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January - 1 January - 2
At least 27 militants were killed in two days of clashes in South Waziristan, a military official told AFP on January 2, The Post reported. The clashes broke out after pro-Taliban militants abducted four Pakistan soldiers in South Waziristan on January 1, the official said. "Five militants were kill
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At least 27 militants were killed in two days of clashes in South Waziristan, a military official told AFP on January 2, The Post reported. The clashes broke out after pro-Taliban militants abducted four Pakistan soldiers in South Waziristan on January 1, the official said. "Five militants were killed yesterday and 22 overnight," he stated. The official disclosed that the abducted soldiers were delivering food rations from one post to another when militants seized them. Their fate was not immediately known. Both sides used heavy weaponry in the clashes that went on through the night, resulting in the death of 22 militants with no loss of life on the army side, he claimed.
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January - 6 
Rival militants attacked offices of a pro-government militant, killing nine and wounding eight of his men on January 6- night, according to Dawn. The attackers first stormed the office of Maulana Nazir in Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, and killed three of his supporters and injured four oth
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Rival militants attacked offices of a pro-government militant, killing nine and wounding eight of his men on January 6- night, according to Dawn. The attackers first stormed the office of Maulana Nazir in Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, and killed three of his supporters and injured four others, sources said. The militants, reportedly equipped with rockets and heavy weapons, launched another attack on the office of Nazir’s close associate, Maulana Khanan, in Shakai town, killing six people and injuring five others. A spokesman for Maulana Nazir blamed Baitullah Mehsud’s supporters for the attack and asked all Mehsud tribesmen to leave the Wazir tribe-dominated areas to avoid bloodshed. "We suspect Baitullah and his Uzbek supporters for this gruesome attack which left nine Mujahideen dead," Lala Wazir said. A large number of attackers, he said, came from the Mehsud area at night and attacked the local peace committee offices in Wana and Shakai. Local people said that Nazir’s supporters later shot dead an associate of Baitullah Mehsud and captured four others in Wana. Maulana Nazir belongs to the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe and has great influence in the region and virtually controls Wana. His supporters, backed by security forces, had launched a drive against Uzbek militants in the area in April 2007. The week-long armed clashes between Nazir’s supporters and Uzbeks had left over 160 people dead. Sources said that the latest incident could trigger a tribal feud after Nazir asked tribesmen hailing from the Mehsud tribe to leave the Ahmadzai Wazir dominated areas by 8am on January 8.
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January - 9 January - 12
At least 50 militants were killed by troops during clashed that erupted when around 250-300 miscreants concentrated and attempted to attack Ladha Fort and check post on the night of January 9 to 10 in the Wanna area of South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) , reports Dail
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At least 50 militants were killed by troops during clashed that erupted when around 250-300 miscreants concentrated and attempted to attack Ladha Fort and check post on the night of January 9 to 10 in the Wanna area of South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) , reports Daily Times. Further, January 12, security forces arrested 59 insurgents after they attacked police with rockets, the military said, adds The Hindu.
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January - 15 
Hundreds of militants captured a paramilitary fort in South Waziristan on January 15-night after killing 22 soldiers and taking several others hostage, according to Dawn. 600 to 700 militants reportedly attacked the fort in Sararogha, manned by the South Waziristan Scouts, at around 9pm on January 1
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Hundreds of militants captured a paramilitary fort in South Waziristan on January 15-night after killing 22 soldiers and taking several others hostage, according to Dawn. 600 to 700 militants reportedly attacked the fort in Sararogha, manned by the South Waziristan Scouts, at around 9pm on January 15, firing rockets and mortars. 38 paramilitary soldiers and six civilians were in the fort when it came under the assault. "Soldiers put up a good fight, but couldn’t hold out for long in the face of an overwhelming militant force," a source said. The last distress radio message, according to him, was made at around 3am to the Ludda Fort, asking for artillery fire at the militants who had broken through the defences and begun pouring into the base. The military said on January 16 that 40 militants were killed in the gun battle. While 15 soldiers escaped and reached the Jandola Fort, the fate of the rest was not known, it stated.
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January - 28 
12 people, including five militants, five civilians and two Pakistan Army soldiers, were killed while eight militants and four soldiers were injured in clashes between the security forces (SFs) and militants on January 28, according to The News. There were reports of heavy clashes between the two
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12 people, including five militants, five civilians and two Pakistan Army soldiers, were killed while eight militants and four soldiers were injured in clashes between the security forces (SFs) and militants on January 28, according to The News. There were reports of heavy clashes between the two sides in various parts of the Mehsud-inhabited areas of South Waziristan such as Makin, Ladha, Torwam and Tiarza in which military authorities said militants suffered significant losses. Besides gunship choppers and artillery shelling on militants’ positions, the Army called two fighters which targeted the strongholds of Baitullah Mehsud’s militants in the Makin and Ladha towns. Military authorities said a number of militants were killed while their hideouts destroyed in the bombardment. The Army also reportedly fired mortar and artillery shells from military camps in Razmak and Jandola on the militants’ hide-outs in Kaza Panga, Dher Narai, Shaga, Treekh Narai, Wrasta Bazeena and Shaktoi areas in which officials said five militants were killed. They said intercepts from militants suggested that eight of their colleagues were wounded. In the Mohammad Nawaz Kot area near Makin, militants attacked a security post manned by the Pakistan Army soldiers. In the ensuing encounter, two soldiers died and four others were injured.
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January - 28 
A missile apparently fired by a pilot-less plane hit a house in a village near Mir Ali in North Waziristan late on January 28-night, killing 15 people - 10 suspected militants, two women and three minors, according to The News. Intelligence sources said those killed also included Arab nationals but
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A missile apparently fired by a pilot-less plane hit a house in a village near Mir Ali in North Waziristan late on January 28-night, killing 15 people - 10 suspected militants, two women and three minors, according to The News. Intelligence sources said those killed also included Arab nationals but their identity was not known. A militant source told Daily Times by phone that five men "speaking the language of the holy Quran" were among the dead, suggesting that Arab militants were among the victims. The targeted house was in Khushali Torikhel, 12 kilometers south of Mir Ali town. The owner of the house, Madad Khan, believed to be a Taliban militant, survived the attack while his guests sleeping in the Hujra (male guesthouse) died in the missile strike at 1:15 am, and so did two women and three minors of his family. It was not clear where the missiles were fired from, Daily Times reported. Residents, however, claimed that an unmanned spy plane, of a type often used by US forces in Afghanistan, was involved in the attack. The plane is capable of firing missiles and taking photographs from a considerable altitude. "We recognise the sound and shape of the American drone and two such planes have been hovering in the sky since Monday afternoon, and people have seen them over Mir Ali and Miranshah," said local residents.
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January - 30 
Militants retrieved and buried on January 30 the bodies of 12 foreigners who had been killed in a missile attack on a residential compound in the Khushali Toorikhel area of North Waziristan on January 28-night, according to Dawn. Local people said the identity of the militants killed in the attack r
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Militants retrieved and buried on January 30 the bodies of 12 foreigners who had been killed in a missile attack on a residential compound in the Khushali Toorikhel area of North Waziristan on January 28-night, according to Dawn. Local people said the identity of the militants killed in the attack remained unknown but according to unconfirmed reports seven of them were Arabs while the other five were central Asians.
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January - 31 
Senior al Qaeda commander Abu Laith Al-Libi has been killed in Pakistan, CNN quoted "a knowledgeable Western official and an unnamed military official" as saying, according to Daily Times. The 41-year-old Libyan was active in operational planning and training, and according to the US official, "not
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Senior al Qaeda commander Abu Laith Al-Libi has been killed in Pakistan, CNN quoted "a knowledgeable Western official and an unnamed military official" as saying, according to Daily Times. The 41-year-old Libyan was active in operational planning and training, and according to the US official, "not far below the importance of the top two al Qaeda leaders" – Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri. He was placed on the US military’s most wanted list in 2006, behind Laden, Zawahiri and Taliban leader Mullah Omar. AP news agency said a Website used by militant groups carried a statement in the name of Al-Fajr, al Qaeda’s media wing, saying "he was martyred with a group of his brothers in the land of Muslim Pakistan." The statement was referring to a missile strike at Khushali Torikhel in North Waziristan on January 28. 10 militants, two women and three minors had died in the missile strike. However, a US military official with the Combined Joint Task Force-82, the anti-terror unit responsible for searching Libi in Afghanistan, told CNN he had no information on Al-Libi’s death, but added that CJTF-82 did not collect information from outside of Afghanistan and would be informed of targeted operations only "if the Pakistani military share that with us". AP said Pakistan’s Interior Ministry officials did not confirm Al-Libi’s death and were "still trying to gather details on the missile strike." Pakistani Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier Javed Cheema told AFP that "We have no information of his killing."
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February - 1 
At least six persons, including five security personnel, were killed and eight others were injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a security check post at Kajhori near Miranshah of North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 1, according
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At least six persons, including five security personnel, were killed and eight others were injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a security check post at Kajhori near Miranshah of North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 1, according to Daily Times. "It was a suicide attack on a security check post in which three tribal policemen and two paramilitary soldiers [died]," military spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said. Meanwhile, the local administration sources said that 19 people including nine Frontier Corps soldiers died in the attack. They said a number of Khasadars (tribal policemen) and civilians were also killed. Security forces fired artillery shells at several hilltops after the attack, they added.
