a Somali man outside, said eyewitness Ismail Hasan
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Masked gunmen are reported to have killed seven Pakistani preachers at a mosque in Somalia on August 12, according to Daily Times. Six gunmen with assault rifles and pistols stormed the Tawfiq Mosque in Galkayo and forced six Pakistani preachers and a Somali man outside, said eyewitness Ismail Hasan. The gunmen then opened fire, he said. Residents said the attack took place after early morning prayers at the mosque in Galkayo town and targeted a group of 25 mostly Pakistanis who had arrived in the semi-autonomous northern region on August 11. “Six Pakistanis died on the spot while another Pakistani died in hospital. These men are preachers from Karachi, Pakistan,” Galkayo District Commissioner Hussein Abdullahi told Reuters. Pakistan’s acting ambassador in neighbouring Kenya, Manzoor Chaudhry, confirmed that Pakistani nationals had been killed in Galkayo. The exact death toll, however, was unclear because there have been conflicting figures from different sources, he said.
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August - 13 
12 Taliban militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded several hideouts of Taliban ‘commander’ Hakeemullah Mehsud at Orakzai Agency in FATA on August 13, said the military, reports Daily Times. “We targeted hideouts of Hekeemullah Mehsud,” said Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. Mi
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12 Taliban militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded several hideouts of Taliban ‘commander’ Hakeemullah Mehsud at Orakzai Agency in FATA on August 13, said the military, reports Daily Times. “We targeted hideouts of Hekeemullah Mehsud,” said Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. Military sources in Orakzai said that six of the bases in Tora Cheena and Chappar Ferozkhel areas had been razed. The sources said dead bodies of 12 slain Taliban militants were seen from helicopters. Hakeemullah – a close aide of Baitullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan – is commanding Taliban in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies.
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August - 13 
A tribal elder – who led a lashkar (militia) against al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants in South Waziristan in 2007 – his bodyguard and two passers-by were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion at Wana in FATA on August 13, said witnesses, reports Daily Times. “Malik Khadeen was passing throu
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A tribal elder – who led a lashkar (militia) against al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants in South Waziristan in 2007 – his bodyguard and two passers-by were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion at Wana in FATA on August 13, said witnesses, reports Daily Times. “Malik Khadeen was passing through Wana Bazaar when a bomb planted on a motorcycle went off … killing him, his driver and two passers-by,” eyewitnesses told over the telephone. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but local Taliban commanders accused al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants who were flushed out from Ahmedzai Wazir areas in the spring of 2007.
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August - 15 
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post at Waliabad near Charbagh in the Swat District of the of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 15, killing three soldiers and a civilian, according to Daily Times. “An explosives-laden vehicle was rammed i
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A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post at Waliabad near Charbagh in the Swat District of the of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 15, killing three soldiers and a civilian, according to Daily Times. “An explosives-laden vehicle was rammed into a security checkpost in Waliabad near Charbagh, killing three soldiers and a civilian,” said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. “We believe the bomber was aiming to hit a target in Mingora, where locals celebrated Independence Day on a massive scale,” said an unnamed security official.
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August - 15 
Three passers-by were killed and 25 others, including some women and children, sustained injuries when Security Forces (SFs) resorted to indiscriminate firing after a roadside bomb blast in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency on August 15, The News reported. Tribal sources said unidentif
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Three passers-by were killed and 25 others, including some women and children, sustained injuries when Security Forces (SFs) resorted to indiscriminate firing after a roadside bomb blast in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency on August 15, The News reported. Tribal sources said unidentified militants had planted an improvised explosive device on Gulam Khan Road in Darga Mandi, which went off soon after a convoy of the SFs passed through the area. The SFs opened indiscriminate fire after the incident, killing three passers-by and injuring 25 others. The vehicles parked in the surrounding areas were also damaged in the firing by the troops.
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August - 15 
Unidentified armed men killed 18 Taliban militants on the Wana-Ladha Road in South Waziristan on August 15, The News reported. The slain militants were affiliated with the Mullah Nazir group. Taliban sources in Wana told The News that the bullet-riddled bodies of 18 militants were shifted to Wana in
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Unidentified armed men killed 18 Taliban militants on the Wana-Ladha Road in South Waziristan on August 15, The News reported. The slain militants were affiliated with the Mullah Nazir group. Taliban sources in Wana told The News that the bullet-riddled bodies of 18 militants were shifted to Wana in the evening on August 16. They said the militants had gone to the Paktika province in Afghanistan to fight the US-led coalition forces and were returning home when they were attacked by the armed men. The sources also said the militants had come back to Pakistan and were hoping to reach Shakai after passing through the territory of the Mehsud tribe. The militants, under the command of Meeradin, were reportedly traveling in two pickup trucks, when they were ambushed by unidentified assailants at the Shawangi area in the Ladha sub-division in the morning on August 15.
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August - 15 
Unidentified militants blew up three NATO oil tankers supplying fuel to the US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan at a terminal in Pishin District of Balochistan, according to Daily Times. A Police source said around 10 masked militants entered the terminal, held the watchman at gunpoint and planted
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Unidentified militants blew up three NATO oil tankers supplying fuel to the US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan at a terminal in Pishin District of Balochistan, according to Daily Times. A Police source said around 10 masked militants entered the terminal, held the watchman at gunpoint and planted remote-controlled bombs there. They also planted a bomb inside a parked vehicle, but the Bomb Disposal Squad defused it. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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August - 16 
18 bodies of suspected militants were found dumped in various parts of the Swat District while Security Forces (SFs) killed six militants and arrested 12 others elsewhere in the valley during a search operation on August 16, The News reported. Official sources said 11 bodies were found dumped on the
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18 bodies of suspected militants were found dumped in various parts of the Swat District while Security Forces (SFs) killed six militants and arrested 12 others elsewhere in the valley during a search operation on August 16, The News reported. Official sources said 11 bodies were found dumped on the roadside in Kanju Dheri and Dewlai areas in Kabal sub-division. Eight of the bodies were recovered from the Kanju area. Three bodies were recovered from Islampur, one in Kota Aboha, another from Gumband Mera and two more were found in Gorai area. Another unconfirmed report said three more bodies were found in the valley, raising the total to 21. In an interview with the BBC Urdu service, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the slain men weren’t in the custody of the SFs and the military had no hand in the killings. He also said people who had suffered at the hands of the militants might have killed them to take revenge. Since July 13 when the displaced people started returning to Swat, a total of 102 bodies have been found dumped on roadsides and on the banks of Swat River. Almost all of them were reportedly stated to be of the militants.
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August - 16 
The SFs claimed to have killed six more militants at Ningolai in Kabal. The slain militants were identified as Sher Alam, Umar Rahim, Rehmat Ali, Muhammad Rafiq, Nawab Ali and Aftab. The forces also arrested 12 suspected militants from various parts of the District. Five persons, including Shah Zare
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The SFs claimed to have killed six more militants at Ningolai in Kabal. The slain militants were identified as Sher Alam, Umar Rahim, Rehmat Ali, Muhammad Rafiq, Nawab Ali and Aftab. The forces also arrested 12 suspected militants from various parts of the District. Five persons, including Shah Zareen, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammad Iqbal, Liaquat Ali and Aminul Haq, were arrested in Mingora city. Those detained in Kabal area included Ibrahim, Bakht, Nek Muhammad and Akbar while Habib Khan, Zareef Khan and Fawad were arrested in the Aligrama area. In Kanju Dheri area, the troops torched the houses belonging to militants identified as Akbar, Yousuf and Umar. Two shops owned by the militants were also burnt in Mingora. In another incident, the SFs allegedly shot dead a person identified as Tota, a resident of Rang Mohalla, for violating curfew.
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August - 17 
At least seven persons, including three children and two women, were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in a passenger vehicle at a petrol station in the Shabqadr sub-division of Charsadda District in the NWFP on August 17, The News reported. Driver Zahid Khan was getting fuel
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At least seven persons, including three children and two women, were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a bomb blast in a passenger vehicle at a petrol station in the Shabqadr sub-division of Charsadda District in the NWFP on August 17, The News reported. Driver Zahid Khan was getting fuel in his pick-up at the Attock Filling Station on Michni Road near Shabqadr town, around 20 kilometers northeast of provincial capital Peshawar, when the explosion occurred. The vehicle was carrying passengers from Shabqadr town to Anbar sub-division of the nearby Mohmand Agency when the blast occurred. Those killed in the blast included Zahid Khan, two women, and three children. Officials of the bomb disposal squad said around eight kilograms of explosives were connected with a timer that went off inside the petrol pump. A Police official said explosives were concealed in a pack of medicines which the cleaner of the car, Mukarram, had placed inside.
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August - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 17 that they had killed 13 Taliban militants in Swat District and arrested 28 militants, including 20 who surrendered in Dir District, Daily Times reported. “Troops conducted a search operation in Shaheed Sar near Sar Qala, and destroyed the Taliban headquarters
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 17 that they had killed 13 Taliban militants in Swat District and arrested 28 militants, including 20 who surrendered in Dir District, Daily Times reported. “Troops conducted a search operation in Shaheed Sar near Sar Qala, and destroyed the Taliban headquarters there... 7 Taliban were also killed,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), adding that six more militants were killed in a search operation at Derai. Separately, 20 Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in Dir.
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August - 18 
According to Dawn, a militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening of August 18, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others. The bomber reportedly struck the Esha check-
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According to Dawn, a militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening of August 18, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others. The bomber reportedly struck the Esha check-post located near Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, which was manned by army and paramilitary personnel. An official said that an army soldier and three paramilitary personnel were killed in the attack. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack till last reports came in.
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August - 18 
Three militants were killed in a clash between the militants and the local Lashkar (militia) in lower Orakzai Agency on August 18, The News reported. Tribal sources said militants belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) clashed with the Lashkar of armed tribesmen in the Qazikhel and
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Three militants were killed in a clash between the militants and the local Lashkar (militia) in lower Orakzai Agency on August 18, The News reported. Tribal sources said militants belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) clashed with the Lashkar of armed tribesmen in the Qazikhel and Storikhel areas. The clash continued for four hours and three militants belonging to Swat and South Waziristan were killed and several others injured. The Lashkar members also captured an injured militant.
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August - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 19 that they had killed five Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. "Taliban fired at a security convoy near Kuz Chamarkand ... troops retaliated and killed five Taliban," said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 19 that they had killed five Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. "Taliban fired at a security convoy near Kuz Chamarkand ... troops retaliated and killed five Taliban," said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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August - 19 
Unidentified armed men shot dead three persons, including a soldier of the Bajaur Levies, in the Shago area while the SFs killed a militant and arrested four others in different areas of the Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 19, The News reported.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead three persons, including a soldier of the Bajaur Levies, in the Shago area while the SFs killed a militant and arrested four others in different areas of the Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 19, The News reported.
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August - 2 
Paramilitary troops were on August 2, 2009 deployed in the Azafi Abadi village, also known as Koriaan, in the Punjab province where 10 people were killed in violence between Muslims and Christians over the alleged desecration of the Koran, The Hindu reported. Pakistan Rangers personnel took up posit
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Paramilitary troops were on August 2, 2009 deployed in the Azafi Abadi village, also known as Koriaan, in the Punjab province where 10 people were killed in violence between Muslims and Christians over the alleged desecration of the Koran, The Hindu reported. Pakistan Rangers personnel took up positions in and around Azafi Abadi, a day after it witnessed communal clashes. Persons from the two communities reportedly exchanged fire and over 80 homes of Christians were set ablaze by mobs. However, despite deployment of the Pakistan Rangers, the situation in the area remained tense throughout the day as some Christians refused to bury their dead until Police registered a complaint against those responsible for the killings and arson. “We have arrested a number of suspects and exemplary punishment will be given to those involved in heinous crimes. This is a crime against humanity,” Rana Sanaullah, Law Minister of Punjab, told reporters. He said some outlawed religious groups were involved in the violence but did not name them.
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August - 21 
A pre-dawn drone attack killed at least 21 militants in North Waziristan Agency on August 21, Dawn reported. According to sources, missiles fired by the suspected US pilotless plane hit a residential compound in Dandy Derpakhel village near Miranshah, frequented by militants mostly from the Punjab p
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A pre-dawn drone attack killed at least 21 militants in North Waziristan Agency on August 21, Dawn reported. According to sources, missiles fired by the suspected US pilotless plane hit a residential compound in Dandy Derpakhel village near Miranshah, frequented by militants mostly from the Punjab province. Militant sources claimed that women and children, and not their men, had been killed in the attack. The compound was adjacent to a large seminary set up by the Afghan militant ‘commander’ Jalaluddin Haqqani, said to be close to Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. An unnamed official said the compound was used as a training centre for militants but he was not sure which group was running it.
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August - 21 
According to AP, the air strike targeted Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban ‘commander’ blamed for masterminding ambushes on American troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. It was unclear if Siraj Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, was among the people killed in the attack, the officials said, a
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According to AP, the air strike targeted Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban ‘commander’ blamed for masterminding ambushes on American troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. It was unclear if Siraj Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, was among the people killed in the attack, the officials said, adding that three women were among the dead. The US reportedly launched the strike based on information that Haqqani was in the compound, according to two of the local intelligence officials based in North Waziristan. However, Pakistani authorities have not been able to confirm that he was there at the time, they said.
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August - 21 
Soon after the attack, militants attacked the Amin check-post near Miranshah. An exchange of fire took place which continued for more than three hours. Security Forces, meanwhile, claimed to have killed four militants in a pre-emptive attack but this could not be verified from independent sources. T
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Soon after the attack, militants attacked the Amin check-post near Miranshah. An exchange of fire took place which continued for more than three hours. Security Forces, meanwhile, claimed to have killed four militants in a pre-emptive attack but this could not be verified from independent sources. The Political administration imposed a curfew on Miranshah after the attack on the check-post. Residents said that one person was killed and two others injured when troops opened fire on a group of people for violating the curfew.
