News Source: Press TV
| about 1 month ago
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:54:57 GMT Font size : At least 15 militants and three troops have been killed during battles in South Waziristan as the Pakistani military admits that its anti-militant sweep in the area has been tougher than expected.
News Source: BBC South Asia
| about 1 month ago
Up to 100,000 civilians have left their homes in South Waziristan, where the Pakistani army is fighting the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Dr Jalal comes from the Makeen area in the north-eastern part of South Waziristan, which is inhabited by the Mehsud...
News Source: Telegraph India
| about 1 month ago
Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan), Oct. 20 (Reuters): Taliban militants attacked Pakistani forces and recaptured a strategic town today, officials said. The government made an immediate link between the university attack and an offensive against the...
News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 month ago
Pakistan's military says it has surrounded militants in a Taliban stronghold on the third day of an offensive in the South Waziristan tribal region. Army spokesman General Athar Abbas said Monday that ground troops backed by air support seized...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
The army says it has killed 78 militants as its offensive intensifies and troops push deeper into the region in search of Taliban leaders. Military helicopters have dropped thousands of letters over villages in South Waziristan. The letters urge...
News Source: CNN
| about 1 month ago
Heavily armed militants put up a fierce fight on Tuesday to protect a Taliban stronghold in South Waziristan, Pakistan's military said. Taliban fighters attacked incoming troops in the village of Kotkai, using rocket launchers and heavy anti-...