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February - 11 
At least 10 people were killed and 13 others sustained injuries when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up amidst a gathering of the Awami National Party (ANP) and tribal Lashkar (force) at Mirali in North Waziristan on February 11, The News reported. President of the North Waziristan chapter of
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At least 10 people were killed and 13 others sustained injuries when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up amidst a gathering of the Awami National Party (ANP) and tribal Lashkar (force) at Mirali in North Waziristan on February 11, The News reported. President of the North Waziristan chapter of the ANP, Haji Anwar Shah, was among the dead. Witnesses told The News from Mirali, the second biggest town after the regional headquarters Miramshah, that a suicide bomber blew himself up when the party workers reached Eedak village where armed men of the tribal Lashkar were manning a checkpoint set up on the main Bannu-Miramshah road to search vehicles carrying goods to Afghanistan. The attacker was reported to be travelling with the ANP activists from Tappi to Mirali where they had gone as part of their election campaign. The tribal Lashkar was recently raised by the Dawar tribes-people to evict foreign militants from their area, which according to them, provoked military operations by the Pakistani security forces and caused them multiple hardships.
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February - 14 
A roadside bomb struck a security forces (SFs) vehicle in Mamoond in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on February 14, killing three SF personnel, including Major Farhan, and injuring two others, Daily Times reported. The SF personnel were going from the Katkot Fort to Khar when their vehicle was target
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A roadside bomb struck a security forces (SFs) vehicle in Mamoond in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on February 14, killing three SF personnel, including Major Farhan, and injuring two others, Daily Times reported. The SF personnel were going from the Katkot Fort to Khar when their vehicle was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb on Tarkho bridge. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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February - 28 
At least 10 suspected militants were killed in a missile strike on a house in South Waziristan early on February 28, according to Daily Times. The dead were believed to be of Pakistani and foreign origins, residents and officials said. The attack occurred at approximately 2AM in Kaloosha village, 10
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At least 10 suspected militants were killed in a missile strike on a house in South Waziristan early on February 28, according to Daily Times. The dead were believed to be of Pakistani and foreign origins, residents and officials said. The attack occurred at approximately 2AM in Kaloosha village, 10 kilometres west of Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan. "Nine militants were killed instantly while a wounded Punjabi militant passed away hours later in a local hospital," the residents said. Security officials also put the toll at 10. However, local news agencies reported that 13 people were killed in the attack and several others injured. It is the second such attack in the area after militant commander Nek Muhammad was killed in a missile attack in June 2004. Resident Sharifullah said three missiles hit the house of Afghan national Sheroo, who hailed from the Zalikhel tribe, which is allegedly harbouring foreign and local militants. "There was no immediate information about the presence of any high-value target," an unnamed official told AFP. Armed militants cordoned off the incident site after the missile strike, the residents said, adding that four unidentified ‘guests’ had arrived late on February 27 at the destroyed house. Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP that the deaths were caused by explosive material stored in the house, adding that 10 to 12 people were killed in the blast. "As per our information it was an explosion caused by explosive material in the house." However, a security source based in Peshawar said that the missile was fired by a US drone at about 2am. A spokesman for the United States-led coalition force based in Afghanistan said it had "no reports" that either it or the separate North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-headed force were involved in the strike. Sources said that the militants belonged to the Abu Hamza group whose leader was said to be a follower of local militant commander Maulana Nazir, according to Dawn. Nazir won government’s support after launching an armed campaign against Uzbek militants in the Ahmadzai Wazir area in April 2007. A spokesman for Nazir denied the killing of Arabs or Turkmens in the attack and said that some Afghans had died. "They were common Afghans and had been living in the area for a few years." He claimed that missiles had been fired from Afghanistan.
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March - 3 
Five militants were killed in a clash with the security forces (SFs) at the Nakai check-post in the Mohmand Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 3, according to Dawn. An official said that SFs had stopped a car at the check-post, about 12 km north of Ghalanai, the Agency
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Five militants were killed in a clash with the security forces (SFs) at the Nakai check-post in the Mohmand Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 3, according to Dawn. An official said that SFs had stopped a car at the check-post, about 12 km north of Ghalanai, the Agency’s headquarters, and told its five occupants that they needed to be frisked, but the latter refused. He said that some tribal elders headed by Malik Rehman, the father of MNA-elect Bilal Zaman, went to the place and attempted to resolve the issue. Their efforts failed and the militants subsequently tried to escape. Consequently, The SF personnel fired a rocket on the car, killing the five.
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March - 11 
11 people, including two women, were killed and over a dozen injured in fighting between the security forces and tribal militants in the Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 11, The News reported. The fighting erupted after militants attack
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11 people, including two women, were killed and over a dozen injured in fighting between the security forces and tribal militants in the Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 11, The News reported. The fighting erupted after militants attacked the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, who were fetching water from a nearby stream. A paramilitary soldier was injured in the improvised explosive device attack, and this was followed by a heavy gun-battle between the two sides for several hours. 11 people were reported killed so far in the shelling while over a dozen injured.
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March - 11 
Four women and two children were killed when artillery shells fired from the Afghan side of the border hit a number of houses in the Tangri area of North Waziristan on March 11-night, according to Dawn. Local people said that the area came under fire after a security camp in Afghanistan’s Khost prov
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Four women and two children were killed when artillery shells fired from the Afghan side of the border hit a number of houses in the Tangri area of North Waziristan on March 11-night, according to Dawn. Local people said that the area came under fire after a security camp in Afghanistan’s Khost province adjacent to North Waziristan had been attacked by some people.
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March - 15 
At least five persons, including four tribesmen and one Taliban, were killed and another seven wounded, including five Taliban, as two rival groups exchanged fire during a local jirga in the Mir Ali subdivision of North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 15, Daily
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At least five persons, including four tribesmen and one Taliban, were killed and another seven wounded, including five Taliban, as two rival groups exchanged fire during a local jirga in the Mir Ali subdivision of North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 15, Daily Times reports. The elders were holding the jirga in the Spin Wam area on Mir Ali-Tal Road when the clash occurred. The locals said the jirga had been called to arrange a compromise between two rival families. While discussing the conditions of a truce, the two sides started fighting, resulting in the casualties. The victims belonged to maliks (tribal elders) and local Taliban.
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March - 16 
At least 20 people were killed as several missiles hit a house in South Waziristan on March 16-afternoon, Daily Times reported. Seven missiles landed on the house of Noorullah in Toog village, located four kilometers south of Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan. Local journalist Sailab Mehsud
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At least 20 people were killed as several missiles hit a house in South Waziristan on March 16-afternoon, Daily Times reported. Seven missiles landed on the house of Noorullah in Toog village, located four kilometers south of Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan. Local journalist Sailab Mehsud said 20 people were killed and five others wounded in the missile attack. He said all those who died were Arabs and Turkmen, who had gathered at the house when the attack occurred. It could not be confirmed where the missiles came from, but locals told Mehsud they were fired from two unmanned aircrafts. Local people said that the house had been rented out to ‘non-local’ people about a year ago and about 20 non-local people lived there, according to Dawn. None of those killed and wounded included high-value targets, local residents and security officials said. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said there were reports of blasts and some casualties in the area and the military was checking. He added that Pakistani forces had not carried out any operation in the area and he did not know who had carried out the strike or what type of weapon was used. Major Chris Belcher, a US military spokesman in Afghanistan, said coalition forces conducted an operation in the Paktika province, which lies just across the border from South Waziristan. He said he had no information about the Pakistan strike and that he doubted the two incidents were related.
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March - 20 
A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a military vehicle in front of the brigade headquarters at Zari Noor in South Waziristan on March 20, killing five soldiers and injuring 11 others, Dawn reported. A man claiming to be a spokesman for the pro-government militant commander Maulana N
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A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a military vehicle in front of the brigade headquarters at Zari Noor in South Waziristan on March 20, killing five soldiers and injuring 11 others, Dawn reported. A man claiming to be a spokesman for the pro-government militant commander Maulana Nazir claimed responsibility for the attack. "We have declared that ‘Mujahideen’ will soon avenge the death of their colleagues in the missile strike (on Sunday)," Commander Malang told Dawn by from an undisclosed location. It is for the first time that Maulana Nazir’s group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack. Nine militants were killed and 10 others wounded when three missiles hit a compound in the Shah Nawazkot area near Wana on March 16.
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March - 20 
At least three nomads are feared to have been killed after some rockets fired from the Afghan territory, hit a makeshift house near the Angoor Adda in South Waziristan on March 20.
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At least three nomads are feared to have been killed after some rockets fired from the Afghan territory, hit a makeshift house near the Angoor Adda in South Waziristan on March 20.
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March - 26 
Seven people, including two women, were killed and two others sustained injuries when gunmen ambushed a Government ambulance in the Lower Kurram region of FATA on March 26, Dawn reported. The ambulance was going to Peshawar from Parachinar when it came under attack at the Chappari check-post. The vi
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Seven people, including two women, were killed and two others sustained injuries when gunmen ambushed a Government ambulance in the Lower Kurram region of FATA on March 26, Dawn reported. The ambulance was going to Peshawar from Parachinar when it came under attack at the Chappari check-post. The victims belonged to the Turi tribe. Officials said the assailants had used rockets and heavy machine-guns, killing seven passengers on the spot. A student of the Cadet College Razmak, a lady health worker and two Levies personnel were among the dead.