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August - 23 
Three persons were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a powerful suicide blast close to the house of the slain Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman, Mobin Afridi, in the Momin Town area of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on August 23, The News reported. The blast also destroyed four houses and damaged eight
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Three persons were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a powerful suicide blast close to the house of the slain Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman, Mobin Afridi, in the Momin Town area of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on August 23, The News reported. The blast also destroyed four houses and damaged eight others in the street. “Three people, including two women, were killed and 15 others injured when the suicide bomber blew himself up in a street after he ran short of ammunition,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Qazi Jamilur Rehman. The bomb disposal squad estimated around eight kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. A large number of ball bearings and nails were also used in the blast to increase its intensity. The SSP said the attack was probably linked to the blast in Hayatabad in the evening of August 22, which killed Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman Mobin Afridi and his associate Haji Khan. The suicide bombers perhaps wanted to attack the house of Mubin, where people had gathered to offer condolence to his brother Sahibzada, who had rushed from Saudi Arabia to attend the funeral, and other members of the family on his death, sources said. The Ansar-ul-Islam cadres opened fire on the attacker, who returned the fire. “During an exchange of fire, the attacker got injured and ran short of rounds, after which he preferred to blow himself up instead of being caught,” said an unnamed Police official. Mobin Afridi was killed, along with his friend, when his car was blown up in Phase-IV, Hayatabad. In 2008, his brother and a former spokesman for the Ansar-ul-Islam, Maulana Mustamim, was also killed.
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August - 23 
Unidentified men on August 23 killed pro-government tribal chief Malik Sarwar Khan Wazir and three others in South Waziristan, Daily Times reported. Sarwar was traveling from his home village of Dazha Ghundi to Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, when gunmen attacked his vehicle, officials said,
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Unidentified men on August 23 killed pro-government tribal chief Malik Sarwar Khan Wazir and three others in South Waziristan, Daily Times reported. Sarwar was traveling from his home village of Dazha Ghundi to Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, when gunmen attacked his vehicle, officials said, killing him, his son Bakhmal Khan, brother Gulzar and an uncle of ‘commander’ Nek Muhammad. However, the AFP reported that four persons had been killed along with Sarwar. Sarwar, a tribal chief, had played an important role in fighting against the Taliban in Wana.
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August - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants during a search operation while 11 bullet-riddled bodies of the militants were found in the Sar Tiligram area in the Swat Valley on August 24, The News reported. Sources said the SFs continued a search operation in Sar Tiligram area and killed four militan
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants during a search operation while 11 bullet-riddled bodies of the militants were found in the Sar Tiligram area in the Swat Valley on August 24, The News reported. Sources said the SFs continued a search operation in Sar Tiligram area and killed four militants identified as Sherzada, Yasin, Sabir and Bakht Rawan, besides recovering 11 bullet-riddled bodies of the militants. The sources said SFs also demolished six houses of the militants in the Manja area of Kabal sub-division during a search operation. The house of commander Jalal was also destroyed in the Kota area in Barikot Yehsil.
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August - 25 
Troops killed three Taliban militants and arrested seven others, while 11 locals – who were forced to get terrorist training – surrendered at Swat and Malakand in the NWFP on August 25, according to Daily Times. “Troops conducted a search operation in Taghan, Bishbanr near Gat and killed two Taliban
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Troops killed three Taliban militants and arrested seven others, while 11 locals – who were forced to get terrorist training – surrendered at Swat and Malakand in the NWFP on August 25, according to Daily Times. “Troops conducted a search operation in Taghan, Bishbanr near Gat and killed two Taliban, while another was killed and one arrested during a search operation in Asharbanr near Khawazakhela,” said a statement by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). The ISPR said 11 locals surrendered to Security Forces in Bar Shaur near Chuprial. The houses of three Taliban militants were also demolished in Manja.
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August - 26 
At least three persons belonging to Punjabi community were killed and three others critically injured on August 26 in a targeted killing claimed by the Baloch Liberation United Front at Jinnah Road of capital Quetta in Balochistan, when Baloch national parties observed a “black day” in addition to a
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At least three persons belonging to Punjabi community were killed and three others critically injured on August 26 in a targeted killing claimed by the Baloch Liberation United Front at Jinnah Road of capital Quetta in Balochistan, when Baloch national parties observed a “black day” in addition to a shutter down strike on the third death anniversary of Nawab Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti, former Chief Minister and Governor of the province, according to Daily Times. All businesses, public and private institutions were shut down following the Balochistan National Front’s call for a shutter down and wheel-jam strike. The Government deployed 5,000 Policemen and Frontier Corps personnel to ensure peace. The Government also imposed Section 144 restrictions on assembly, preventing the Jamhoori Watan Party from staging a protest rally in front of the Quetta Press Club.
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August - 27 
A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast (Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk in the holy month of Ramadan), killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA near the Pakistan-Afghanistan bord
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A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast (Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk in the holy month of Ramadan), killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on August 27, said hospital and official sources, according to Daily Times. Reuters, however, reported that at least 22 personnel had been killed. The sources said that five of those injured were in critical condition. An injured soldier said that a man entered the compound where the soldiers had gathered and blew himself up when they offered him to break the fast with them. The bomber targeted soldiers from the Khyber Zakhakhel tribe, and sources said the political authorities of Torkham were tipped off about a week ago about the attack. A suicide bomber was also recently arrested from Torkham.
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August - 27 
At least 10 persons were killed and five others injured when a drone fired two missiles at a house in the Kanigaram area of Laddha tehsil (revenue unit) of South Waziristan Agency in FATA on August 27, according to Daily Times. Meanwhile, AP reported that there were conflicting claims about the iden
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At least 10 persons were killed and five others injured when a drone fired two missiles at a house in the Kanigaram area of Laddha tehsil (revenue unit) of South Waziristan Agency in FATA on August 27, according to Daily Times. Meanwhile, AP reported that there were conflicting claims about the identities of the dead. An intelligence official requesting anonymity said they were believed to be militants from Uzbekistan.
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August - 27 
Seven Taliban militants were killed and four others arrested in a clash with the Police at Buner in the NWFP, a private TV channel quoted a local Police official as saying on August 27, reports Daily Times. The Buner District Police Officer said an exchange of fire occurred between law enforcement p
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Seven Taliban militants were killed and four others arrested in a clash with the Police at Buner in the NWFP, a private TV channel quoted a local Police official as saying on August 27, reports Daily Times. The Buner District Police Officer said an exchange of fire occurred between law enforcement personnel and militants, in which two vehicles were also destroyed.
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August - 28 
Six militants and a minor were killed when gunship helicopters targeted a hideout of militants in the Charbagh area of Swat District on August 28, The News reported. Acting on a tip-off, gunship helicopters targeted the base of militants near River Swat in the Charbagh area, killing six militants an
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Six militants and a minor were killed when gunship helicopters targeted a hideout of militants in the Charbagh area of Swat District on August 28, The News reported. Acting on a tip-off, gunship helicopters targeted the base of militants near River Swat in the Charbagh area, killing six militants and injuring several others. A press release issued by the Swat Media Cell said the base was being used as a launching pad for preparing suicide bombers and using them for carrying out terrorist activities in Kabal, Kanju and Mingora city. Sources said a minor, identified as Ayaz, son of Fazal Rabbi, was killed while Ma’ab and Sajjad Ali were injured when helicopters targeted militant hideouts in Charbagh.
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August - 29 
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), his driver and two militants were killed in an ambush in the Karak District late on August 29-night, The News reported. Police said DSP Shafqatullah Khattak, posted in the Anti-Terrorist Squad in Bannu District, was on his way to Latamber from Bannu when the
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A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), his driver and two militants were killed in an ambush in the Karak District late on August 29-night, The News reported. Police said DSP Shafqatullah Khattak, posted in the Anti-Terrorist Squad in Bannu District, was on his way to Latamber from Bannu when the militants rammed their vehicle with the Police van and at the same time opened indiscriminate fire on the Policemen. The Police retaliated and as a result of the collision and firing, DSP Shafqatullah, his driver Naeemullah Shah and two terrorists, Abdullah Noor and another person, whose name could not be ascertained, were killed. The DSP’s gunman, Farman Ali, was seriously injured and later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Bannu. It is believed that one of the terrorists had also been injured, but was taken away by his accomplices along with them. One of the slain terrorists is believed to be a foreigner. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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August - 9 
According to Daily Times, two civilians and a Policeman were killed when Taliban militants ambushed a Police convoy in the Bannu District on August 9. “Three policemen were on a routine patrol in Meryan village of Bannu when they were attacked by a group of 10 Taliban,” senior local official Iqbal M
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According to Daily Times, two civilians and a Policeman were killed when Taliban militants ambushed a Police convoy in the Bannu District on August 9. “Three policemen were on a routine patrol in Meryan village of Bannu when they were attacked by a group of 10 Taliban,” senior local official Iqbal Marwat told AFP. He said one Policeman and two farmers in nearby fields were killed in the attack.
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August - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 18 Taliban militants, including six would-be suicide bombers, during the ongoing offensive against the Taliban in Swat on August 29, according to Daily Times. Helicopter gunships were called in after intelligence and locals said a suicide attack mastermind was p
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 18 Taliban militants, including six would-be suicide bombers, during the ongoing offensive against the Taliban in Swat on August 29, according to Daily Times. Helicopter gunships were called in after intelligence and locals said a suicide attack mastermind was present in the Chaharbagh town of Swat. "At least six would-be suicide bombers were killed in the shelling by helicopter gunships. The place was being used as launching pad for training suicide attackers," an army statement said. A military official in Mingora confirmed the strikes in the Mangaltan area of the town and the death toll, adding several Taliban militants were injured as well. The air raid on the training facility, located on a small island in the Swat River opposite the town of Chaharbagh, was conducted after local residents tipped off the SFs of its location, according to Lt Col Akhtar Abbas, the Army spokesman in Swat.
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August - 29 
The military sources said it continued search and clearance operations across Malakand and Swat. "Security forces carried out a search operation at Thana area and killed five terrorists during an exchange of fire," military sources added. Another Taliban militant was killed during an operation in Da
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The military sources said it continued search and clearance operations across Malakand and Swat. "Security forces carried out a search operation at Thana area and killed five terrorists during an exchange of fire," military sources added. Another Taliban militant was killed during an operation in Dandial.
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August - 3 
A missile hit a house in the Chashma village, one kilometre south of Miranshah, killing three civilians and wounding three others. In retaliation, the troops fired shells, targeting the sites from where the Taliban militants were launching attacks.
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A missile hit a house in the Chashma village, one kilometre south of Miranshah, killing three civilians and wounding three others. In retaliation, the troops fired shells, targeting the sites from where the Taliban militants were launching attacks.
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August - 3 
According to Dawn, jets shelled Taliban hideouts and killed at least five militants near Swat on August 3. The aircraft raided Dok Darra town after intelligence reports said that a large number of militants had gathered in the area, military spokesman Major Nasir Ali Khan said. “The bombing destroye
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According to Dawn, jets shelled Taliban hideouts and killed at least five militants near Swat on August 3. The aircraft raided Dok Darra town after intelligence reports said that a large number of militants had gathered in the area, military spokesman Major Nasir Ali Khan said. “The bombing destroyed three Taliban bases and killed five militants,” he said. Local administration chief Javed Marwat confirmed the air strikes and said at least five militants were killed, but warned that the number of casualties could rise.
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August - 3 
Daily Times reports that five civilians and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and six civilians and an equal number of SFs injured in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 3. Militants fired rockets and missiles at an army camp, northeast of Miranshah, killing four Army personne
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Daily Times reports that five civilians and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and six civilians and an equal number of SFs injured in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 3. Militants fired rockets and missiles at an army camp, northeast of Miranshah, killing four Army personnel and seriously injuring another six.
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August - 3 
The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) killed five abducted officials, including a Station House Officer (SHO), on August 3, and threatened to kill the remaining abducted persons if their demands were not met within 24 hours, Daily Times reported. The BRA is reported to have thrown the bodies on Jathhar K
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The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) killed five abducted officials, including a Station House Officer (SHO), on August 3, and threatened to kill the remaining abducted persons if their demands were not met within 24 hours, Daily Times reported. The BRA is reported to have thrown the bodies on Jathhar Kelji Road. Speaking to a private TV channel by satellite telephone, a spokesman for the BRA, Sarfraz Baloch, claimed responsibility for killing the officials, including the Dera Murad Jamali SHO Ahsanullah Khosa. The spokesman threatened that if the Government did not release arrested Baloch leaders within 24 hours, the BRA would kill the remaining officials and labourers in their custody. The officials and labourers were working on Government projects in different areas of Dera Murad Jamali, headquarter of Nasirabad District, when they were abducted.
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August - 30 
18 militants were killed and several others were arrested during the ongoing military operation in the Charbagh sub-division of Swat District on August 30, The News reported. Brigadier Tahir Hameed said search and clearance operations against the militants continued in Balash Banar, Gutt and Mangalt
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18 militants were killed and several others were arrested during the ongoing military operation in the Charbagh sub-division of Swat District on August 30, The News reported. Brigadier Tahir Hameed said search and clearance operations against the militants continued in Balash Banar, Gutt and Mangaltan areas during which 18 militants were killed and many others were arrested. He also said a large cache of food stuff and looted money was also recovered from the possession of the militants. According to the Swat Media Centre (SMC), a huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the militants’ hideouts during search and clearance operations in various areas of Charbagh. Several bombs were also defused, it added.
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August - 30 
At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries on August 30 after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station, Daily Times reported. The volunteers for the new community Police force were conducting drills in the yard adjacent to
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At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries on August 30 after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station, Daily Times reported. The volunteers for the new community Police force were conducting drills in the yard adjacent to the station when the attacker detonated his explosives, local Government administrator Atifur Rehman told The Associated Press. Authorities were investigating reports the attacker - possibly in uniform - might have hidden among the dozens of recruits, he said. “Initial investigations suggest the attacker climbed the small boundary wall and blew himself up, but there is also a report the suicide bomber was already inside,” he said. However, local Police chief Idrees Khan denied reports that the bomber was wearing a uniform and might have been one of the volunteers. Khan also blamed the attack on a decision to relax a daily curfew in the area for Ramzan.