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April - 6 
Sectarian violence broke out on April 6 between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others, Daily Times reported. A 16-member jirga (council) consisting of elders of the two sects intervened a
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Sectarian violence broke out on April 6 between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others, Daily Times reported. A 16-member jirga (council) consisting of elders of the two sects intervened and brokered a truce between the warring groups in the villages of Khwar Kalay, Balish Khel and Sangeena, in the presence of political administration officials.
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April - 12 
Eight people were killed and 10 others injured in fresh violence between rival groups of the Kurram Agency in FATA on April 12, raising the death toll of the past eight days in the area to 35, reported Daily Times. Five tribesmen — Qadir Gul, Hamid Hussain, Rafique, Taib Khan and Abdul Hanan — were
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Eight people were killed and 10 others injured in fresh violence between rival groups of the Kurram Agency in FATA on April 12, raising the death toll of the past eight days in the area to 35, reported Daily Times. Five tribesmen — Qadir Gul, Hamid Hussain, Rafique, Taib Khan and Abdul Hanan — were killed, and 10 injured, during a clash in the Marro Khel area of Lower Kurram Agency. Similarly, three people were shot dead by armed rival groups in the areas of Balishkhel, Sadda, Karman, Para Chamkani, Pewar and Teri Mengal. The political administration of the Agency has engaged the local elite and tribal elders to arrange a ceasefire and to restore normalcy to the agency.
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April - 16 
According to Daily Times, at least 20 persons were killed as fighting erupted between activists of the militant group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Kooki Khel tribesmen of the Khyber Agency in FATA on April 16. "The two sides have started an exchange of fire," Rasool Khan, Assistant Political Agent of th
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According to Daily Times, at least 20 persons were killed as fighting erupted between activists of the militant group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Kooki Khel tribesmen of the Khyber Agency in FATA on April 16. "The two sides have started an exchange of fire," Rasool Khan, Assistant Political Agent of the Jamrud subdivision, confirmed to Daily Times. A tribal elder from Jamrud claimed that the Government had done nothing to avert the clash, despite knowing of hostilities on both sides. Tensions in the Jamrud subdivision surfaced after Kooki Khel tribe refused to surrender to the 30-point agenda of LI. The groups are reported to have targeted each other's positions in the hills using rockets and mortar shells, Geo News channel reported. LI is lead by cleric Mangal Bagh, who follows the puritanical Deobandi form of Sunni Islam. He has reportedly attempted to enforce a strict Taliban-style Islam in the region, provoking the tribesmen. "We can’t implement the Mangal Bagh brand of Islam on ourselves and our people," elders from the Katya Khel sub-tribe of the Kooki Khel tribe, gathered at a meeting, told Daily Times on April 15. They said they were "as much Muslims as Mangal Bagh and his men," adding, "He should not teach us Islam." Representing the sub-tribe Haji Shamshad, Haji Muhammad Ashraf, and Haji Sarfaraz said they were being asked to hoist black flags on their houses and surrender before the LI cadres. "All their demands are absurd as we’ve already taken action against those involved in smuggling, the hashish trade, kidnappings for ransom, and murders," they said.
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April - 26 
Three Taliban and four suspected criminals were killed and several others, including women and children, injured in a clash in the Dadukhel area of the Mohmand Agency in FATA on April 26. Assistant Political Agent Yakaghund Shahidullah Khan told Dawn that the casualties’ figure could be increased be
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Three Taliban and four suspected criminals were killed and several others, including women and children, injured in a clash in the Dadukhel area of the Mohmand Agency in FATA on April 26. Assistant Political Agent Yakaghund Shahidullah Khan told Dawn that the casualties’ figure could be increased because firing which started in the evening continued till late night. According to sources, people belonging to the local Taliban besieged a house where they alleged some 10 to 12 people were planning for some criminal activities. An exchange of fire took place in which three people from Taliban’s side — one of them identified as Zahid Khan of Michni — and four from other side — two of them identified as Noor Sham and Amjad — were killed. Rockets and Kalashnikovs were used in the fighting, sources added.
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May - 14 
At least 12 militants, including some foreigners, were killed on May 14 in a suspected United States missile strike on two houses in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA, Daily Times reported. Two missiles, apparently fired by a US drone aircraft, demolished a house and a compound used by
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At least 12 militants, including some foreigners, were killed on May 14 in a suspected United States missile strike on two houses in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA, Daily Times reported. Two missiles, apparently fired by a US drone aircraft, demolished a house and a compound used by suspected al Qaeda militants, an unnamed official told AFP. Residents said they saw drones flying in the area beforehand, AP reported. They said that Taliban militants cordoned off the site soon after the attack. Taliban spokesman Maulana Omar told Daily Times that ‘commander’ Maulana Obaidullah’s house had been targeted. He said most of the house’s residents, including women and children, were killed. He said the Taliban believed that the US army had initiated the attack to undermine peace efforts, adding, "We will avenge this but will continue talks with the Government." Separately, however, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said that there was no army in the area and he had no knowledge of any missile strike. The missile attack is reported to have triggered a chain of explosions, apparently caused by a stockpile of explosives, according to Dawn. Several people are thought to have been injured, but not much information came out of the area since militants prevented local people from undertaking any rescue operation. This is the third missile strike by American planes on Damadola. 18 persons, including 14 members of one family, were killed when a residential compound was hit on January 13, 2006. It was hit again by a pilotless predator on October 30, 2006, killing 82 people, including many children.
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May - 19 
Three civilians were killed and two others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device exploded outside a mosque in the Dabar area of Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency, in the FATA on May 19-night, Dawn reported. Local people said the explosion occurred shortly after people left the mos
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Three civilians were killed and two others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device exploded outside a mosque in the Dabar area of Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency, in the FATA on May 19-night, Dawn reported. Local people said the explosion occurred shortly after people left the mosque after offering Isha prayers.
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May - 21 
Four relatives of two members of parliament (MP) from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were killed in an ambush in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency on May 21, Daily Times reported. The attack left Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noorul Haq Qadri’s brother Hamayun Khan, unc
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Four relatives of two members of parliament (MP) from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were killed in an ambush in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency on May 21, Daily Times reported. The attack left Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noorul Haq Qadri’s brother Hamayun Khan, uncle Hafiz Abdul Aleem and brother-in-law Bacha Jan, and Senator Hafiz Abdul Malik’s son Hafiz Nooruddin dead, said officials. They said MNA Qadri and Senator Malik’s family members were traveling from Landi Kotal to Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, when the MNA’s car was ambushed. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the vehicle as it reached the Takhta Baig area in Jamrud, they said. The politicians’ families have not named any person or group in the police report, and no militant groups had claimed responsibility for the attack so far, the political administration officials said.
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May - 27 
Eight militants were killed and four others sustained injuries when a vehicle loaded with ammunition blew up in the Salarzai sub-division of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on May 27-night, Dawn reported. Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Iqbal Khattak said that the vehicle carrying explosives was going
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Eight militants were killed and four others sustained injuries when a vehicle loaded with ammunition blew up in the Salarzai sub-division of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on May 27-night, Dawn reported. Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Iqbal Khattak said that the vehicle carrying explosives was going from Bajaur to Jandol in the Upper Dir district. He denied reports that the vehicle had been hit by a missile, adding that it was an accidental explosion which completely destroyed the vehicle.
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May - 27 
Eight persons were killed and 13 others sustained injuries in the Orakzai Agency of the FATA when militants of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansarul Islam (AI), the two rival groups of Khyber Agency, clashed on May 27, Daily Times reported. Activists of the AI led by Mahboobul Haq and LI of Mangal Ba
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Eight persons were killed and 13 others sustained injuries in the Orakzai Agency of the FATA when militants of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansarul Islam (AI), the two rival groups of Khyber Agency, clashed on May 27, Daily Times reported. Activists of the AI led by Mahboobul Haq and LI of Mangal Bagh are reported to have clashed in the Kata Pana area of Orakzai Agency, according to Dawn. Two vehicles were damaged in the gun-battle and Utmankhel tribesmen captured two vehicles of the Mangal Bagh group. Sources said that the Mangal Bagh group which was operating in the Bara and Jamrud sub-division of the Khyber Agency had now extended its activities to the Orakzai region.
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May - 31 
A bomb exploded in a 4x4 vehicle owned by local Taliban in the Mamad Ghat area of the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 31, killing at least three Taliban and a bystander while injuring three more Taliban, , according to Daily Times. The four-wheel drive Surf was p
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A bomb exploded in a 4x4 vehicle owned by local Taliban in the Mamad Ghat area of the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 31, killing at least three Taliban and a bystander while injuring three more Taliban, , according to Daily Times. The four-wheel drive Surf was parked in a workshop amid a row of shops facing the Lakrai grid station. The local Taliban sealed off the area soon after the blast occurred. Witnesses said that three Taliban, whose names were Hakeem Khan, Qasim and Sultan Zeb, and a bystander, Zeerak, were killed in the blast. The political administration confirmed the blast had taken place, but said the toll was three dead and four injured.
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June - 3 
Four persons were killed and seven others wounded in a landmine explosion at a roadside in the Spin Tara area of Kurram Agency in FATA on June 3, Daily Times reported. Political administration officials said a truck carrying passengers to central Kurram Agency drove over a landmine. The dead include
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Four persons were killed and seven others wounded in a landmine explosion at a roadside in the Spin Tara area of Kurram Agency in FATA on June 3, Daily Times reported. Political administration officials said a truck carrying passengers to central Kurram Agency drove over a landmine. The dead included two Afghan nationals, a nine-year old boy and an 11-year-old girl.
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June - 9 
Three persons were killed in the Balyameen area of the Lower Kurram Agency on June 9 when unidentified militants opened fire on a vehicle, according to Daily Times. The vehicle was travelling to Balyameen from Anzari when gunmen opened fire, killing Sajid Hussain and his driver Ahmed Gul on the spot
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Three persons were killed in the Balyameen area of the Lower Kurram Agency on June 9 when unidentified militants opened fire on a vehicle, according to Daily Times. The vehicle was travelling to Balyameen from Anzari when gunmen opened fire, killing Sajid Hussain and his driver Ahmed Gul on the spot while another unidentified man died soon after.
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June - 10 
At least 11 paramilitary soldiers and 10 militants were killed in an air strike by the US-led forces on a Frontier Corps security post in the Sheikh Baba area along the Afghan border in Mohmand tribal region on June 10-night, according to Dawn. 15 people, including six paramilitary soldiers, were re
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At least 11 paramilitary soldiers and 10 militants were killed in an air strike by the US-led forces on a Frontier Corps security post in the Sheikh Baba area along the Afghan border in Mohmand tribal region on June 10-night, according to Dawn. 15 people, including six paramilitary soldiers, were reportedly injured in the attack. Officials of the Mohmand Rifles have said that 40 of their men are missing. A spokesman of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Maulvi Umar said that eight Taliban had been killed and nine others wounded in clashes. He also claimed that the Taliban have captured seven soldiers of the Afghan National Army and shot down a Nato helicopter, killing its crew. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on June 11 condemned the air strike and said his government would ensure the sovereignty of the country.
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June - 13 
Militants shot dead five tribesmen, including a pro-government tribal elder, Malik Zahideen, near Miranshah in North Waziristan of FATA on June 13, according to Daily Times. Malik Zahideen was travelling from Miranshah to his native Behramand village along with his two brothers and two nephews when
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Militants shot dead five tribesmen, including a pro-government tribal elder, Malik Zahideen, near Miranshah in North Waziristan of FATA on June 13, according to Daily Times. Malik Zahideen was travelling from Miranshah to his native Behramand village along with his two brothers and two nephews when four militants intercepted their vehicle near Kharseen, killing all five. The unidentified militants later managed to escape. According to AFP, militants shot dead the tribesmen suspecting they were spying for foreign forces in Afghanistan, a local official said.
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June - 19 
Militants belonging to Sunni group ambushed a food convoy killing four persons and subsequently set ablaze three trucks loaded with goods at Kurram agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 19, reports Daily Times. Militants used heavy weapons including, rocket launchers and A
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Militants belonging to Sunni group ambushed a food convoy killing four persons and subsequently set ablaze three trucks loaded with goods at Kurram agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 19, reports Daily Times. Militants used heavy weapons including, rocket launchers and AK-47 assault rifles, in the ambush. Meanwhile, security forces, backed by helicopter gunship, retaliated killing five militants in region.
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June - 21 
Five people were killed and nine others injured in an exchange of fire between two religious groups in the Teerah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA on June 21, Daily Times reported. Ansarul Islam (AI) said it took into custody 30 people belonging to its rival group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). The fighting b
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Five people were killed and nine others injured in an exchange of fire between two religious groups in the Teerah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA on June 21, Daily Times reported. Ansarul Islam (AI) said it took into custody 30 people belonging to its rival group Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). The fighting between the two religious groups has erupted after a long ceasefire. AI said the five people killed in the fighting belonged to LI and 30 LI men were taken into custody, adding that its shura (council) would decide their fate. Meanwhile, LI refuted AI’s claims saying that the houses of AI activists Qayyum and Jumma Baz were razed to the ground during the fighting and several important posts were captured. However, LI confirmed the death of two of its men in the fighting.
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June - 22 
At least 15 militants were dead and dozens injured in a clash between two militant groups, Lashkar-i-Islam and Ansarul Islam in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in the FATA on June 22, according to Dawn. The violence began on June 21 when militants belonging to Lashkar-i-Islam leader Mangal Bagh at
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At least 15 militants were dead and dozens injured in a clash between two militant groups, Lashkar-i-Islam and Ansarul Islam in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in the FATA on June 22, according to Dawn. The violence began on June 21 when militants belonging to Lashkar-i-Islam leader Mangal Bagh attacked a stronghold of Ansarul Islam, led by Ustad Mehboob. The two sides used mortars and rocket-propelled grenades during the clash.
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June - 23 
Gunmen shot dead eight members from a Shia tribe in the Kurram Agency, officials and residents told AFP on June 23.
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Gunmen shot dead eight members from a Shia tribe in the Kurram Agency, officials and residents told AFP on June 23.
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June - 28 
Eight persons were killed and five others injured as clashes between two groups in the Tirah area of Khyber Agency in the FATA on June 28, Geo News reported. The report said that the groups were using mortar guns, small missiles, rockets and other heavy arms in the fight.
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Eight persons were killed and five others injured as clashes between two groups in the Tirah area of Khyber Agency in the FATA on June 28, Geo News reported. The report said that the groups were using mortar guns, small missiles, rockets and other heavy arms in the fight.
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June - 30 
Seven tribesmen were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a blast at the base camp of a banned outfit in the Bar Qambarkhel area of Bara sub-division in Khyber Agency on June 30, according to The News. A blast that some locals believed to be a missile attack on the house of one Hakim Khan ki
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Seven tribesmen were killed and nine others sustained injuries in a blast at the base camp of a banned outfit in the Bar Qambarkhel area of Bara sub-division in Khyber Agency on June 30, according to The News. A blast that some locals believed to be a missile attack on the house of one Hakim Khan killed seven tribesmen and injured nine others. The building was being used as a base camp by the Amr BilmaroofwaNahi Anil Munkar group of Haji Namdar. The political authorities in Khyber Agency, however, said the blast was not linked to the military operation, claiming that it probably occurred when explosives stored in the building went off. A spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban, however, termed it a rocket attack carried out by a US drone.
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July - 3 
Five people were killed and several others injured in fresh clashes between Mangal Bagh’s Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Maulvi Mehboob’s Ansarul Islam (AI) in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. According to locals, clashes have continued for 13 day and both groups have occupied stra
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Five people were killed and several others injured in fresh clashes between Mangal Bagh’s Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Maulvi Mehboob’s Ansarul Islam (AI) in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. According to locals, clashes have continued for 13 day and both groups have occupied strategic positions in the mountains of Tirah Valley and are attacking each other with heavy ordinance. They said that over 80 people had been killed on both sides since the start of the clashes and the political administration had not been able to stop the fighting.
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July - 8 
Unidentified militants killed five security force personnel and injured three others while attacking their vehicle in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on July 8, according to Daily Times. There were unconfirmed reports about the death of a militant in retaliatory fire, whose body was taken awa
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Unidentified militants killed five security force personnel and injured three others while attacking their vehicle in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on July 8, according to Daily Times. There were unconfirmed reports about the death of a militant in retaliatory fire, whose body was taken away by the militants.
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July - 10 
According to the Assistant Political Agent of Lower Kurram, three people were killed and six others injured when a vehicle carrying vegetables struck a landmine in Arawali village.
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According to the Assistant Political Agent of Lower Kurram, three people were killed and six others injured when a vehicle carrying vegetables struck a landmine in Arawali village.
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July - 10 
Clashes between the two rival groups, the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam and the Mehboob-led Ansarul Islam, in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency n the FATA continued on July 10, The News reported. There were reports that at least three persons were killed and nine others injured in the f
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Clashes between the two rival groups, the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam and the Mehboob-led Ansarul Islam, in the remote Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency n the FATA continued on July 10, The News reported. There were reports that at least three persons were killed and nine others injured in the fresh clash between the two groups. Two of the killed were Lashkar activists, who allegedly attacked the Ansar's base in the Malikdin Khel area of the valley, while six of the group's men sustained bullet injuries.
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July - 10 
Four people were killed and five others wounded when a tractor trolley struck a landmine in the Kach area, he added.
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Four people were killed and five others wounded when a tractor trolley struck a landmine in the Kach area, he added.
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July - 13 
Six persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in fresh clashes between the two warring groups of the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam and the Mahoob-led Ansar-ul-Islam in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency in FATA on July 13, The News reported. Activists of the two groups clashed in the
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Six persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in fresh clashes between the two warring groups of the Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam and the Mahoob-led Ansar-ul-Islam in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber Agency in FATA on July 13, The News reported. Activists of the two groups clashed in the Bar Shalobar area and exchanged gunfire, resulting in the death of six persons.
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July - 16 
Seven persons were killed and five others injured on July 16 in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) militant groups in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. Sources said that both groups have occupied positions in the Tirah Valley mountains and are
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Seven persons were killed and five others injured on July 16 in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) militant groups in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, Daily Times reported. Sources said that both groups have occupied positions in the Tirah Valley mountains and are firing upon each other with heavy weapons. They said that more than 100 people have been killed in the clashes that have been continuing for a month and several more injured.