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August - 30 
Three militants were killed while eight others were arrested, four of them reportedly well-trained suicide bombers, during an encounter with the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers at the Dosali checkpoint on the Esha-Razmak Road in North Waziristan Agency on August 30. Tribal sources told The
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Three militants were killed while eight others were arrested, four of them reportedly well-trained suicide bombers, during an encounter with the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers at the Dosali checkpoint on the Esha-Razmak Road in North Waziristan Agency on August 30. Tribal sources told The News from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, that dozens of militants coming from the adjoining South Waziristan Agency attacked the FC troopers manning the roadside checkpoint in Dosali. The militants first lobbed hand grenades at the troops and then opened fire with assault rifles. According to sources, the paramilitary troops had already taken positions and were well-prepared for any eventuality. The troops repulsed the militant attack, triggering an exchange of heavy fire. Later, three militants, who reportedly belonged to South Waziristan, were killed and eight others were arrested. Among the arrested militants, four were said to be trained suicide bombers.
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August - 31 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 15 Taliban militants in various clashes in the Swat District on August 31, Daily Times reported. One soldier was also killed in crossfire between the army and the Taliban. “The security forces conducted a search operation in Allahabad near Charbagh. In an exchan
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 15 Taliban militants in various clashes in the Swat District on August 31, Daily Times reported. One soldier was also killed in crossfire between the army and the Taliban. “The security forces conducted a search operation in Allahabad near Charbagh. In an exchange of fire with the terrorists, five Taliban and one soldier was killed,” an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. The SFs also killed seven more Taliban militants and arrested 11 of them during a search operation in Maira. Further, three more Taliban militants were killed during an operation in Lundai Sarand. In addition, the SFs conducted search operations in Gulkanda and Aman Kot and arrested seven militants. In another search operation in Sangota and Ahingora Cham near Fatehpur, the army apprehended four militants.
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August - 31 
Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Adamkhel allegedly attacked a seminary at Mehmoodaba
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Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Adamkhel allegedly attacked a seminary at Mehmoodabad in Lower Kurram, triggering retaliation by the Orakzai-based TTP.
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August - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six Taliban militants in fighting in the Kabal and Barikot areas of NWFP on August 4 while a soldier was killed and another sustained injuries, a Police official told Daily Times. Sources said dead bodies of five of the slain militants were recovered. While thre
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six Taliban militants in fighting in the Kabal and Barikot areas of NWFP on August 4 while a soldier was killed and another sustained injuries, a Police official told Daily Times. Sources said dead bodies of five of the slain militants were recovered. While three dead bodies were recovered from Manglor on the outskirts of Mingora, two other dead bodies were recovered from Landai Kas and Qazi Abad areas.
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August - 5 
Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency on August 5. Taliban sou
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Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency on August 5. Taliban sources close to Baitullah Mehsud confirmed the killing of his wife in the drone attack, but denied reports that the TTP chief too was killed in the missile strikes, The News reported. "Yes, I can confirm this bad news about the loss of his wife," said a senior Taliban commander based at Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. He, however, denied reports that Baitullah Mehsud too was killed in the strike. Official and tribal sources said the US spy plane fired two missiles at the house of Ikramuddin Mehsud.
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August - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 5 that they, in collaboration with local militias, had killed eight militants during the ongoing military operation in Swat and Dir Districts, Daily Times reported. "The local Lashkar [militia], during a search operation backed by the Frontier Corps, killed four
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 5 that they, in collaboration with local militias, had killed eight militants during the ongoing military operation in Swat and Dir Districts, Daily Times reported. "The local Lashkar [militia], during a search operation backed by the Frontier Corps, killed four terrorists at Dog Darra in Dir, including Taliban commander Shakoor," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The Lashkar also destroyed the houses of nine Taliban militants. According to the Online news agency, the militia killed five militants, adding that three of the deceased were Afghan nationals, while the remaining two were residents of Swat. The ISPR said four more Taliban militants had been killed in two different areas of Swat. It said the SFs, during a search operation at Goratai, had killed three extremists, including an explosives expert. In a separate incident, another member of the Taliban was killed in Kotah near Barikot and some arms and ammunition recovered.
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August - 6 
A man was killed and seven others, including four women and three children, sustained injuries in shelling and bombing by gunship helicopters of the Pakistan Army on Qutabkhel village near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on August 6, The News reported. Villagers said three military helicopters
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A man was killed and seven others, including four women and three children, sustained injuries in shelling and bombing by gunship helicopters of the Pakistan Army on Qutabkhel village near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on August 6, The News reported. Villagers said three military helicopters started shelling several houses early in the morning in which a tribesman, identified as Abbas Khan, was killed. The villagers also said four women and three children were wounded in the shelling.
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August - 6 
A Taliban commander killed six militants before being shot dead by another militant in the Batara area of Chagharzai in Buner District of NWFP late on August 6, The News reported. Sources said that the Taliban commander Shah Zar Khan from Choga area developed differences with his associates over the
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A Taliban commander killed six militants before being shot dead by another militant in the Batara area of Chagharzai in Buner District of NWFP late on August 6, The News reported. Sources said that the Taliban commander Shah Zar Khan from Choga area developed differences with his associates over the July 29 attack on the house of Haji Khalil, an activist of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Shah Zar is reported to have opened fire on his colleagues when they were offering Maghrib prayers, killing six of them on the spot, while he himself was killed by another militant, deputed to guard them. The militants later killed the son of Shah Zar who was stated to be a militant as well. Shah Zar was said to be a close relative of Haji Khalil and both hailed from the same village. Haji Khalil was killed after killing two of the Taliban attackers and injuring three others on July 29.
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August - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Taliban militants and arrested 21 others in the ongoing military operation in Swat and Malakand, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on August 6, Daily Times reported. The ISPR said SFs killed four militants during an encounter at Samsel Bandai near Kab
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Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Taliban militants and arrested 21 others in the ongoing military operation in Swat and Malakand, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on August 6, Daily Times reported. The ISPR said SFs killed four militants during an encounter at Samsel Bandai near Kabal, while two others were killed during a search operation in Amankot. A Taliban militant was also killed in the Rashghatta-Kokarai area near Jambil. The ISPR said two terrorists were arrested from Perona near Jambil and four Taliban militants surrendered in Dakorak. Troops also arrested six suspected terrorists from Jan Patai near Alpurai and three more from Guljabba.
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August - 7 
At least 19 persons were killed and more than 18 injured in a gunfight between pro and anti–Baitullah Mehsud groups in the Tank District of NWFP on August 7, Daily Times reported. The clashes broke out soon after media reports saying that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud mi
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At least 19 persons were killed and more than 18 injured in a gunfight between pro and anti–Baitullah Mehsud groups in the Tank District of NWFP on August 7, Daily Times reported. The clashes broke out soon after media reports saying that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud might have been killed in a missile strike by US drones in South Waziristan on August 5. A private TV cannel reported that Baitullah’s men attacked two offices of peace committees run by Turkistan Bhitani in the Imamkhel and Umerada areas of Tank. Around 200 armed militants reportedly took part in the pre-dawn raid. The gunfight continued for about two hours, the channel reported. Turkistan Bhitani, who had won the backing of the Government after challenging Baitullah Mehsud in Tank and South Waziristan, had set up the camps in Government school buildings, Dawn reported. Turkistan Bhitani joined the anti-Taliban campaign after 40 of his men had been killed by supporters of Baitullah in 2008.
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August - 7 
Ten people were killed and seven others sustained injuries during clashes between two rival militant groups in the remote Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on August 7, The News reported. Sources said the fighting between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) started when the AI cadres captured a
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Ten people were killed and seven others sustained injuries during clashes between two rival militant groups in the remote Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on August 7, The News reported. Sources said the fighting between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) started when the AI cadres captured a post in the Kookikhel area. After a fierce clash, with both sides using heavy guns, the post was recaptured by the LI militants. Sources said the dead included six AI men, three from the LI and a non-combatant. Those killed from the LI also included ‘commander’ Rangeen Khan. The civilian was killed when a mortar shell landed at a house.
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August - 9 
A Khwazai peace committee chief, five others and 11 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Payazai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on August 9, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said a group of Taliban militants attacked the peace committee chief Malik Ajmal’s residen
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A Khwazai peace committee chief, five others and 11 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Payazai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on August 9, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said a group of Taliban militants attacked the peace committee chief Malik Ajmal’s residence at around 2 AM. Ajmal’s security guards and volunteers retaliated, killing 11 militants. However, Ajmal and five of his men were also killed in the attack. According to the AFP, local official Javed Ali confirmed the incident. Ajmal Khan was a pro-government tribal elder, who captured 12 Taliban militants and handed them over to the Security Forces last week.
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August - 9 
Insurgents shot dead four more Policemen and threatened to execute other hostages unless the Government withdraws troops and releases detainees in Balochistan, Police said on August 9, The News reported. “The bodies of four more policemen were found early on Sunday. They had been shot dead overnight
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Insurgents shot dead four more Policemen and threatened to execute other hostages unless the Government withdraws troops and releases detainees in Balochistan, Police said on August 9, The News reported. “The bodies of four more policemen were found early on Sunday. They had been shot dead overnight,” senior Police official Kalim Ullah told reporters. The insurgents had set August 9 as a deadline for meeting their demands. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed on August 9 that it had killed four more kidnapped Policemen after the Government failed to meet its demands and thrown their bodies in lands. “We have killed four more policemen and released seven labourers on humanitarian grounds,” said spokesman Sarbaz Baloch, in a telephone call to reporters in the provincial capital Quetta. “In a day or two, we will decide about the fate of other policemen, if our demands are not accepted by the government,” he added. The Policemen and the labourers were taken hostages late in July 2009 in the Naseerabad District, Police officials said. Four policemen were killed in July, while another six Policemen and four labourers were still being held, the Police officials said. “If the government does not withdraw the FC (Frontier Corps) from Quetta and release our men, we will kill the rest of the hostages in a couple of days,” Sarbaz Baloch said.
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December - 1 
Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, the Awami National Party legislator in the NWFP Assembly from Swat, was killed and 13 persons were injured in a suicide attack in his house in the Dherai area of Kabal sub-division on December 1, Daily Times reported. A man with explosives strapped to his body walked unchallen
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Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, the Awami National Party legislator in the NWFP Assembly from Swat, was killed and 13 persons were injured in a suicide attack in his house in the Dherai area of Kabal sub-division on December 1, Daily Times reported. A man with explosives strapped to his body walked unchallenged into the grounds of Khan’s house and blew himself up, killing the legislator, sources said. According to witnesses, the suicide bomber entered Khan’s hujra (guest house) with other people to greet the legislator and as he got closer to the target he blew himself up, AFP reported. “The MPA [Member of Provincial Assembly] was killed in a suicide attack,” the Kabal Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hussain Badshah, said, adding that the MPA had been given two Policemen for security while eight personal security guards were protecting him. The Security Forces are reported to have imposed a curfew in the area and started a search operation. His injured brothers, Shaukat Ali Khan and Wakeel Khan, were earlier kidnapped by the militants when the military Operation Rah-e-Rast was launched in the District, The News reported. However, they were released later but the militants killed his nephew.
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December - 1 
Unidentified gunmen killed three tribal leaders in Orakzai Agency, official sources said on December 1, Daily Times reported. The unidentified gunmen killed the tribal chiefs when they ambushed their vehicle in Oblan area. The deceased were identified as Malik Gul Haider, Malik Sabz Ali and Malik Mi
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Unidentified gunmen killed three tribal leaders in Orakzai Agency, official sources said on December 1, Daily Times reported. The unidentified gunmen killed the tribal chiefs when they ambushed their vehicle in Oblan area. The deceased were identified as Malik Gul Haider, Malik Sabz Ali and Malik Mir Aslam Khan.
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December - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban militants in ongoing operations in Khyber Agency and South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. The SFs targeted militant hideouts in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber, killing 10 militants in Za
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban militants in ongoing operations in Khyber Agency and South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. The SFs targeted militant hideouts in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber, killing 10 militants in Zava area of Tirah valley, official sources said. Sources told Daily Times that troops also destroyed four militant hideouts in the area, adding that three militants, including a commander, were arrested during a search operation in Akakhel area of Bara.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested two others in the ongoing military operations in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 11, according to Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested two others in the ongoing military operations in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 11, according to Daily Times.
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December - 11 
Seven militants were killed and 20 others injured when troops clashed with the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Shalobar area of Bara tehsils (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. The clash occurred when troops raided a house in the area.
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Seven militants were killed and 20 others injured when troops clashed with the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Shalobar area of Bara tehsils (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. The clash occurred when troops raided a house in the area.
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December - 12 
10 militants were killed while more than 150 suspects arrested in the Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency. Officials said the SFs retaliated when Taliban militants fired at them in the Shalobar area of Bara during the operation, jointly conducted by the Army and the Frontier Corps.
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10 militants were killed while more than 150 suspects arrested in the Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency. Officials said the SFs retaliated when Taliban militants fired at them in the Shalobar area of Bara during the operation, jointly conducted by the Army and the Frontier Corps.
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December - 12 
Bonair Khan, a close aide of Sufi Muhammad, was killed along with three other associates as they tried to escape from the Army’s Red Fort in Maidan area of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 12, according to Daily Times. It has been reported that Bonair Khan had masterm
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Bonair Khan, a close aide of Sufi Muhammad, was killed along with three other associates as they tried to escape from the Army’s Red Fort in Maidan area of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 12, according to Daily Times. It has been reported that Bonair Khan had masterminded several suicide bombings, target killings and attacks on Security Forces and facilitated the Taliban in various attacks.
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December - 14 
Frontier Constabulary sources said SFs killed nine Taliban militants in Kurram Agency.