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July - 18 
A man died in a bomb blast in the Khyber Agency’s Bara division on July 18, Daily Times reported. But unconfirmed reports put the death toll at over five. The bomb exploded in a cave in the Tindi area, 18 kilometers from Bara. Sources said the bomb was kept in a store of the banned militant outfit L
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A man died in a bomb blast in the Khyber Agency’s Bara division on July 18, Daily Times reported. But unconfirmed reports put the death toll at over five. The bomb exploded in a cave in the Tindi area, 18 kilometers from Bara. Sources said the bomb was kept in a store of the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam.
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July - 18 
Suspected militants three persons in the KarwanManza area of South Waziristan on suspicion of them spying for the US. A note, written in Pashto, was also found near the bodies, accusing the dead of spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. It warned that other "US spies" would face the sam
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Suspected militants three persons in the KarwanManza area of South Waziristan on suspicion of them spying for the US. A note, written in Pashto, was also found near the bodies, accusing the dead of spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. It warned that other "US spies" would face the same fate.
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July - 19 
At least nine persons were killed and 10 injured in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam in the remote Tirah area of Khyber Agency on July 19, Daily Times reported. Sources said the clashes occurred in the Daki, Sangar and Inqilab Morcha areas.
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At least nine persons were killed and 10 injured in clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam in the remote Tirah area of Khyber Agency on July 19, Daily Times reported. Sources said the clashes occurred in the Daki, Sangar and Inqilab Morcha areas.
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July - 28 
A missile apparently fired from a Predator drone killed at least six persons on July 28 in a compound in South Waziristan near the Afghan border, Dawn reported. An unnamed security official said the strike might have killed a senior al Qaeda trainer known for his expertise in explosives and chemical
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A missile apparently fired from a Predator drone killed at least six persons on July 28 in a compound in South Waziristan near the Afghan border, Dawn reported. An unnamed security official said the strike might have killed a senior al Qaeda trainer known for his expertise in explosives and chemicals. The official put the death toll at 12. "Our report suggests that the missile strike might have killed Abu Khabab Al Misri, an Egyptian. But it remains unconfirmed," the official said. A resident of Wana said two missiles struck a seminary and an adjoining compound in the Zyara Leetha area of Azam Warsak early in the morning, killing six people and wounding a woman and her two children. A local militant commander, Maulvi Nazir, said the strike killed left seven persons, including the head of a seminary and students. However, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said "There is a problem at the local level. We have not received a detailed report. No one has been able to reach there and get details of the information. Therefore, I cannot really make a comment". The 55-year-old Midhat Mursi As-Sayid Umar alias Abu Khabab was earlier reported to have been killed in a US missile strike in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA in Jan 2006. However, later reports showed that he was not among those killed. He was a trainer at an al Qaeda facility in Darunta near Jalalabad in Afghanistan in the late 1990s. A graduate in science from an Egyptian university, Abu Khabab was considered to be an expert in conventional explosives and some western media reports said he headed a project named Al Zabadi, or ‘curdled milk’, for making chemical and biological weapons. The US had offered a $5 million reward on information leading to his capture.
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August - 6 
Four persons were killed when clashes resumed between the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) after two weeks of lull in the remote Tirah valley of the Khyber Agency on August 6, The News reported. "Four fighters of LI were killed and several injured in the attack," sources said, adding
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Four persons were killed when clashes resumed between the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and the Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) after two weeks of lull in the remote Tirah valley of the Khyber Agency on August 6, The News reported. "Four fighters of LI were killed and several injured in the attack," sources said, adding the group was also forced to vacate a post in Sandapal area. A leader of the AI, Qari Ezatullah, claimed that five men of the rival group were killed and 12 ‘seized’ while three important posts were also captured in the fighting. However, LI spokesman Misri Khan said three cadres of his organisation were killed and one post was captured by the rival group.
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August - 6 
Hundreds of Taliban militants attacked a security check-post near the Afghan border late on August 6, sparking fierce clashes in which up to 10 soldiers and 25 militants were killed, officials said on August 7, Daily Times reported. The security forces (SFs) had deployed a large force at Loyesam, 12
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Hundreds of Taliban militants attacked a security check-post near the Afghan border late on August 6, sparking fierce clashes in which up to 10 soldiers and 25 militants were killed, officials said on August 7, Daily Times reported. The security forces (SFs) had deployed a large force at Loyesam, 12 kilometers from Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in FATA, in a bid to reclaim important nearby Taliban strongholds. A Frontier Corps officer told AFP that 300-400 militants armed with AK-47 assault rifles, rocket launchers and grenades, participated in the attack. "The firing continued the whole night. This morning reinforcements were sent. One vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device on its way to the post and the convoy was then attacked by Taliban militants," the official said. "Up to 25 militants were killed and at least 10 Frontier Corps soldiers have also been martyred," an unidentified security official told AFP. However, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Maulvi Umar said 18 SF personnel were killed, a claim that is yet to be ascertained independently. Umar said the Taliban would use all resources to regain control of Loyesam area. He also claimed that 17 SF personnel had been held hostage, five of them with severe injuries, Dawn reported.
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August - 7 
Further, sources said that five troops were killed and several others injured when three roadside bombs hit a convoy of the SFs near Rashakai area, some 8kms from Khar.
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Further, sources said that five troops were killed and several others injured when three roadside bombs hit a convoy of the SFs near Rashakai area, some 8kms from Khar.
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August - 8 
At least 10 people were killed and 17 others sustained injuries on August 8 as clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and its rival Ansar-ul-Islam continued for the second day in the Bilyamen area of Lower Kurram in the FATA, Dawn reported. Local people said security forces attacked positions of the wa
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At least 10 people were killed and 17 others sustained injuries on August 8 as clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and its rival Ansar-ul-Islam continued for the second day in the Bilyamen area of Lower Kurram in the FATA, Dawn reported. Local people said security forces attacked positions of the warring groups with artillery to force them to stop fighting. The death toll in two days of clashes in the village near the Afghan border has reportedly increased to 14. Sajjad Hussain, younger brother of the Member of National Assembly, Sajid Hussain Turi, is among those killed.
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August - 8 
More than 70 Taliban militants were killed and 60 others sustained injuries in a gun-battle between militants and the security forces (SFs) in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on August 8, Daily Times reported. Seven paramilitary troops also died in clashes near the Afghan border, AP said, as helicopte
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More than 70 Taliban militants were killed and 60 others sustained injuries in a gun-battle between militants and the security forces (SFs) in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on August 8, Daily Times reported. Seven paramilitary troops also died in clashes near the Afghan border, AP said, as helicopter gun-ships and mortars targeted militants’ hideouts in the Rashakai and Tank Khata areas on August 8. "Intense firing again started at 8am at Loisam, Omari and Nawagai areas where a large number of armed Taliban are attacking security forces," an unnamed security official told AFP.
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August - 10 
At least seven persons were killed and more than 20 injured in fighting between the militants and security forces (SFs) in the Bajaur Agency on August 10, as Taliban occupied a 15-kilometre stretch of land from agency headquarters Khar to the Jaar area, Daily Times reported. Fighter aircraft and hel
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At least seven persons were killed and more than 20 injured in fighting between the militants and security forces (SFs) in the Bajaur Agency on August 10, as Taliban occupied a 15-kilometre stretch of land from agency headquarters Khar to the Jaar area, Daily Times reported. Fighter aircraft and helicopter gun-ships targeted militant hideouts in the agency after paramilitary troops withdrew from the Taliban stronghold of Loyesam following three days of fierce clashes. Two helicopters and two fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in Loyesam, Bando, Rashakai, Tang, Jaar, Haji Lawang, Yousafabad and Charmang areas until 4pm (PST) on August 10. Approximately 40 houses were destroyed during the bombing. Taliban militants reportedly attacked the bombers with anti-aircraft guns in the Carela and Tang Khata areas. Hundreds of armed Taliban militants, meanwhile, dug trenches in Loyesam along an eight-kilometer stretch of the strategic road leading to Peshawar, capital of the NWFP. Taliban also took control of temporary check-posts in Yousafabad, Haji Lawang, and Jaar abandoned by the SFs. They also blew up an abandoned check-post in Jarmola Kilay. Witnesses said Taliban dug trenches just a furlong away from the Bajaur Scouts headquarters in Khar and occupied a bridge in Jaar. Witnesses said most of the Bajaur Agency is now under Taliban control. Local sources said 90,000 local residents had emigrated from the area, mostly to the neighbouring Dir district. NGOs are reported to have set up camps in the Munda area, between the Dir and Bajaur. An official of Inter-Services Public Relations said the Pakistan Army was not taking part in the operation and therefore, they had no details on the losses suffered by the militants, The News reported. He said the paramilitary Frontier Corps in consultation with the local political administration was conducting the operation against militants in which fighter aircraft and gunship helicopters were being used to target the positions of militants.