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Frontier Constabulary sources said SFs killed nine Taliban militants in Kurram Agency.
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December - 14 
Six militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted a terrorists’ vehicle in Kurram Agency.
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Six militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted a terrorists’ vehicle in Kurram Agency.
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December - 14 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 18 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. The SFs killed five Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (IS
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 18 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. The SFs killed five Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. It said the SFs killed four militants at Mola Khan Sarai in the Shakai sector, while a trooper was also injured during the clash. Another militant was killed and a soldier injured during a clash in the Razmak sector.
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December - 14 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search operation at Najigram in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 14, according to Daily times.
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search operation at Najigram in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 14, according to Daily times.
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December - 15 
A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister’s senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others on December 15, according to Daily Times. Unidentified militants detonated the explosives outside the
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A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister’s senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others on December 15, according to Daily Times. Unidentified militants detonated the explosives outside the house of Khosa, who was not in home at the time of explosion. An eyewitness, Naeem, said a white-coloured car reached the gate of Khosa’s house and exploded, APP reported. Most of the dead and injured were persons shopping or working at the market. It was unclear whether the bomber meant to target the politician’s home or the market. The attack badly damaged the house and several nearby shops and buildings, including a mosque and bank. “The whole market has collapsed,” said Raza Khan, a local resident. “There is smoke and people running here and there.” The attacker had packed the car with about 900 pounds (400 kilogrammes) of explosives, Senior Police Officer Muhammad Rizwan said. Zulfiqar Khosa’s son, Dost Muhammad Khosa, said two of his cousins were among the wounded. “It was a direct attack on us,” Dost alleged, declining to speculate who was behind the blast. Meanwhile, Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa said that his residence was targeted in the suicide attack but he is not sure whether he was the target of the bomber or not. “All of my family members are safe and are in Lahore,” he told a private television channel after a suicide bomber exploded an explosives-laden car outside his residence. Khosa condemned the explosion.
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December - 16 
Six Taliban militants and one soldier were killed in the raids and clashes in the South Waziristan.
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Six Taliban militants and one soldier were killed in the raids and clashes in the South Waziristan.
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December - 16 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 49 Taliban militants in separate military actions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times. “At least 18 militants were killed when helicopters pounded Toori Khel town of Orakzai Agency when they (militants) were hold
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 49 Taliban militants in separate military actions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times. “At least 18 militants were killed when helicopters pounded Toori Khel town of Orakzai Agency when they (militants) were holding an important meeting,” paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. Local Administration Official Riaz Khan confirmed the toll and said four more were killed in air strikes in the Sultanzai town of Orakzai Agency.
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December - 16 
The SFs lunched a ground and air offensive in Dagar town in the Kurram Agency, killing 21 Taliban militants, paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. However, Dawn put the death toll to 27. Another 18 Taliban militants were arreted from the same town.
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The SFs lunched a ground and air offensive in Dagar town in the Kurram Agency, killing 21 Taliban militants, paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. However, Dawn put the death toll to 27. Another 18 Taliban militants were arreted from the same town.
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December - 17 
A key al Qaeda operative, Zohaib Al-Zahidi, and seven other foreigners were among 17 persons killed in two separate drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, according to Daily Times. Zohaib Al-Zahidi was an important al Qaeda cadre involv
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A key al Qaeda operative, Zohaib Al-Zahidi, and seven other foreigners were among 17 persons killed in two separate drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, according to Daily Times. Zohaib Al-Zahidi was an important al Qaeda cadre involved in planning and executing several militant attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the first attack, five United States (US) drones fired at least 10 missiles at two houses in the Ambarshaga area killing at least 15 people. Another US drone killed two Taliban militants as it fired two missiles at their vehicle around 4 AM (PST) in Godi Wala village in Datta Khel tehsil (revenue division), 40 kilometres west of Miranshah. Official sources said the first missile missed the target due to which several militants escaped, while two of them were killed by the second missile. However, The News put the death to 16.
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December - 17 
As many as four persons were killed and 27 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled grenades at the participants of a music concert at Shah Kas area in Jamrud tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Tim
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As many as four persons were killed and 27 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled grenades at the participants of a music concert at Shah Kas area in Jamrud tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times.
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December - 18 
12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 18, according to The News. “The worshipers were coming out af
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12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 18, according to The News. “The worshipers were coming out after offering the Friday prayers from the Civil Colony mosque in the Police Lines when the suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the wall,” an eyewitness said. “Eleven persons were killed and 32 others injured in the explosion, which occurred at 1:30 PM (PST),” a Police official said. It was the first incident of its kind in Dir Lower, where Security Forces (SFs) in the summer crushed a Taliban-led insurgency concentrated in Maidan and Adinzai tehsil (revenue division) of the Dir Lower District.
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December - 18 
A US drone fired four missiles in the Shagga village of North Waziristan, killing eight Taliban militants and injuring five others. The US drone struck at around 3:30pm (IST) in Pyekhel area of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue division), 25 kilometres west of Miranshah. “The US drone fired four missiles, h
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A US drone fired four missiles in the Shagga village of North Waziristan, killing eight Taliban militants and injuring five others. The US drone struck at around 3:30pm (IST) in Pyekhel area of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue division), 25 kilometres west of Miranshah. “The US drone fired four missiles, hitting a house, a compound and some makeshift buildings,” a Security Official in Peshawar told the AFP. “It looks like some key Taliban or al Qaeda figures are hiding in this area, and that’s why the drones are targeting this area again and again.” An official told AFP, “Our informers told us that the Taliban had gathered to attend the funeral prayers of those killed December 17’s missile attacks,” he said.
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December - 19 
At least three personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC), including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and another two injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in Quetta of Balochistan on December 19, according to Daily Times. Sources said that DSP Habibullah Qa
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At least three personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC), including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and another two injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in Quetta of Balochistan on December 19, according to Daily Times. Sources said that DSP Habibullah Qaisarani had left his home for office when the militants, riding a motorcycle, ambushed his car on the Jail Road. Habibullah, Assistant Sub-Inspector Muhammad Aslam and Constable Shafiq Ahmed died on the spot. The driver of the van, Nazeer Ahmed, and another constable Muhammad Yasir were injured in the attack.
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December - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 20 militants in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, according to Daily Times. The SFs killed six militants in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency and arrested another four militants during a search operation in the
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 20 militants in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, according to Daily Times. The SFs killed six militants in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency and arrested another four militants during a search operation in the area. The six militants were killed when they tried to attack the Janki Post in Bara, while the militants were arrested from the Shalobar area. The SFs also blew up the house of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) ‘commander’ Arif.
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December - 19 
SFs killed six militants in the Razmal area in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. “Security forces conducted a search operation in Lowara Punga near Mana. During the encounter six terrorists were killed,” The Inter-Services Public Relations said. The SFs secured Sain Tanga and Ma
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SFs killed six militants in the Razmal area in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. “Security forces conducted a search operation in Lowara Punga near Mana. During the encounter six terrorists were killed,” The Inter-Services Public Relations said. The SFs secured Sain Tanga and Malik Shahi areas in South Waziristan and arrested four suspects during the clearance operation in several areas of the Jandola sector.
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December - 2 
Five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in the NWFP on December 2, The News reported. Official sources said the militants attacked a convoy of the SFs in the Palai area, located near the border between Malakand Agency and
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Five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in the NWFP on December 2, The News reported. Official sources said the militants attacked a convoy of the SFs in the Palai area, located near the border between Malakand Agency and Mardan District. The SFs, however, repulsed the attack and five militants were killed. Palai, situated in the foothills, has reportedly been the scene of encounters between the military and militants in recent months. Militants from Buner, Swat and Malakand Agency have been operating in the area.
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December - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in Kalangi area of Malakand in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Daily Times. Security officials said the Taliban were trying to enter Malakand through Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in Kalangi area of Malakand in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Daily Times. Security officials said the Taliban were trying to enter Malakand through Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and fired at the SFs when they were intercepted near the Kalangi checkpost. The subsequent gun battle led to the killing of four Taliban militants. The SFs recovered a rocket launcher, four machine guns, sixteen magazines and six grenades from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 20 
The SFs recovered bodies of four Taliban militants and a sub-inspector of Police in Buner District, officials said. The sources said the beheaded body of sub-inspector Umar Ghani was recovered from Manyari Gokad area of Buner. Ghani was the in-charge of Gagra Police Station and had been abducted in
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The SFs recovered bodies of four Taliban militants and a sub-inspector of Police in Buner District, officials said. The sources said the beheaded body of sub-inspector Umar Ghani was recovered from Manyari Gokad area of Buner. Ghani was the in-charge of Gagra Police Station and had been abducted in June while he was on his way home. The bodies of the Taliban militants, identified as Imtiaz, Israr, Saadat and Ismail, were found in the Nawagai Police Station area.
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December - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the Totakna area of Swat District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21, according to Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the Totakna area of Swat District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21, according to Daily Times.
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December - 22 
At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and another eight injured as the Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, continued their offensive against terrorists in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 22, according to Daily Times. A private news chann
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At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and another eight injured as the Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, continued their offensive against terrorists in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 22, according to Daily Times. A private news channel said helicopter gunships pounded militant’s hideouts in the region, killing seven militants and injuring another eight. Six more militants were killed in Ferozekhel during a encounter with the SFs. Ihsanullah, an important Taliban ‘commander’, was also among the dead. However, another TV channel claimed that Ihsanullah’s killing was a result of clash between two militant groups.
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December - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in Karakar area of the Swat District. According to the Swat Media Centre, a group of militants were attempting to enter Buner from Swat when Security personnel intercepted them, resulting in an encounter. Two soldiers were also injured in the exchange
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in Karakar area of the Swat District. According to the Swat Media Centre, a group of militants were attempting to enter Buner from Swat when Security personnel intercepted them, resulting in an encounter. Two soldiers were also injured in the exchange of fire. The SFs recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two Klashnikovs, wireless sets and a sub-machine gun from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 25 
Three SF personnel were injured when militants fired rockets at two military check posts in Chamarkand area of Mohmand Agency late in the night of December 24, reports The News. Tribal sources said the militants fired rockets at Marjan-I and Marjan-II check posts in Chamarkand area in Safi tehsil (r
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Three SF personnel were injured when militants fired rockets at two military check posts in Chamarkand area of Mohmand Agency late in the night of December 24, reports The News. Tribal sources said the militants fired rockets at Marjan-I and Marjan-II check posts in Chamarkand area in Safi tehsil (revenue unit). Three troopers on duty at the checkpoints were injured in the attack. In retaliation, the SFs pounded the hideouts of militants with artillery cannons but there was report on any human and material losses inflicted on the militants.
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December - 27 
Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured in attacks on militant hideouts and in a clash between militants and tribesmen in Orakzai Agency on December 27. Sources told Daily Times that air strikes pounded militant hideouts in Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency, killing five militants and inju
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Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured in attacks on militant hideouts and in a clash between militants and tribesmen in Orakzai Agency on December 27. Sources told Daily Times that air strikes pounded militant hideouts in Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency, killing five militants and injuring eight others. The sources said three militant hideouts were also neutralised in the strikes.
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December - 22 
Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 22, according to Daily Times. The building is situated on the Sher Shah Suri Ro
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Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 22, according to Daily Times. The building is situated on the Sher Shah Suri Road close to the Cantonment Railway Station. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) officials confirmed the toll in the first ever suicide attack in the country aimed specifically at journalists. They said two of the bodies were identified as police constable Riazuddin and a passer-by, Rubina. Rubina, who died of a cardiac arrest, was traveling in a rickshaw close to the press club when the blast occurred. Peshawar Press Club accountant Mian Iqbal Shah succumbed to his injury at the hospital later. Several passers-by, including those travelling in a minibus, were injured in the blast besides Peshawar Press Club employees Yasir, Ayub and Kamran. A photo journalist, Khurram Pervez, also sustained injuries in the blast. Peshawar City Police chief Liaqat Ali Khan told reporters that the suicide attacker had tried to enter the premises. The Police guard at the gate frisked the man and tried to overpower him when he discovered that the person was wearing a suicide vest, however, the bomber detonated his vest during the scuffle. The press club employee Yasir Jamil, who was also injured in the blast said that the suicide bomber was trying to enter the press club when the Police guard stopped him. He said the attacker had an argument with the guard, and blew himself up moments later. He said the bomber had a dark complexion and short height and seemed around 18 to 19 years of age.
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December - 24 
Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar on December 24, according to Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said that four persons, including one Policeman and three civ
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Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar on December 24, according to Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said that four persons, including one Policeman and three civilians, were killed and 24 injured in the attack, which was carried out using a suicide jacket packed with eight kilogrammes of explosives. The bomber struck at the junction of Mall Road and Arbab Road in front of an insurance company’s office, where a Security Force post had been set up to inspect vehicles. A policeman told Daily Times the bomber was on foot and detonated explosives strapped to his body when Policemen stopped him at the post.
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December - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead nine suspected Taliban militants in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, according to Daily Times. A Government official Muhammed Yasin said the Pakistan Army had killed at least nine suspected Taliban militants in the count
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The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead nine suspected Taliban militants in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, according to Daily Times. A Government official Muhammed Yasin said the Pakistan Army had killed at least nine suspected Taliban militants in the country’s northwest tribal region near the Afghanistan border. The Army had used helicopter gunships to destroy three Taliban hideouts in Orakzai Agency, he added further.
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December - 26 
10 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26 as Security Forces (SFs) continued operations against the Taliban militants, according to Daily Times. Six militants were killed and 11 injured when helicopter gunships b
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10 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26 as Security Forces (SFs) continued operations against the Taliban militants, according to Daily Times. Six militants were killed and 11 injured when helicopter gunships bombed militant hideouts in the Orakzai Agency, officials said. Political Administration officials said that SFs attacked militant hideouts in areas close to the border with Hangu, killing six militants and injuring 11, adding that two militant hideouts were also neutralised in the attacks. A clash between SFs and militants left at least four militants dead and seven injured in Mohmand Agency, APP reported. According to security officials, the clash occurred in the Chamarkand area in the night of December 24. SF personnel have started search operations in various areas of the Mohmand Agency.
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December - 26 
A US missile attack that demolished a suspected Taliban compound in North Waziristan killed 13 militants on December 26, according to Daily Times. A US drone slammed two missiles into the building in Danday Saidgi village, seven kilometres north of Miranshah, official sources said. “The Taliban have
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A US missile attack that demolished a suspected Taliban compound in North Waziristan killed 13 militants on December 26, according to Daily Times. A US drone slammed two missiles into the building in Danday Saidgi village, seven kilometres north of Miranshah, official sources said. “The Taliban have recovered more dead bodies from the debris today (December 27). We have reports that a total of 13 terrorists were killed and three injured,” an intelligence official in Miranshah said. “One of the local ‘commander’, Abdur Rehman, was also killed,” he added. “The compound was used by local Taliban attached to the Haqqani network, which has attacked US troops in Afghanistan,” said another Senior Security Official.
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December - 26 
Three Taliban militants were killed and two injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan on December 26, reports Daily Times. The sources said that the missiles hit the house of a local, Asmatullah, in Danday Saidgy village, 20 kilometres north of M
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Three Taliban militants were killed and two injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan on December 26, reports Daily Times. The sources said that the missiles hit the house of a local, Asmatullah, in Danday Saidgy village, 20 kilometres north of Miranshah, at around 7pm (PST). Another security official confirmed the drone strike to AFP, adding that Asmatullah had links with the Taliban.
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December - 27 
At least 15 persons, including two Policemen were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on December 27, according to Daily Times. The procession was passing close to a Police barric
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At least 15 persons, including two Policemen were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on December 27, according to Daily Times. The procession was passing close to a Police barricade in front of the imambargah on CMH Road at about 6.30 PM (IST) when the bomber struck, a Senior Police Officer said. At least 15 of those injured are in critical condition. The gathering attracted about 1,000 people, said Police Officer Tahir Qayum. Those killed included two policemen, he said. “The bomber came in front of me. He was accompanying the procession. Police searched everybody on the gate and the bomber blew himself during the body search,” said Atif Bashir, a medical storekeeper with a bandaged forehead. “All of a sudden the electricity cut. There was panic and people were crying for help,” he added.
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December - 27 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up the home of an official in Kurram, killing him and five children as they slept, officials said. “Unknown assailants planted dynamite near the boundary wall of the house and exploded it between 2-3 AM (PST), completely destroying the house,” Abab Ali, an Administra
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up the home of an official in Kurram, killing him and five children as they slept, officials said. “Unknown assailants planted dynamite near the boundary wall of the house and exploded it between 2-3 AM (PST), completely destroying the house,” Abab Ali, an Administration Official, told AFP by telephone. A junior local official, Sarfraz Khan, one of his sons and four other relatives died. Three other relatives were wounded,” he said. “Besides the official, those killed were aged five to 11. We don’t know who was responsible,” he added.
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December - 27 
Three militants were killed and six injured in a clash between militants and members of the Sturikhel tribe. Sources said the militants had been threatening members of the Sturikhel tribe in a bid to stop them from enrolling in the Frontier Corps. They said the situation had escalated to such an ext
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Three militants were killed and six injured in a clash between militants and members of the Sturikhel tribe. Sources said the militants had been threatening members of the Sturikhel tribe in a bid to stop them from enrolling in the Frontier Corps. They said the situation had escalated to such an extent that a clash erupted between the militants and members of the tribe firing at each other. Resultantly, three militants were killed and six others injured.
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December - 27 December - 28
The clash, which was started, between Taliban and a tribal militia in Orakzai Agency on December 27 killed 15 persons more on December 28. The clashes broke out when Taliban fighters attacked homes and trenches dug by the anti-Taliban militia in the Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency. Eight Taliban mi
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The clash, which was started, between Taliban and a tribal militia in Orakzai Agency on December 27 killed 15 persons more on December 28. The clashes broke out when Taliban fighters attacked homes and trenches dug by the anti-Taliban militia in the Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency. Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured on December 27. Security officials said the Taliban destroyed several houses and killed nine men from a rival militia, which was set up to challenge the Taliban who hold sway in parts of Orakzai. “They also killed local tribal elder Malik Sharif and took over his house,” one official said. “We have reports that nine militia men and six militants have been killed. The fighting is still going on,” a Security official based in the neighbouring garrison city of Kohat told AFP by telephone.
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December - 30 
Two persons, including a union council nazim (member) from the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q), were killed at Sultan Ibrahim Road in Khuzdar of Balochistan after unidentified militants riding motorcycle fired at a garage on December 30, according to Daily Times. Local Police sources said, Abdu
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Two persons, including a union council nazim (member) from the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q), were killed at Sultan Ibrahim Road in Khuzdar of Balochistan after unidentified militants riding motorcycle fired at a garage on December 30, according to Daily Times. Local Police sources said, Abdul Rasheed, a union council nazim belonging to the PML-Q, was killed while he was having his vehicle repaired at a garage on Sultan Ibrahim Road. The firing also resulted in the death of a mechanic identified as Muhammad Riaz.
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December - 31 
A US drone strike killed at least four persons in North Waziristan, Security and Intelligence Officials said. The missile struck a compound in Machikhel village, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah. “A US drone fired two missiles, which hit a compound of a local tribesman, Karim Khan, killing four peopl
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A US drone strike killed at least four persons in North Waziristan, Security and Intelligence Officials said. The missile struck a compound in Machikhel village, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah. “A US drone fired two missiles, which hit a compound of a local tribesman, Karim Khan, killing four people and injuring two others,” a Senior Security Official said. The identity of those killed was not immediately known, adding it was also not clear whether any high-value target was present in the area at the time of the strike, the Security Official added further.
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December - 28 
A suicide bomber on December 28 targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons, according to Dawn. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financial capital, where angry mourners went on the rampag
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A suicide bomber on December 28 targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons, according to Dawn. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financial capital, where angry mourners went on the rampage, throwing stones at ambulances, torching cars and shops and firing bullets into the air. Tens of thousands of Police and paramilitary forces, fearing militant attacks on Ashura processions were deployed. “The blast was so huge that I felt my hearing had gone, but then I started hearing cries of injured people and saw pieces of human flesh and blood on the road,” said Abbas Ali, 35, one of the mourners thrown to the ground. Interior Minister Rehman Malik blamed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), against which the Army has been waging a major operation in near the Afghan border, and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), another of most feared Islamist networks. “At least 30 people have been killed so far in the suicide attack and 63 others have been injured,” Provincial Health Minister Saghir Ahmed told AFP. “We have declared emergency at all hospitals in Karachi and doctors are making every effort to save the injured. The situation is very grim,” he added. Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, where the attack happened, was ablaze with burning cars and motorcycles, and covered in debris from buildings attacked by rioters, said an AFP correspondent. This attack was the deadliest in Karachi since a suicide bomber targeted the homecoming of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- who was assassinated two months later -- killing at least 139 people in October 2007. It was the third attack on Ashura commemorations in Pakistan in 2009. However, The News put the death toll to 40.
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December - 3 
In Bajaur Agency, militants are reported to have attacked security checkpoints on the outskirts of the main town of Khar, according to Daily Times. “It was an organised attack. Troops effectively repulsed it, and five militants were killed in the retaliatory fire,” said Fazal Rabbi, deputy commander
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In Bajaur Agency, militants are reported to have attacked security checkpoints on the outskirts of the main town of Khar, according to Daily Times. “It was an organised attack. Troops effectively repulsed it, and five militants were killed in the retaliatory fire,” said Fazal Rabbi, deputy commander of the local tribal police force.
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December - 30 
12 Taliban militants were killed in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Bajaur and Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, according to Daily Times. 10 Taliban militants, including ‘commander’ Shahabuddin, were killed and 18 injured in clashes
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12 Taliban militants were killed in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Bajaur and Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 30, according to Daily Times. 10 Taliban militants, including ‘commander’ Shahabuddin, were killed and 18 injured in clashes between SFs and Taliban militants in Chamar Kand of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. The SFs also neutralised a militant hideout. Two Taliban militants were killed and another injured during an encounter between SFs and Taliban militants at Mamoond tehsil in Bajaur Agency. Political administration said that Taliban militants attacked a SFs checkpost at Mamoond tehsil. Retaliating, the SFs shot dead two militants and injured another.
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December - 30 
A would-be suicide bomber and his three accomplices were killed before reaching the intended target after their explosive-laden vehicle exploded due to mishandling of the explosive material in Orakzai Agency.
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A would-be suicide bomber and his three accomplices were killed before reaching the intended target after their explosive-laden vehicle exploded due to mishandling of the explosive material in Orakzai Agency.
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December - 31 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four foreign Taliban militants and a woman during a raid on a private hospital in Wana, the capital of South Waziristan Agency, of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of December 31, according to Daily Times. The SFs laid siege to the private c
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four foreign Taliban militants and a woman during a raid on a private hospital in Wana, the capital of South Waziristan Agency, of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of December 31, according to Daily Times. The SFs laid siege to the private clinic in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan, at 2 AM (PST), leading an encounter until around 7 AM, said local Administration and Intelligence Officials. A Security Official said the raid followed a tip off that wounded Taliban were brought to the hospital from Sherwangi. “Commandos and Security Forces raided the hospital. Taliban fired at the troops and in the gunfight, which lasted more than four hours, four Taliban and a woman were killed, while 22 others were arrested,” said the official. “One soldier was also injured. The three dead terrorists appear to be Arabs and one of Sudanese origin,” added the official. The identity of the woman was not initially clear, said the official. An Intelligence Official said 27 suspects were also arrested in the raid.
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December - 31 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search-and-clearance operation in Bangai Banda near Barikot of Swat in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 31, according to Daily Times. SFs also arrested 26 suspects, while four others surrendered to SFs.
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search-and-clearance operation in Bangai Banda near Barikot of Swat in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 31, according to Daily Times. SFs also arrested 26 suspects, while four others surrendered to SFs.
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December - 4 
40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News reported. The high number of casualties was caused by
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40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News reported. The high number of casualties was caused by hurling of grenades and indiscriminate targeted firing by the terrorists, reportedly numbering between six to eight. According to latest reports, two of the terrorists blew themselves up while two others were shot dead in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs). Exhaustive combing of the densely-populated locality was also being carried out by the SFs to flush out the other terrorists, who reportedly managed to escape from the spot and took refuge in the vicinity. The mosque is predominantly frequented by serving and retired Army officers, soldiers and members of their families and is not open to civilians living in the area. A serving Major General, a Brigadier, one Colonel and two Lt-Colonels were among the officers killed in the attack. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that 36 people, including 17 children, 10 civilians and nine Army personnel were killed in the attack. The ISPR said four terrorists approached the mosque inside an officers’ residential colony in the Parade Lane and lobbed grenades at worshipers, followed by indiscriminate firing. Meanwhile, two suicide bombers entered the mosque and blew themselves up, killing 36 people, who were offering the Friday prayers. SF personnel in the area retaliated and two other terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire. The terrorists reportedly scaled the mosque wall to enter the premises and carried out a double suicide attack, and when the people rushed out, their other accomplices hurled hand grenades at them and sprayed bullets with automatic weapons, killing 40 people on the spot and injuring over 86.
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December - 4 
Eight militants were killed and their three hideouts destroyed on December 4 in strikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets in the Ferozkhel area of the Orakzai Agency, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said fighter jets targeted the hideouts and compounds of milita
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Eight militants were killed and their three hideouts destroyed on December 4 in strikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets in the Ferozkhel area of the Orakzai Agency, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said fighter jets targeted the hideouts and compounds of militants in the Ferozkhel area, killing eight militants and destroying their three hideouts and four houses. The sources added that the jets also destroyed an arms depot of the militants.
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December - 4 
Six persons were killed and 13 injured when a bus carrying a marriage party hit a landmine in the Safi sub-division of Mohmand Agency on December 4, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said Amanullah, resident of Qala Gai Lakaro, Baseer Khan, Safi Jan, Haji Bakht Noor, resident
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Six persons were killed and 13 injured when a bus carrying a marriage party hit a landmine in the Safi sub-division of Mohmand Agency on December 4, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said Amanullah, resident of Qala Gai Lakaro, Baseer Khan, Safi Jan, Haji Bakht Noor, resident of Landi Arbab, the driver Khaista Rehman, resident of Haleemzai, and an unidentified person were killed in the incident. The injured, including Amroz, Saifullah, Hamayatulalh Khan, Rukhsana and Ayesha, were taken to a hospital where four of them were said to be in critical condition.
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December - 5 
Around 40 Taliban militants attacked an Army checkpoint in Wana of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing one Security Force (SF) on December 5, according to Daily Times. Six Taliban militants were also killed in the retaliatory firing of the SFs. “Soldiers at the checkpoint on a bridge
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Around 40 Taliban militants attacked an Army checkpoint in Wana of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing one Security Force (SF) on December 5, according to Daily Times. Six Taliban militants were also killed in the retaliatory firing of the SFs. “Soldiers at the checkpoint on a bridge in Wana retaliated after coming under fire on Friday night,” said an unnamed Security official adding that “There were 30 to 40 Taliban who first fired rocket-propelled grenades at our post and then opened fire with AK-47 rifles which killed one of our soldiers. But we retaliated and killed six of them.”
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December - 6 
Five militants, including local ‘commander’ Gul Maula, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dangram area in the suburbs of Mingora city of Swat in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 6, according to The News. Sources said ‘commander’ Gul Maula and his four accomp
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Five militants, including local ‘commander’ Gul Maula, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dangram area in the suburbs of Mingora city of Swat in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 6, according to The News. Sources said ‘commander’ Gul Maula and his four accomplices, identified as Tariq, Khadim Shah, Muhammad Ali and Ejaz, were killed during an encounter with SFs.