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August - 11 
Security forces killed approximately 50 Taliban militants in fresh clashes in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, taking the death toll to nearly 160 in five days of fighting, Daily Times reported. "Helicopter gun-ships pounded positions of the militants in Bajaur and killed about 50 of them," an unnamed
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Security forces killed approximately 50 Taliban militants in fresh clashes in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, taking the death toll to nearly 160 in five days of fighting, Daily Times reported. "Helicopter gun-ships pounded positions of the militants in Bajaur and killed about 50 of them," an unnamed security official told Reuters. There were no casualties from the security forces, he claimed. "Some of the bombs dropped by jets on suspected militants’ hideouts in Tauheedabad and Damadola villages also hit many houses killing six civilians and wounding 12 others," the security official told AFP. Civilian casualties were also reported in the Charmang area of Bajaur and the Manja area of Khar. According to The News, at least 13 members of a family, including women and children, were killed as a result of bombing at an unnamed village in the Bajaur Agency. Residents said the fighting erupted at 1am (PST) on August 11 and bodies were scattered across the farmland 20 kilometers east of Khar, the agency headquarters. According to security officials, the fresh clashes erupted after militants attacked a security forces’ convoy in the Sikandaro area of Khar and the Tor Ghundi fort.
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August - 12 
12 militants, including three Turkmen, some Arabs and Waziri tribal fighters, were killed and several others injured when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fired four Hellfire missiles on Shnawana village in South Waziristan (SW), along the border with Afghanistan on August 12-night. Sources informed
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12 militants, including three Turkmen, some Arabs and Waziri tribal fighters, were killed and several others injured when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fired four Hellfire missiles on Shnawana village in South Waziristan (SW), along the border with Afghanistan on August 12-night. Sources informed The News from Angoor Adda, a border town between the SW and Afghanistan's Paktika province, that two pilot-less US planes were seen flying over the area during the attack on the village. They said four missiles were fired on the village in which 12 suspected militants were killed and several others injured. A house of pro-government tribal militant commander Abdur Rahman was destroyed in the attack in which Rahman and his brother Mohammad Islam died. According to residents, two US planes were hovering over the area since August 12-evening in the run-up to the drone attack. The planes fired four Hellfire missiles at around 10 pm at the compound where local and foreign militants were reportedly hiding. In Kabul, the US military said the missiles were not fired by either NATO’s International Security Assistance Force or the US-led coalition. "This is not true. We have no reports of missiles being fired into Pakistan," US-led coalition spokesman Lieutenant Nathan Perry told AFP.
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August - 12 
A senior al Qaeda operative and 17 other militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when low-flying helicopters bombed their positions in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, Dawn reported. Sources said Abu Saeed al-Masri alias Mustafa Mohammad Ahmad was killed in the air strike. The Egyp
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A senior al Qaeda operative and 17 other militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when low-flying helicopters bombed their positions in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, Dawn reported. Sources said Abu Saeed al-Masri alias Mustafa Mohammad Ahmad was killed in the air strike. The Egyptian-born Abu Saeed was reported to be a senior member of the Majlis-i-Shura and financial chief of al Qaeda. They said that Cobra helicopters precisely targeted militants’ positions in Shahnari, Haji Lawang, Ragha Dagg and Takht areas where security forces had been using air power since August 8. The helicopters attacked militants’ hideouts in Shahnari, killing 13 Taliban militants. They also hit four vehicles in Takht, killing five militants and injuring three others. However, a spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban denied that any foreign militant had been killed, AFP reported. "I strongly contradict reports that Abu Saeed al-Masri was killed in Bajaur. There are no foreigners," Omar said. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the security agencies had intelligence on presence of top al Qaeda operative Abu Mustafa Al Yazid but his death could not be confirmed as yet by "contacts on the ground", Daily Times reported.
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August - 12 
According to Dawn, a doctor held hostage reportedly by pro-Taliban militants in his house was killed along with his eight captors when a mortar shell hit the house in the Haji Lawang area in Bajaur Agency. Security forces hit the house of Dr Bawar on August 12-night, killing him and the eight milita
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According to Dawn, a doctor held hostage reportedly by pro-Taliban militants in his house was killed along with his eight captors when a mortar shell hit the house in the Haji Lawang area in Bajaur Agency. Security forces hit the house of Dr Bawar on August 12-night, killing him and the eight militants who had forced him to stay in the house and treat their injured comrades. Dr Bawar who worked in the Bajaur Agency headquarters hospital in Khar was alone in his house after sending his family to another area because of bombings carried out by the security forces.
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August - 13 
Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft and military gunship helicopters continued targeting suspected hideouts of militants in the Bajaur Agency, killing 21 more people, including three civilians, and injuring several others, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said that fighter aircraft and
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Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft and military gunship helicopters continued targeting suspected hideouts of militants in the Bajaur Agency, killing 21 more people, including three civilians, and injuring several others, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said that fighter aircraft and the Pakistan Army Cobra gunship choppers heavily bombarded suspected militant positions and hideouts in various parts of Bajaur Agency, including Pashat, Naraza and Mulla Said Banda in Salarzai sub-division and Inam Khwaro and Damadola in the Mamond sub-division. The officials claimed 12 militants were killed in the air strikes. In Jar Kalley of Utmankhel sub-division, a group of militants sitting on the roadside to target the troops through IEDs were targeted by gunship choppers that killed six militants. In Pashat village, three tribesmen, including an elder, were killed when his house came under attack from a warplane. There were complaints by the fleeing tribal populace that fighter aircraft and military choppers were mostly bombing civilian populations and villages rather than the militants still moving and operating freely in their strongholds in Mamond, Salarzai, Utmankhel and Inayat Kalley. Residents also complained that despite heavy bombing by the security forces for the past several days, the militants were still occupying roadside checkpoints and security posts vacated by the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts along the border with Afghanistan.
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August - 13 
People in Bajaur said 10 people were killed when artillery shells hit two houses in the Kass and Sheenkotai areas of Mamond sub-division late on August 13-night, Dawn reported. Four houses were damaged in Kass, 30kms northeast of Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
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People in Bajaur said 10 people were killed when artillery shells hit two houses in the Kass and Sheenkotai areas of Mamond sub-division late on August 13-night, Dawn reported. Four houses were damaged in Kass, 30kms northeast of Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
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August - 14 
Amid reports of the killing of prominent militant Taliban commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad in Bajaur Agency, the security forces (SFs) on August 14 intensified the ongoing military operation against the militants in the area, killing 33 more Taliban militants, according to The News. Military officia
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Amid reports of the killing of prominent militant Taliban commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad in Bajaur Agency, the security forces (SFs) on August 14 intensified the ongoing military operation against the militants in the area, killing 33 more Taliban militants, according to The News. Military officials in Bajaur said two vehicles carrying important Taliban commanders, including their regional chief Maulana Faqir Mohammad and his close associates, were targeted in Damadola on August 14-afternoon. “Two vehicles carrying senior Taliban commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad and his close aides were targeted by two gunship choppers. But I am not sure whether he (Maulana Faqir) died in the attack or not,” said a senior military official. 11 militants were reportedly killed in this attack. Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar confirmed the air attack on a double-cabin pick-up truck of Maulana Faqir, saying the vehicle was badly damaged. However, he said Faqir Mohammad remained unscathed in the attack, as he had just alighted from the vehicle.
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August - 14 
Four gunship helicopters continued targeting militants’ suspected hideouts in their strongholds in Seway, Mamond, Mulla Said Banda, and Utmankhel sub-division. According to military officials, 22 suspected militants were killed and several others injured when gunship choppers targeted a Madrassa (se
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Four gunship helicopters continued targeting militants’ suspected hideouts in their strongholds in Seway, Mamond, Mulla Said Banda, and Utmankhel sub-division. According to military officials, 22 suspected militants were killed and several others injured when gunship choppers targeted a Madrassa (seminary) run by chief of the Bajaur Agency unit of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) and Taliban commander Maulana Mohammad Munir at Seway in Mamond sub-division. Officials said the militants were using the seminary, built in the middle of orchards, as their hideout. However, there was no information on whether Maulana Munir, who is head of transport wing of the Taliban militants in Bajaur, was killed in the attack or not.
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August - 15 
At least 35 persons were killed when helicopter gun-ships attacked militants in several areas of the Bajaur Agency on August 15, Dawn reported. Sources said the militants’ headquarters at Savei in the Mamond sub-division was heavily bombed, killing 11 people. The building housed a so-called ‘Sharia
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At least 35 persons were killed when helicopter gun-ships attacked militants in several areas of the Bajaur Agency on August 15, Dawn reported. Sources said the militants’ headquarters at Savei in the Mamond sub-division was heavily bombed, killing 11 people. The building housed a so-called ‘Sharia court,’ a private jail and a store of weapons and ammunition. In another attack, the office of the local Taliban in a seminary was hit. The Taliban had installed an FM radio station at the seminary run by Maulvi Muneer. Witnesses said that militants attacked helicopters with anti-aircraft guns in Saddiqabad near Khar. At least five of the assailants were killed when the helicopters retaliated. In Mamond, at least 10 militants were killed and 12 others wounded.