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December - 7 
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing nine people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others on December 7, according to Dawn. It was the second suicide attack on a court in the city in three weeks.
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A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing nine people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others on December 7, according to Dawn. It was the second suicide attack on a court in the city in three weeks. The earlier target was the Judicial Complex on the Khyber Road and the bombing claimed 22 lives. The two Policemen who died were identified as head Constable Naseer Ahmed and Assistant Sub-Inspector Ruhullah. The blast damaged the court building and damaged windows of the nearby MPA hostel, petrol station and some other buildings. About half a dozen vehicles and motorcycles were destroyed. Peshawar District Coordination Officer Sahibzada Mohammad Anees said the bomber had come in an auto-rickshaw. He tried to enter the session’s court building, but when the Policeman on duty stopped him for a search, the man blew himself up. Dr Hameed Afridi of the Lady Reading Hospital said that 54 victims had been brought to the hospital. Six of them were brought dead and three others died in the hospital. The condition of six of the inured was critical, he said. Mohammad Tanveer told Dawn that the bomber had used six to seven kilograms of explosives. Parts of his suicide vest, ball bearings and his head and legs have been found.
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December - 7 
There were reports that three militants were killed when explosives stored in a house went off in the Damadola area in the Mamond Sub-Division. The house was reportedly being used by militants as their hideout and was completely destroyed in the blast.
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There were reports that three militants were killed when explosives stored in a house went off in the Damadola area in the Mamond Sub-Division. The house was reportedly being used by militants as their hideout and was completely destroyed in the blast.
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December - 7 
Two bomb blasts killed at least 38 people, and injured more than 100 at the crowded Moon Market in Allama Iqbal area of Lahore in Punjab on December 7, according to Daily Times. The two bombs exploded 30 seconds apart at 8:45 PM (PST). The first blast occurred outside a plaza housing a branch of the
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Two bomb blasts killed at least 38 people, and injured more than 100 at the crowded Moon Market in Allama Iqbal area of Lahore in Punjab on December 7, according to Daily Times. The two bombs exploded 30 seconds apart at 8:45 PM (PST). The first blast occurred outside a plaza housing a branch of the Muslim Commercial Bank, while the other outside the Allama Iqbal Town Police Station, situated across the road. A suicide bomber had also targeted Moon Market in August 2008 in which nine people were killed. As the first bomb went off, the plaza where the bank is situated, and an adjacent building went up in flames, halting rescue work, Nazeer Ahmed, a security guard who was at the spot when the blasts occurred, said. Nazeer said the fire made it impossible to rescue anyone from the burning buildings. The Punjab Law Minister, Police officials and officials of the Bomb Disposal Squad, rescue officials and witnesses could not say if the blasts were suicide attacks or remote-controlled detonations. Punjab Inspector General Tariq Saleem Dogar said the bombs might have been detonated by remote control, while Superintendent of Police Ali Nasir Rizvi said he was not certain if a suicide bomber was involved. “We have recovered 33 dead bodies so far,” said Dr Rizwan Naseer, Director General of Rescue and put the toll for the injured at 95. However, Dawn reports 45 causalities in the twin blast.
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December - 8 
A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab on December 8, according to Daily Times. The blast in Multan destroyed the facades off several b
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A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab on December 8, according to Daily Times. The blast in Multan destroyed the facades off several buildings in a part of the city largely reserved for Government and Security Agencies. The apparent target of the blast was a building housing an office of the ISI which was also damaged. Senior Police Officer Agha Yusuf said at least three Taliban militants in a car carried out the attack. He said one of them first fired a rocket and an automatic weapon at a police checkpoint, and then drove to the intelligence agency – where they blew it up. He said Security personnel were also among the 12 killed. “It was a suicide attack. There were two attackers who were stopped at the checkpost, but they tried to flee and Security personnel fired at them,” another Police Official, Arif Ikram told reporters. “The attackers returned fire and also launched two rockets, and later exploded their vehicle.” Multan’s top administrative official, Syed Mohammad Ali Gardezi, said that one military building was badly damaged in the blast. “They did not succeed in hitting the target,” he claimed.
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December - 8 
A US missile strike killed at least three civilians in a village near Mir Ali, a main town in North Waziristan near the Afghanistan border of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8 (today), according to Dawn. The official sources also confirmed that the missiles destroyed a car car
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A US missile strike killed at least three civilians in a village near Mir Ali, a main town in North Waziristan near the Afghanistan border of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8 (today), according to Dawn. The official sources also confirmed that the missiles destroyed a car carrying three people.
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December - 9 
Three Taliban militants were killed in the military operation in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 9, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials said that three Taliban militants were killed in clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militant
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Three Taliban militants were killed in the military operation in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 9, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials said that three Taliban militants were killed in clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Chinar area in Nawagai tehsil (revenue division) of the Bajaur Agency.
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February - 1 
32 persons, including three soldiers, were killed and 22 others sustained injures as the Security Forces (SFs) intensified the operation in the Charbagh, Matta and Sangota areas of the Swat District on February 1, The News reported. Locals said most of the people killed in Charbagh and Sangota du
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32 persons, including three soldiers, were killed and 22 others sustained injures as the Security Forces (SFs) intensified the operation in the Charbagh, Matta and Sangota areas of the Swat District on February 1, The News reported. Locals said most of the people killed in Charbagh and Sangota during shelling were civilians, who were finding it difficult to move to safer places due to the perpetual curfew and escalating clashes. They said SFs targeted suspected positions of militants in Charbagh with artillery before consolidating their position in the town. Eight persons, including four women and two children, were killed and 16 others injured when mortar shells hit several houses in the area. In the Roshanabad area, two persons were shot dead by the SFs when they opened fire on them. Eight bodies of unknown people were retrieved from Shakar Tangay area of Sangota.
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February - 1 
A mortar shell hit the house of Rahmat Ali in the Shakro area, killing five persons, including four women. A Police constable, Fazle Mannan, who was abducted by the militants when he was on his way to Rahimabad Police station in Mingora city, was shot dead on February 1. The body of an unidentified
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A mortar shell hit the house of Rahmat Ali in the Shakro area, killing five persons, including four women. A Police constable, Fazle Mannan, who was abducted by the militants when he was on his way to Rahimabad Police station in Mingora city, was shot dead on February 1. The body of an unidentified person was recovered from the Aligrama area of Kabal. Two persons were killed in firing at ambulances belonging to Medicine Sans Frontiers and Edhi, which were shifting the injured to a hospital. Both militants and SFs reportedly blamed each other for the incident.
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February - 1 
The ISPR-run Swat Media Centre in Mingora claimed that the SFs have killed 16 militants during the last 24 hours.
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The ISPR-run Swat Media Centre in Mingora claimed that the SFs have killed 16 militants during the last 24 hours.
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February - 1 
Three SF personnel were killed in a clash with the militants in the Sar Banda area of Matta sub-division. During the clash, a militant was also killed which was confirmed by the Taliban spokesman in Swat. Three more SF personnel were injured during the militants’ attack on the Frontier Corps camps i
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Three SF personnel were killed in a clash with the militants in the Sar Banda area of Matta sub-division. During the clash, a militant was also killed which was confirmed by the Taliban spokesman in Swat. Three more SF personnel were injured during the militants’ attack on the Frontier Corps camps in Kanju and Dherai. In the Parri area of Barikot, councillor Muhammad Hanif was shot dead by unidentified assailants.
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February - 11 
Five suspected militants and a soldier were killed and several persons sustained injuries in clashes and bombing by the Pakistan Air Force fighter planes in Bajaur Agency on February 11, The News reported. Military sources said warplanes targeted positions of militants in Inayat Killay, Bhai Cheena
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Five suspected militants and a soldier were killed and several persons sustained injuries in clashes and bombing by the Pakistan Air Force fighter planes in Bajaur Agency on February 11, The News reported. Military sources said warplanes targeted positions of militants in Inayat Killay, Bhai Cheena and Mamond subdivision, a stronghold of the militants led by Tehrik-i-Taliban deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad. Sources said the troops had also cleared major parts of Inayat Killay and Bhai Cheena towns of militants. Independent sources reported fierce fighting between the militants and Security Forces around Inayat Killay in which officials said five militants and a soldier were killed. Militant positions in the Mamond sub-division were also targeted with artillery and mortar guns from the agency’s regional headquarters, Khar. Suspected militants reportedly fired rockets at Khar sub-division, where a mortar fell in a residential area, killing a woman and a child.
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February - 11 
Taliban militants wearing suicide vests stormed the Justice Ministry and another Government building in Afghanistan’s capital, killing 26 persons, The Hindu reported. Eight attackers also died in the assaults, including an attacker outside a third Government building, Defence Ministry spokesman Gene
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Taliban militants wearing suicide vests stormed the Justice Ministry and another Government building in Afghanistan’s capital, killing 26 persons, The Hindu reported. Eight attackers also died in the assaults, including an attacker outside a third Government building, Defence Ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi said.
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February - 11 
Three soldiers were killed and several others were injured during clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Charbagh area of Swat District on February 11, The News reported. Sources said the militants besieged and attacked a SFs’ camp in Darul Uloom Charbagh with heavy weaponry. The
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Three soldiers were killed and several others were injured during clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Charbagh area of Swat District on February 11, The News reported. Sources said the militants besieged and attacked a SFs’ camp in Darul Uloom Charbagh with heavy weaponry. The attack triggered a fierce gun-battle between the troops and militants, which was reportedly continuing till last reports were filed. Militants claimed that three SF personnel were killed and several others sustained injuries in the encounter while the camp building was also damaged. The adjacent houses and shops were also reportedly damaged in the attack. The militants’ sources claimed that they had inflicted heavy losses on SFs in Charbagh, but the Swat-based spokesman for the military rebutted the claim.
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February - 12 
Five persons were killed and 12 others sustained injuries during the ongoing military operation in Swat District on February 12, The News reported. One person was killed in the Shahdara area of Mingora town when Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on him. In another incident, a man was shot dead in th
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Five persons were killed and 12 others sustained injuries during the ongoing military operation in Swat District on February 12, The News reported. One person was killed in the Shahdara area of Mingora town when Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on him. In another incident, a man was shot dead in the Spairdar area of Matta sub-division. Sources said 12 persons were injured during the shelling in Kanju area. A child, peering out of windows of a house, was hit by a bullet, killing him on the spot. The mother of the child, who rushed to pick the body, was also killed in the firing. Sources said SF personnel resorted to indiscriminate firing after a remote-controlled bomb attack on their convoy in Kanju. They said one soldier sustained injuries in the attack.
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February - 12 
The Security Forces (SFs) on February 12 claimed to have killed four militants during a clash following an attack on a check-post in the Shandai Mor area of Bajaur Agency, The News reported. Military sources said the militants attacked the check-post with rocket launchers and other heavy weapons. Th
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The Security Forces (SFs) on February 12 claimed to have killed four militants during a clash following an attack on a check-post in the Shandai Mor area of Bajaur Agency, The News reported. Military sources said the militants attacked the check-post with rocket launchers and other heavy weapons. The SFs deployed at the check-post repulsed the attack and the ensuing clashes between Taliban militants and troops left four militants dead.
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February - 13 
Five persons, including a security official, were killed and several others sustained injuries in the Swat District on February 13, according to The News. Sources said the militants attacked the Security Forces (SFs) at Zarai Tehqiqati Farm Takhtaband, killing one soldier and injuring many others. F
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Five persons, including a security official, were killed and several others sustained injuries in the Swat District on February 13, according to The News. Sources said the militants attacked the Security Forces (SFs) at Zarai Tehqiqati Farm Takhtaband, killing one soldier and injuring many others. Further, a soldier sustained injuries during a clash with the militants in Khwazakhela. In addition, three civilians, Taj Muhammad, Malik Zada and Gul Rahman, were killed and an unidentified person was wounded during shelling by the SFs. They reportedly targeted suspected positions of the militants in the Bedara area of Matta sub-division. A man, identified as Mulla Jan, was killed when a soldier in a convoy of the SFs opened fire in the Kanju area of Kabal sub-division.
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February - 14 
Two missiles fired by the suspected US drones killed 28 Taliban militants, including foreign nationals, at South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 14, official sources and local residents said, reports Daily Times. “We lost 28 mujahideen in the missile attack,
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Two missiles fired by the suspected US drones killed 28 Taliban militants, including foreign nationals, at South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 14, official sources and local residents said, reports Daily Times. “We lost 28 mujahideen in the missile attack,” Taliban sources in Ladah said. “The drone fired two missiles and several ‘guests’ are among the dead,” they added. According to AFP, the term ‘guest’ is usually used to refer to foreign al Qaeda operatives. Two Arab nationals, some local Taliban militants and a number of Uzbek nationals were reportedly killed in the strike.
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February - 16 
At least 30 suspected militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in a missile strike on a refugee camp in the Kurram Agency on February 16. According to Daily Times, the three missiles believed to have been fired from a US unmanned aircraft destroyed a house used by a local Taliban co
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At least 30 suspected militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in a missile strike on a refugee camp in the Kurram Agency on February 16. According to Daily Times, the three missiles believed to have been fired from a US unmanned aircraft destroyed a house used by a local Taliban commander. It was the first known drone strike in Kurram, AP reported. An unnamed intelligence official said field informants reported that Taliban showed up at the village bazaar and ordered 30 caskets. However, political authorities have only confirmed 18 deaths from four missiles fired by two unmanned aircraft, while the local Taliban have claimed a death toll of 12. “Afghan Taliban were holding an important meeting there when the missiles were fired,” an intelligence official in the area told Reuters. After the attack, the Taliban surrounded the area and were not allowing anyone near, witnesses said. “They have taken nine bodies to Afghanistan while the rest of them are being buried here,” one intelligence official said. According to local sources, former Afghan premier Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hizb-e-Islami was running the refugee camp. Kurram’s top administrator, Arshad Majeed Mohmand, confirmed the strike and said according to his information three missiles were fired, but he had no details about the casualties, Reuters added. Surkh Pul, the locality of the drone attack, was once reserved for Afghan refugees and a school was built for their children, The News reported. After the forced repatriation of the Afghan refugees from the area, the militants reportedly started arriving there and rebuild some of the damaged houses. Sources said the US planes targeted the school and the adjacent house, where around three dozen militants were residing. Taliban commanders said majority of the slain militants belonged to Afghanistan’s Khost province and they were secretly laid to rest at Ahmadi Shama graveyard near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Lower Kurram.