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August - 16 August - 17
Amid reports of 25 more fatalities of militants in shelling by gunship helicopters and artillery fire, the security forces (SFs) have decided to launch a major ground offensive against the Taliban in Bajaur Agency on August 17 (today), The News reported. The security forces hit two vehicles in t
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Amid reports of 25 more fatalities of militants in shelling by gunship helicopters and artillery fire, the security forces (SFs) have decided to launch a major ground offensive against the Taliban in Bajaur Agency on August 17 (today), The News reported. The security forces hit two vehicles in the Salarzai area, killing 14 militants. Three children were killed when a mortar shell missed its target and hit a house in the Cheengai village in Damadola. Meanwhile, gunship choppers targeted hideouts and locations of the militants in the Loisam and Mamond areas. The SFs in Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency, also fired artillery and mortar shells on suspected locations of the Taliban. Sources said two militants were killed when a mortar shell hit a roadside post manned by the armed Taliban at Lagharay in Mamond sub-division. Similarly, two unidentified bodies were recovered from the main road in Utmankhel. Seven suspected militants were killed when artillery shells were fired on their position on Khaza Ghar mountains in Mamond. Militants had reportedly taken refuge in caves and bunkers in the mountain and were using the route for crossing into the adjoining Dir district from the Bajaur Agency. The house of Assistant Political Agent for the Frontier Region, Abdul Hamid Jan, was also destroyed in the shelling by the SFs in Tauheedabad area. Besides, the residence and seminary of Maulvi Niamatullah was bombed in the Salarzai area.
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August - 17 
Four militants were killed on August 17 when three Pakistan Army gunship helicopters targeted Taliban militants in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, The News reported. Military sources said two militants riding a motorcycle in Inayat Killay Bypass Road were targeted by the military chopper and killed o
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Four militants were killed on August 17 when three Pakistan Army gunship helicopters targeted Taliban militants in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, The News reported. Military sources said two militants riding a motorcycle in Inayat Killay Bypass Road were targeted by the military chopper and killed on the spot. In the same area, local tribal sources said military choppers hit a petrol pump and razed it to the ground. Military authorities suspected that militants operating in the adjoining Mamond and Inayat Killay were getting fuel from the petrol pump. Similarly, military sources said two militants were killed when a chopper fired on Haji Lawang bridge in the Utmankhel sub-division.
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August - 18 
Helicopters continued to attack militants’ positions in different parts of the region. Witnesses said that three villagers were killed in the air attacks. The helicopters also hit the house of Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar in the Mamond area. The house was destroyed but there was no report of any ca
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Helicopters continued to attack militants’ positions in different parts of the region. Witnesses said that three villagers were killed in the air attacks. The helicopters also hit the house of Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar in the Mamond area. The house was destroyed but there was no report of any casualty.
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August - 19 
25 militants and five soldiers were killed in clashes following a Taliban attack on a scouts’ camp in the Bajaur Agency, according to Dawn. Three civilians were killed in air strikes, sources said on August 19. Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jamil said that militants attacked the Bajaur Scouts c
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25 militants and five soldiers were killed in clashes following a Taliban attack on a scouts’ camp in the Bajaur Agency, according to Dawn. Three civilians were killed in air strikes, sources said on August 19. Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jamil said that militants attacked the Bajaur Scouts camp in Nawagai area at about 11pm on August 18 and the heavy exchange of fire continued till 4am the next day. He said 15 militants and five soldiers were killed while three soldiers sustained injuries. However, local people said that 25 militants had been killed.
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August - 19 August - 20
The Frontier Corps (FC) is reported to have killed about 15 Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency on August 20, Daily Times reported. The FC was directed to launch the operation after all efforts for a cease-fire between the warring factions in the Agency failed, said a press release issued by the
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The Frontier Corps (FC) is reported to have killed about 15 Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency on August 20, Daily Times reported. The FC was directed to launch the operation after all efforts for a cease-fire between the warring factions in the Agency failed, said a press release issued by the Interior Ministry in Islamabad on August 20. The statement said a jirga (council) from Hangu was dispatched to Kurram Agency to establish a truce between the warring factions. However, both sides violated the cease-fire and the FC was directed to establish the writ of the Government. The press release said that on August 19-night, between 300 to 400 Taliban militants attacked an FC post at Matak. The troops repelled the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the militants.
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August - 20 
Four Taliban militants were killed and another was injured in a clash between tribesmen and militants in Khyber Agency’s Bara sub-division on August 20, Daily Times reported. The clash, in which heavy weapons were used, erupted when the tribesmen tried to stop a car carrying Taliban militants in the
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Four Taliban militants were killed and another was injured in a clash between tribesmen and militants in Khyber Agency’s Bara sub-division on August 20, Daily Times reported. The clash, in which heavy weapons were used, erupted when the tribesmen tried to stop a car carrying Taliban militants in the Malik Dinkhel area. The militants opened fire at the tribesmen, who retaliated with rocket fire and killed four militants and injured another.
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August - 20 
Local tribesmen said that early in the morning, three fighter planes bombarded suspected militant hideouts in Damadola, Seway, Salarzai, Charmang Banda, Ghara, Lowi Sam and several other villages where the Taliban militants had reportedly established their sanctuaries. In Damadola village, a woman a
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Local tribesmen said that early in the morning, three fighter planes bombarded suspected militant hideouts in Damadola, Seway, Salarzai, Charmang Banda, Ghara, Lowi Sam and several other villages where the Taliban militants had reportedly established their sanctuaries. In Damadola village, a woman and her two children died when her house was targeted by a warplane. The planes also targeted suspected militant positions in Seway village. Three persons, including a woman and two children, were wounded in the attack. The house of Taliban commander Maulvi Ihsanullah was also reportedly destroyed in the bombing. Several other homes owned by local tribesmen, including Malik Jehanzeb, Reedi Gul, Sheharyar, Gul Shera and Khan Gul, were also damaged in air strikes that continued till 2 pm (PST).
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August - 20 
Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft and Army gunship helicopters on August 20 continued bombing suspected militant hideouts in the Bajaur Agency, killing three more persons and destroying a number of houses, The News reported. In addition, 14 militants were killed when the security forces repulsed a
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Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft and Army gunship helicopters on August 20 continued bombing suspected militant hideouts in the Bajaur Agency, killing three more persons and destroying a number of houses, The News reported. In addition, 14 militants were killed when the security forces repulsed a Taliban attack. Military sources said 14 militants were killed during a gun-battle with the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts on the Mataka post along the border with Afghanistan. Sources said the soldiers had vacated the post and were sitting around it, as they knew about the militants’ plan to capture it. "The soldiers wanted to trap the militants and they did so when dozens of armed Taliban fighters came there at night and attempted to capture the post. The FC [Frontier Corps] personnel opened fire on them and killed 14 of them on the spot."
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August - 20 
Twelve persons, most of them alleged foreign fighters, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a US Predator fired two Hellfire missiles on a house in the Zari Noor village of South Waziristan on August 20, The News reported. Military Spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed the inc
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Twelve persons, most of them alleged foreign fighters, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a US Predator fired two Hellfire missiles on a house in the Zari Noor village of South Waziristan on August 20, The News reported. Military Spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed the incident but said he would not confirm whether it was a missile or rocket attack. He said he had heard that 8-12 people had been killed in the explosions. The military spokesman, however, denied reports that a US Predator had fired Hellfire missiles on the Pakistani territory. Tribal sources said a house and Hujra (male guesthouse) owned by a local tribal elder, Mohammad Yaqub Mughalkhel Wazir, were hit by the missiles. "Before the attack at around 4 pm, a black colour plane was flying at a low altitude over the village and almost half-an-hour later another white colour plane fired two missiles that razed the buildings," said a local tribesman Mohammad Siyar Wazir. Militants affiliated to ‘commander’ Maulvi Nazeer reportedly cordoned off the village and the damaged buildings soon after the attack and barred the tribesmen from going to the incident site. Tribal sources based in Wana said the majority of those killed in the air strikes were reported to be Arab fighters staying as guests with the Wazir tribal elder.
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August - 20 August - 21
16 more people, including 10 militants and six civilians, were killed in mortar and artillery shelling by the security forces in the Bajaur Agency on August 21, The News reported. Military sources said that the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts shelled militant locations in their strongholds - Mamond a
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16 more people, including 10 militants and six civilians, were killed in mortar and artillery shelling by the security forces in the Bajaur Agency on August 21, The News reported. Military sources said that the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts shelled militant locations in their strongholds - Mamond and Salarzai subdivisions - inflicting heavy losses on the Taliban on August 20-night. They said two militants were killed at Safarey village when a house they were staying in was hit by an artillery shell. Sources from the militant stronghold in Mamond said that forces from the Bajaur Scouts headquarters in Khar continuously fired mortar and artillery shells on Mulla Said Banda, Safarey, Katkay, Bandaray and adjoining small villages reportedly inhabited by the militants. Several houses were damaged in the overnight shelling. Similarly, the paramilitary forces fired artillery shells at militant hideouts in various parts of Salarzai, killing five militants. Tribal sources said four persons - two women and two children - were killed in Mulla Said Banda in artillery shelling, causing damage to several houses. Five persons, including three Taliban militants and two children, died in artillery firing on Kach village of Salarzai.
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August - 23 
Five members of a family were killed and six wounded when a mortar shell hit a residential compound near Khar in the Bajaur Agency on August 23, Dawn reported. Local people said the shell fired by security forces landed in the house of one Qasim Jan at about 2:30 pm. The attack triggered fear among
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Five members of a family were killed and six wounded when a mortar shell hit a residential compound near Khar in the Bajaur Agency on August 23, Dawn reported. Local people said the shell fired by security forces landed in the house of one Qasim Jan at about 2:30 pm. The attack triggered fear among people and tribesmen again started vacating their houses. Some families had recently returned to their homes. Officials said that over 200,000 people had been displaced because of the conflict in Bajaur. The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that about 14,000 displaced people have moved from the agency to Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Sources said that security forces continued their operation against the militants on August 23 and targeted their positions in different parts of the region.