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February - 16 
Eight persons, including six Taliban militants, were killed and four injured during an operation launched by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency on February 16, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs bombed the Taliban hideouts with jet fig
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Eight persons, including six Taliban militants, were killed and four injured during an operation launched by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency on February 16, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs bombed the Taliban hideouts with jet fighters and destroyed several hideouts during the operation.
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February - 16 
Four members of a family, including a minor, were killed in the Swat District of NWFP on February 16, The News reported. Sources said a shell fired by the Security Forces (SFs) hit a house in the Hazara area of Kabal sub-division, killing four members and wounding 10 others of a family.
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Four members of a family, including a minor, were killed in the Swat District of NWFP on February 16, The News reported. Sources said a shell fired by the Security Forces (SFs) hit a house in the Hazara area of Kabal sub-division, killing four members and wounding 10 others of a family.
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February - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) are reported to have killed five militants and injured several others during shelling by jetfighters in various parts of the Bajaur Agency on February 16. Five suspected militants were killed and several others injured when jetfighters of the Pakistan Air Force targeted hideout
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Security Forces (SFs) are reported to have killed five militants and injured several others during shelling by jetfighters in various parts of the Bajaur Agency on February 16. Five suspected militants were killed and several others injured when jetfighters of the Pakistan Air Force targeted hideouts in the Khar and Mamond sub-divisions, The News reported. Several underground bunkers of the militants were also destroyed in the attack. SFs and militants continued to exchange fire in various parts of Khar, including in Inayat Kellay, Rehmanabad, Shinkot and Byecheena. However, there were no reports about any causality. Curfew remained imposed in different parts of Bajaur Agency for the twelfth consecutive day.
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February - 17 
Five people were killed and 17 injured in a car bomb blast outside the Hujra (male guest house) of the union council chief in Bazidkhel village of Peshawar in the afternoon of February 17, The News reported. Faheemur Rahman, the union council chief of Bazidkhel, eight kilometres south of Peshawar on
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Five people were killed and 17 injured in a car bomb blast outside the Hujra (male guest house) of the union council chief in Bazidkhel village of Peshawar in the afternoon of February 17, The News reported. Faheemur Rahman, the union council chief of Bazidkhel, eight kilometres south of Peshawar on Kohat Road, alleged that the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) was involved in this “cheap act” of terrorism. Eyewitnesses said the blast occurred in a car parked on a street near the Hujra of Rahman. The blast also destroyed two cars and damaged six buildings. “It could be linked to the killing of nine tribesmen in Bazidkhel. Nine members of the LI were killed by a Qaumi Lashkar (militia), comprising residents of Bazidkhel and the nearby villages, when they reportedly made a failed attempt to kidnap Rahman on February 4. Mangal Bagh had warned through his FM radio of revenge, directing the villagers to hoist black flags atop their houses or every villager would be considered equally involved in the murder of his men. The villagers of the nearby towns had constituted a Qaumi Lashkar after threats from the Bara-based militant group and other militant organisations.
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February - 17 
Security Forces on February 17 killed six Taliban militants during their ongoing operation to target suspected hideouts in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. “Six militants were killed and scores injured during shelling by gunship helicopters in Inayat Qilay, Bhaicheena and Umerey areas in Mamoond
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Security Forces on February 17 killed six Taliban militants during their ongoing operation to target suspected hideouts in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. “Six militants were killed and scores injured during shelling by gunship helicopters in Inayat Qilay, Bhaicheena and Umerey areas in Mamoond tehsil,” an unnamed official said.
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February - 17 
The Taliban fired several rockets on the agency headquarters Khar, killing one woman and injuring four other people. According to AFP, three more civilians, in addition to the woman, were also killed after Taliban rockets hit houses, paramilitary barracks and a school. A security official and an int
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The Taliban fired several rockets on the agency headquarters Khar, killing one woman and injuring four other people. According to AFP, three more civilians, in addition to the woman, were also killed after Taliban rockets hit houses, paramilitary barracks and a school. A security official and an intelligence official confirmed the death tolls, it added.
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February - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) on February 18 claimed killing nine Taliban militants by bombing their suspected hideouts in the Mamoond sub-division of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Another militant was killed and three more injured in a separate clash with the SFs in the Shandai area of Khar, officia
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Security Forces (SFs) on February 18 claimed killing nine Taliban militants by bombing their suspected hideouts in the Mamoond sub-division of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Another militant was killed and three more injured in a separate clash with the SFs in the Shandai area of Khar, official sources said.
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February - 19 
14 militants were killed and several others injured when Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on February 19, The News reported. Official sources said that SFs targeted hideouts of militants in the Inayat Killay, Bhai Cheena and Shinko
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14 militants were killed and several others injured when Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on February 19, The News reported. Official sources said that SFs targeted hideouts of militants in the Inayat Killay, Bhai Cheena and Shinkot areas of Khar sub-division with gunship helicopters and artillery.
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February - 19 
Militants blew up another Government school building. Sources said that militants dynamited the building of the Government Primary School at Tali in the Salarzai sub-division, raising the number of schools destroyed so far to 31. Talking to the media, spokesman of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
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Militants blew up another Government school building. Sources said that militants dynamited the building of the Government Primary School at Tali in the Salarzai sub-division, raising the number of schools destroyed so far to 31. Talking to the media, spokesman of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Bajaur chapter, Maulvi Omar, claimed responsibility for blowing up the school and threatened that their fighters would destroy all educational institutions in the Agency if SFs did not stop the ongoing operation against them. Omar said that buildings of schools and colleges were being used by the troops as their camps to launch operations against the Taliban. "We would take action and destroy all the buildings of educational institutions if security forces continued their operation against our fighters," he warned.
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February - 2 
According to The News, at least five militants were killed in a gun-battle with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dasht-e-Goran area of Dera Bugti District on February 2. According to the local Police, a group of armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire at a vehicle of the SFs and in retaliation, at l
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According to The News, at least five militants were killed in a gun-battle with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dasht-e-Goran area of Dera Bugti District on February 2. According to the local Police, a group of armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire at a vehicle of the SFs and in retaliation, at least five militants were killed by the troops.
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February - 2 
The military on February 2 claimed it had killed 70 Taliban militants and injured several others during its assault on a village in the Chaharbagh sub-division of Swat District, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, officials said residents had already vacated the village on Febru
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The military on February 2 claimed it had killed 70 Taliban militants and injured several others during its assault on a village in the Chaharbagh sub-division of Swat District, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, officials said residents had already vacated the village on February 1 before troops launched the operation. They said the Security Forces (SFs) targeted Taliban hideouts in the Alamganj and Waliabad areas of Chaharbagh, killing approximately 70 militants. On the same day, Swat Police recovered eight bullet-ridden bodies from the region. “The bullet-ridden bodies of eight local residents were found on Monday morning in various areas of Swat,” said an unnamed Police official. He blamed the killings on the Taliban militants loyal to Maulana Fazlullah.
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February - 2 February - 3
Over 70 militants were killed by Security Forces during clashes in the Swat District in the night of February 2 and February 3, Dawn reported. A group of Taliban militants were attacked and dispersed by troops in the Alam Ganj Waliabad area of Charbagh on February 2-night. In the evening of February
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Over 70 militants were killed by Security Forces during clashes in the Swat District in the night of February 2 and February 3, Dawn reported. A group of Taliban militants were attacked and dispersed by troops in the Alam Ganj Waliabad area of Charbagh on February 2-night. In the evening of February 3, the militants gathered again and were reported to be planning an attack when the SFs cornered them. At least 64 militants were killed and several others were injured.
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February - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) on February 20 fired mortar shells at suspected hideouts of the Taliban in various areas of the Mamoond and Khar sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. They said the firing had killed four Taliban militants, including a commander, and injured several others. Th
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Security Forces (SFs) on February 20 fired mortar shells at suspected hideouts of the Taliban in various areas of the Mamoond and Khar sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. They said the firing had killed four Taliban militants, including a commander, and injured several others. They said SFs had gained control of Inayat Kalay and Bhai Cheena in Khar and were advancing.
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February - 20 
32 persons were killed and 145 others injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the funeral procession of a slain employee of the Tehsil Municipal Administration near the busy Shubra Square in Dera Ismail Khan on February 20, The News reported. Sources said the funeral procession of local Sh
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32 persons were killed and 145 others injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the funeral procession of a slain employee of the Tehsil Municipal Administration near the busy Shubra Square in Dera Ismail Khan on February 20, The News reported. Sources said the funeral procession of local Shia community leader Sher Zaman alias Shera, who was killed in firing by unidentified persons on February 19, was heading towards Kotly Imam Hussain for his Namaz-e-Janaza (funeral prayer) and burial when a suicide bomber ran into the mourners and blew himself up. While there was no immediate claim for the blast, Police and witnesses blamed sectarian extremists. “We cannot immediately say who could be behind the bombing but it appeared to be linked with the ongoing sectarian attacks,” said Saadullah Khan, the local police station chief. “The head and a foot of the suicide bomber has been found at the scene. The bomber appeared to be 20 years old with a beard,” he added. The suicide bombing consequently led to rioting and firing in the air by some angry funeral participants. They reportedly targeted an approaching Police patrol vehicle, prompting the authorities to impose an indefinite curfew in the city. In the Sikligara area, a Police mobile van was also fired at. However, the Policemen in the vehicle escaped unhurt, sources said. Riots broke out in the city following the blast, and Police confirmed that two people were killed in the firing that followed the suicide bombing, according to Daily Times. Separately, Police said they had arrested three of the four people suspected of killing Sher Zaman.
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February - 21 
Eight suspected Taliban militants were killed in firing by helicopter gun ships and artillery shelling by the Security Forces in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on February 21, officials claimed, according to Daily Times. The troops targeted Taliban positions in various areas of the agency and more casual
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Eight suspected Taliban militants were killed in firing by helicopter gun ships and artillery shelling by the Security Forces in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on February 21, officials claimed, according to Daily Times. The troops targeted Taliban positions in various areas of the agency and more casualties are feared, they said, adding forces has advanced in Inayat Killay.
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February - 22 
Four militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in the ongoing military operation in different areas of Khar and Mamond sub-divisions of the Bajaur Agency on February 22, The News reported. Sources said Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected hideouts of militants in the Inayat Kellay
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Four militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in the ongoing military operation in different areas of Khar and Mamond sub-divisions of the Bajaur Agency on February 22, The News reported. Sources said Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected hideouts of militants in the Inayat Kellay, Bad-e-Samor, Bhai Cheena and Shinkot areas of Khar sub-division and some areas of Mamond subdivision with gunship helicopters, artillery and mortar guns. At least four militants were killed and three others injured in the latest military action, the sources said.
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February - 23 
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh on February 23 escaped unhurt as the headquarters of his banned outfit came under attack from Army helicopters in the Spin Qabar area in Bara subdivision of the Khyber Agency, The News reported. Sources said eight persons, including two children, were injur
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The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh on February 23 escaped unhurt as the headquarters of his banned outfit came under attack from Army helicopters in the Spin Qabar area in Bara subdivision of the Khyber Agency, The News reported. Sources said eight persons, including two children, were injured in the attack. The LI, however, said three persons were killed and 13 more wounded. Its spokesman Misri Gul admitted at least one of the three dead was an LI activist, while the other two were civilians. However, the paramilitary officials claimed killing 10 militants and injuring 15 others in the strike. “Security forces have destroyed the main communication centre in the Khyber Agency, used by criminal elements,” said a statement issued from the Frontier Corps headquarters. The statement said they had received confirmed intelligence reports that the militants present in the compound under attack were planning to target some areas in main cities. Locals said Mangal Bagh and his Shura (executive council) members were present inside the compound when it was aerially targeted.
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February - 24 
A Shia trader and three of his sons were shot dead in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on February 24, according to Daily Times. Ghulab Shah, a hardware trader of Afghan origin, was returning home with his six sons at about 8pm when four gunmen ambushed his car on the
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A Shia trader and three of his sons were shot dead in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on February 24, according to Daily Times. Ghulab Shah, a hardware trader of Afghan origin, was returning home with his six sons at about 8pm when four gunmen ambushed his car on the high-security Sariab Road. Shah and three of his sons died instantly, while two of them were injured. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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February - 3 
Militants surrounded the Shamozai Police post manned by about 30 personnel on February 3. Six militants and three SF personnel were killed and 10 persons, including five militants, were injured in an exchange of fire.
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Militants surrounded the Shamozai Police post manned by about 30 personnel on February 3. Six militants and three SF personnel were killed and 10 persons, including five militants, were injured in an exchange of fire.
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February - 3 
Suspected militants attacked a military convoy on the Mingora bypass. Troops subsequently cordoned off the area and launched an operation, killing four militants.
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Suspected militants attacked a military convoy on the Mingora bypass. Troops subsequently cordoned off the area and launched an operation, killing four militants.
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February - 3 
The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) admitted on February 3 to having killed five Punjabis in the Noshki and Mastung Districts, saying it was retaliation for the alleged firing by Security Forces (SFs) on a wedding ceremony in Dera Bugti, Daily Times reported. Unidentified people riding on a motorcycle
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The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) admitted on February 3 to having killed five Punjabis in the Noshki and Mastung Districts, saying it was retaliation for the alleged firing by Security Forces (SFs) on a wedding ceremony in Dera Bugti, Daily Times reported. Unidentified people riding on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire on a welding shop owned by a Punjabi, Muhammad Asif, on Aminuddin Road in Noshki District at around 7pm on February 3. Consequently, four people, including the brother of the shop owner, Muhammad Farooq, were killed on the spot. Several people were injured in the attack. According to sources, the shop had been attacked many times in the past because of its Punjabi link.
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February - 4 
Eight local Taliban militants were killed in a clash between two rival factions in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on February 4, Daily Times reported. Sources in the political administration said the militants were killed in fighting between Taliban commanders Gul Bahadar and Tariq’s factions in Shan Kh
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Eight local Taliban militants were killed in a clash between two rival factions in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on February 4, Daily Times reported. Sources in the political administration said the militants were killed in fighting between Taliban commanders Gul Bahadar and Tariq’s factions in Shan Khel area. They said that all of the casualties were from Bahadar’s faction. The sources also claimed that a power struggle between Taliban factions was underway in Orakzai.
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February - 4 
Nine members of a Bara-based militant group were killed in an encounter with the Police and the Qaumi Lashkar (militia) comprising armed villagers when they allegedly attempted to kidnap the chief official of Bazidkhel union council near Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on February 4, The News reported.
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Nine members of a Bara-based militant group were killed in an encounter with the Police and the Qaumi Lashkar (militia) comprising armed villagers when they allegedly attempted to kidnap the chief official of Bazidkhel union council near Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on February 4, The News reported. Three Policemen sustained injuries in the first incident of its kind in which the Police and villagers jointly countered the militants operating in Peshawar. Police and villagers said that members of the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam entered the Bazidkhel village in two cars and a motorbike in a bid to kidnap Faheem, the local union council chief. In the ensuing encounter, seven attackers were killed. A source said two more militants were killed near Badaber when they were escaping on a motorcycle. Meanwhile, Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh threatened the Bazidkhel villagers with reprisal if found to be involved in killing nine of his men. Earlier, a spokesman for the Lashkar-e-Islam denied that the slain men wanted to attack the Badaber Police station. However, spokesman Misri Khan conceded that their men were on their way to Bazidkhel to take action against some criminals and elements opposed to their organisation. “Ours is a peaceful organisation that never attacked the security forces and the police. Had they gone there to attack the Badaber police, they would have first attacked Hayatabad and Sarband police stations,” he claimed. The spokesman alleged that their men were stopped at the Frontier Corps check-post, arrested and later killed by the Police and criminals from Bazidkhel.
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February - 4 
The Taliban’s siege of the checkpoint triggered shelling from the military base in Kabal, Swat and Chakdara Fort. Four civilians were consequently killed in the shelling. Local people said the victims were taking breakfast when mortar shells hit their homes, killing them on the spot.
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The Taliban’s siege of the checkpoint triggered shelling from the military base in Kabal, Swat and Chakdara Fort. Four civilians were consequently killed in the shelling. Local people said the victims were taking breakfast when mortar shells hit their homes, killing them on the spot.
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February - 5 
At least 32 persons were killed and 48 others wounded when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself amidst a crowd of Shia worshippers outside a mosque in Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province on February 5, Daily Times reported. Police said the blast targeted dozens of people converging on the Al H
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At least 32 persons were killed and 48 others wounded when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself amidst a crowd of Shia worshippers outside a mosque in Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province on February 5, Daily Times reported. Police said the blast targeted dozens of people converging on the Al Hussainia Mosque after dark, shortly before a religious gathering. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, Police blamed sectarian extremists for the incident. “Ninety-nine percent it looks like a suicide attack… The explosion occurred just 50 feet short of the mosque. It is a terrorist attack aimed at Shias to create unrest,” Shaukat Javed, the Inspector General of Punjab Police, told AFP. “It seems like a suicide blast… If something is planted or hurled, it leaves a crater. There is no crater at the site of the incident,” Javed told a TV channel. “According to eyewitnesses, nothing was thrown from outside… It looks as if someone was standing at the site of the blast and waiting for the procession and he blew himself up as the procession came close to him,” District official Jawed Mehmood Bhatti told Reuters.
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February - 5 
Three women were killed in Swat District on February 5 as Taliban continued their attack on people they consider to be pro-government, Dawn reported. The women, Zarmina, Zarbibi and Farzana, were killed and three men were kidnapped when militants stormed their house in Dagai village and accused them
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Three women were killed in Swat District on February 5 as Taliban continued their attack on people they consider to be pro-government, Dawn reported. The women, Zarmina, Zarbibi and Farzana, were killed and three men were kidnapped when militants stormed their house in Dagai village and accused them of supporting security personnel manning the nearby Wenai bridge post.
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February - 6 
Army helicopter gunships killed 52 Taliban militants when they targeted hideouts in the Chapri and Feroz Khel areas along the border of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies on February 6, Daily Times reported. “Fifty-two militants were killed and a huge ammunition depot and eight vehicles were destroyed in a
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Army helicopter gunships killed 52 Taliban militants when they targeted hideouts in the Chapri and Feroz Khel areas along the border of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies on February 6, Daily Times reported. “Fifty-two militants were killed and a huge ammunition depot and eight vehicles were destroyed in an attack by army helicopters,” Khyber Agency Political Agent Tariq Hayat told Reuters.
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February - 7 
11 civilians and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in fierce clashes between the SFs and militants in different areas of the Swat District on February 7, Dawn reported. A group of militants loyal to Maulana Fazlullah ambushed a vehicle of the SFs in the Aligrama area of Kabal sub-divis
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11 civilians and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in fierce clashes between the SFs and militants in different areas of the Swat District on February 7, Dawn reported. A group of militants loyal to Maulana Fazlullah ambushed a vehicle of the SFs in the Aligrama area of Kabal sub-division and killed three soldiers on the spot. Troops subsequently targeted suspected militant hideouts with artillery fire. Four persons were killed in heavy shelling and fire between the SFs and militants in Takhtaband area in the outskirts of Mingora city. Helicopter gunships were reportedly used to target militant positions. Three people were been killed and ten injured as mortar shells hit houses in the Shewar area of Matta sub-division. Further, a father and his son were killed and a woman was injured as mortar shell hit their house in the Sekhbanr area of Matta sub-division. In addition, the decapitated body of Habibullah was recovered in the Alam Ganj area of Khwazakhela sub-division. A motorcyclist was killed in firing in the Dherai area of Kabal.
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February - 7 
Eight Taliban militants were killed as shelling by helicopter gun ships continued in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on February 7, officials said, Daily Times reported. The troops were targeting Taliban hideouts in the Dama Dola, Mataro Sha, Umrai and Shinkot areas of Mamoond tehsil (revenue division). R
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Eight Taliban militants were killed as shelling by helicopter gun ships continued in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on February 7, officials said, Daily Times reported. The troops were targeting Taliban hideouts in the Dama Dola, Mataro Sha, Umrai and Shinkot areas of Mamoond tehsil (revenue division). Residents said the troops advanced from the agency headquarters in Khar and gained control of Siddiqabad, Rehmanabad and Anayat Qalay. They said the Taliban posed no resistance during the army deployment.
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February - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 22 Taliban militants during a military operation in the Bajaur Agency on February 8, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in the Inayat Qilay area of Khar sub-division on a tip-off, killing the 22 men. Four men were kille
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 22 Taliban militants during a military operation in the Bajaur Agency on February 8, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in the Inayat Qilay area of Khar sub-division on a tip-off, killing the 22 men. Four men were killed as the SFs targeted suspected hideouts using artillery and mortar shells, locals said, adding a security guard of a girls’ primary school was also
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February - 9 
26 persons, including 11 children and a soldier, were killed while 38 others sustained injuries when mortar shells hit some houses during ongoing clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Qasimkhel area of Darra Adamkhel on February 9, The News reported. Sources said militants fired
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26 persons, including 11 children and a soldier, were killed while 38 others sustained injuries when mortar shells hit some houses during ongoing clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Qasimkhel area of Darra Adamkhel on February 9, The News reported. Sources said militants fired three rockets at the Babozai check-post, killing a soldier, Mirdad, and injuring two others. SFs also retaliated and an exchange of fire continued for sometime, during which heavy weapons were reportedly used. Reports said several shells fell at the main gate of the Government Girls Primary School Qasimkhel and nearby houses on the outskirts of Darra Adamkhel, killing at least 13 persons, including 11 children, and injuring about 38 others. Four of the injured died at a hospital in Peshawar. In a statement issued from Kohat, the ISPR said militants fired mortar shells which killed 13 civilians and injured several others when they hit some houses in Darra Adamkhel. An AFP report added that SFs denied involvement in the shelling. “No military operation is currently underway in the area,” an unnamed security official said.
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February - 9 
At least 10 people were killed while an unspecified number of them were wounded during clashes between two rival religious groups in the Terra valley of Khyber Agency on February 9, Dawn reported. The groups, Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam, were reportedly using mortar guns, small missiles, rock
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At least 10 people were killed while an unspecified number of them were wounded during clashes between two rival religious groups in the Terra valley of Khyber Agency on February 9, Dawn reported. The groups, Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam, were reportedly using mortar guns, small missiles, rockets and other arms in the clashes.
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February - 9 
Nine persons, including five militants, were killed and 11 others sustained injuries in artillery shelling and incidents of violence in the Swat District on February 9. Sources told The News that five militants and two civilians were killed and five others sustained injuries when gunship helicopters
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Nine persons, including five militants, were killed and 11 others sustained injuries in artillery shelling and incidents of violence in the Swat District on February 9. Sources told The News that five militants and two civilians were killed and five others sustained injuries when gunship helicopters shelled the Engaro Dherai, Takhta Band and Ogaday areas near Mingora city.
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February - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) continued targeting suspected hideouts of the Taliban, killing six suspected militants and injuring several others, including women, in different parts of the Bajaur Agency on February 9, The News reported. Military gunship helicopters targeted suspected hideouts in the Inayat
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Security Forces (SFs) continued targeting suspected hideouts of the Taliban, killing six suspected militants and injuring several others, including women, in different parts of the Bajaur Agency on February 9, The News reported. Military gunship helicopters targeted suspected hideouts in the Inayat Killay, Bade Samo, Bhai Cheena and Omari villages of the Khar sub-division. An official said six militants were killed in the shelling and several others sustained injuries.
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Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, on February 10 killed 11 Taliban militants and destroyed many of their hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, Daily Times reported. The operation was launched on February 9 in the Inayat Qillay town, a suspected stronghold of the Taliban and al Q
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Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, on February 10 killed 11 Taliban militants and destroyed many of their hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, Daily Times reported. The operation was launched on February 9 in the Inayat Qillay town, a suspected stronghold of the Taliban and al Qaeda-linked terrorists, after a rocket attack by the militants, military official Mustaqim Shah told AFP. The rocket attack destroyed a shop but caused no casualties, he said. “Troops backed by helicopters retaliated with artillery and mortar fire, and destroyed several suspected locations today [February 10]. At least seven militants were killed,” the official said. In addition, four militants were killed in an encounter with the SFs in Inayat Qilay town.
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January - 1 
A suspected United States missile strike on January 1 killed at least five Taliban militants in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. A local security official told AFP a US drone had fired three missiles in the Karikot area of Wana in the agency - the same spot where eight suspected milita
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A suspected United States missile strike on January 1 killed at least five Taliban militants in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. A local security official told AFP a US drone had fired three missiles in the Karikot area of Wana in the agency - the same spot where eight suspected militants were killed in a US drone strike 10 days ago. One of the missiles struck a vehicle, killing all five passengers, another security official said, adding those killed were known Taliban militants. The other two missiles hit a hilltop house that was a known Taliban hideout, but was empty at the time of the strike, the officials said. One militant was injured in the strike, they added. AP reported that at least three of those killed in the attack on the vehicle were from a Central Asian country.
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January - 1 
Four civilians were killed in Bajaur Agency on January 1 when Taliban militants fired rockets at local Government offices, Daily Times reported. At least four rockets landed near a court and the Government complex in Khar, the main town in Bajaur, local administration chief Israr Khan told AFP. “The
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Four civilians were killed in Bajaur Agency on January 1 when Taliban militants fired rockets at local Government offices, Daily Times reported. At least four rockets landed near a court and the Government complex in Khar, the main town in Bajaur, local administration chief Israr Khan told AFP. “The attack left four civilians dead and 16 injured,” Khan added. APP reported officials as saying that at least six rockets were fired on Civil Colony, where Government offices and residential quarters for officials are located. One of the rockets, the officials said, hit the office of FATA Rural Development Programme. Further, Security Forces reportedly continued targeting Taliban hideouts in various parts of Bajaur.
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January - 11 
At least 40 Taliban militants were killed and an unspecified number of them wounded in Mohmand Agency on January 11 as paramilitary troops repulsed a pre-dawn attack by about 600 militants coming from the Afghan border, Daily Times reported. The attackers – mostly foreigners, and supported by local
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At least 40 Taliban militants were killed and an unspecified number of them wounded in Mohmand Agency on January 11 as paramilitary troops repulsed a pre-dawn attack by about 600 militants coming from the Afghan border, Daily Times reported. The attackers – mostly foreigners, and supported by local Taliban – attacked Frontier Corps (FC) positions in Mamad Gatt at about 2am (PST). “Frontier Corps troops repulsed a massive attack by militants on one of its locations in the area,” the military said in a statement, adding that “severe fighting continued through the night”. Six soldiers were also killed and seven sustained injuries in the fighting. The Taliban fired mortars and rockets at an FC camp and subsequently used small arms to fire on a nearby checkpoint, an unnamed military official told AP. The attackers were eventually driven off, but scattered skirmishes continued, he said. Most of the attackers fled under heavy military fire, a security official told the AFP. Some of the Taliban militants surrendered, a military spokesman claimed later, without giving a specific figure. According to sources, militants from Waziristan also took part in the attack, Dawn reported. Officials said it was one of the biggest militant attacks since the Security Forces launched an operation in the region. Sources also said that five soldiers were missing, but an official in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, denied the report. The building of a school near the targeted FC location was also reportedly damaged.
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