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August - 24 
Militants belonging to the pro-government Taliban commander Maulvi Nazeer clashed with the security forces (SFs) in South Waziristan (SW) on August 24 and five militants were killed and two sustained injuries, The News reported. Three SF personnel were also injured in these clashes even as the fight
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Militants belonging to the pro-government Taliban commander Maulvi Nazeer clashed with the security forces (SFs) in South Waziristan (SW) on August 24 and five militants were killed and two sustained injuries, The News reported. Three SF personnel were also injured in these clashes even as the fighting spread to Dray Nishtar, Sholam, Dana and Patay and the two sides used mortars guns, rocket-launchers and other heavy weapons. Reports said the SFs fired artillery shells at the militants’ positions in Dana, 10 kilometers west of Wana, the headquarters of SW. They were retaliating against the militants, who in the early hours of August 24 attacked a post of the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Zam Cheena, 25 kilometers west of Wana, with rocket-launchers and other sophisticated weapons and caused injuries to three soldiers.
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August - 27 
Troops killed at least 50 militants, including some foreign fighters, in the Bajaur Agency on August 27, Daily Times reported. Security forces (SFs) targeted militants holed up in a health centre, killing 30 of them and wounding many more, military spokesman Major Murad Khan told AP. "Security force
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Troops killed at least 50 militants, including some foreign fighters, in the Bajaur Agency on August 27, Daily Times reported. Security forces (SFs) targeted militants holed up in a health centre, killing 30 of them and wounding many more, military spokesman Major Murad Khan told AP. "Security forces killed 25-30 militants, including some important commanders and foreigners in Bajaur’s Raghan region," a security official told AFP.
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August - 30 
At least five militants were killed and four others were injured in a missile strike on a house in South Waziristan on August 30, according to Daily Times. The missile, which targeted the house of Noor Khan Wazir, is said to have been fired from an aircraft. The missile strike razed the house, witne
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At least five militants were killed and four others were injured in a missile strike on a house in South Waziristan on August 30, according to Daily Times. The missile, which targeted the house of Noor Khan Wazir, is said to have been fired from an aircraft. The missile strike razed the house, witnesses told Daily Times. Reports indicated that at least two foreigners were among the dead. The area is considered to be the stronghold of pro-government warlord Maulvi Nazeer, who had expelled Uzbek militants from there following several days of fierce battle in 2007.
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August - 30 
On August 30, a house came under attack in South Waziristan and four persons, including two Canadians of Arab origin, were killed.
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On August 30, a house came under attack in South Waziristan and four persons, including two Canadians of Arab origin, were killed.
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August - 31 
Six people were killed and eight others sustained injuries in a missile attack on a residential compound in Ghundi village of North Waziristan on August 31, Dawn reported. It was not clear if the missile had been fired from a US drone, but some local people reported seeing an unmanned aircraft flyin
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Six people were killed and eight others sustained injuries in a missile attack on a residential compound in Ghundi village of North Waziristan on August 31, Dawn reported. It was not clear if the missile had been fired from a US drone, but some local people reported seeing an unmanned aircraft flying over the area. According to AFP, most of the dead were foreign militants, including Arabs and Uzbeks. This was the fourth missile attack in the tribal region during August.
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September - 1 
At least nine persons were killed and 52 others injured as the operation against militants in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP continued for the fourth consecutive day on September 1, Daily Times reported. According to Geo News, security forces used helicopter gun-ships and artillery to target suspected h
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At least nine persons were killed and 52 others injured as the operation against militants in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP continued for the fourth consecutive day on September 1, Daily Times reported. According to Geo News, security forces used helicopter gun-ships and artillery to target suspected hideouts of the militants in Orakzai Agency.
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September - 3 
At least 20 people, most of them women and children, were killed in an assault by US-led coalition forces on a village near the Afghan border on September 3, Dawn reported. The attack comes amid an increase in the number of missile and predator attacks on suspected al Qaeda hideouts in Waziristan in
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At least 20 people, most of them women and children, were killed in an assault by US-led coalition forces on a village near the Afghan border on September 3, Dawn reported. The attack comes amid an increase in the number of missile and predator attacks on suspected al Qaeda hideouts in Waziristan in recent days. It was, however, the first known ground assault of its kind. According to people in Musa Neka Ziarat in South Waziristan, three US helicopters landed in the plains at around 4am, troops disembarked from them and attacked a house, killing 10 people. They said that two children, three women and five men were killed in the attack on the house of one Payo Jan Torjikhel. A woman survived the indiscriminate shooting, they said. The troops then opened fire on villagers who had come out of their homes, killing another 10 people. The victims, including three children and two women, belonged to the families of Faiz Mohammad and Nazar Jan. Payo Jan and Nazar Jan were also killed. Local people said Payo Jan and the two other families had no association with militants. There were unconfirmed reports that the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops had also captured some people and taken them to Afghanistan.
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September - 3 
At least four militants were killed and several others injured in attacks by security forces (SFs) on their hideouts in Bajaur Agency on September 3, Dawn reported. Sources said the SFs attacked a house at Ghundai Darra in the Salarzai sub-division where Taliban were holding a meeting, killing two m
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At least four militants were killed and several others injured in attacks by security forces (SFs) on their hideouts in Bajaur Agency on September 3, Dawn reported. Sources said the SFs attacked a house at Ghundai Darra in the Salarzai sub-division where Taliban were holding a meeting, killing two militants and injuring two others. Further, one militant was killed in Damadola and another in Charmang and three were injured in separate attacks by the SFs.
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September - 4 
Six people, including two suspected Arab nationals and four Dawar tribal militants, were killed and four others injured in yet another missile strike by a US Predator on Achar Khel village near Miranshah in North Waziristan on September 4. Official and tribal sources told The News that a US spy plan
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Six people, including two suspected Arab nationals and four Dawar tribal militants, were killed and four others injured in yet another missile strike by a US Predator on Achar Khel village near Miranshah in North Waziristan on September 4. Official and tribal sources told The News that a US spy plane was seen flying over the area during the aerial attack on the village. The plane, which had been hovering over the border tribal villages for the past several days, fired a Hellfire missile that razed to the ground the house of local tribesman Farman Dawar at Achar Khel. Sources close to tribal militants, led by Maulana Hafiz Gul Bahadur, said that two among the dead were identified as Arab guests who had come to Farman’s house, while the remaining four persons killed in the air strike were local Dawar tribesmen. They said four people injured in the missile attack were also Dawar tribesmen.
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September - 8 
A woman and two children died on the same day when a mortar shell hit their house in Shago area of Khar.
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A woman and two children died on the same day when a mortar shell hit their house in Shago area of Khar.
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September - 10 
Unnamed Pakistani intelligence officials told Associated Press on September 10 that the four foreigners killed in the strike were Abu Qasim, Abu Musa, Abu Hamza and Abu Haris. However, a Pakistani army spokesman, Maj Murad Khan, said that the military had no information about the identity of the men
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Unnamed Pakistani intelligence officials told Associated Press on September 10 that the four foreigners killed in the strike were Abu Qasim, Abu Musa, Abu Hamza and Abu Haris. However, a Pakistani army spokesman, Maj Murad Khan, said that the military had no information about the identity of the men killed in the ‘explosions’.
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September - 11 
Taliban militants shot dead three pro-government tribesmen accusing the victims of spying against them, officials said. The bodies of the tribesmen were found on September 11-morning near a road in the Tally area, a local government official told AFP, adding, "They were shot in the neck and a note f
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Taliban militants shot dead three pro-government tribesmen accusing the victims of spying against them, officials said. The bodies of the tribesmen were found on September 11-morning near a road in the Tally area, a local government official told AFP, adding, "They were shot in the neck and a note found with their bodies said all those indulging in activities against Taliban and co-operating with the government will suffer the same fate," the official said.
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September - 12 
A missile from a suspected United States drone killed 14 people when it hit a house in the outskirts of Miranshah in North Waziristan tribal area in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 12, reports Daily Times. It was the fourth such strike in a week. The pre-dawn strike destr
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A missile from a suspected United States drone killed 14 people when it hit a house in the outskirts of Miranshah in North Waziristan tribal area in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 12, reports Daily Times. It was the fourth such strike in a week. The pre-dawn strike destroyed the house and 14 people were killed, an official told Reuters, adding that another 14 people were wounded. The men were believed to be terrorists, locals said, adding that the house hit in the Tol Khel area had been rented by an Afghan terrorist organisation, Al Badar, and was being used as an office. Army confirms: "We confirm a missile attack at around 5.30 in the morning (on Thursday) ... We have informed the government." While the military spokesman Major Murad Khan gave no more details but security officials in the region said 14 people had been killed and about 12 wounded. The residents said two missiles were fired at a former government school where terrorists and their families were living.
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September - 23 
Daily Times reported that three persons, including two women, were killed in a mortar attack on the Pewar village of Kurram Agency in the FATA on September 23. Political administration sources said that the Mengal tribesmen allegedly fired four mortar shells at a house in the Pewar village that belo
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Daily Times reported that three persons, including two women, were killed in a mortar attack on the Pewar village of Kurram Agency in the FATA on September 23. Political administration sources said that the Mengal tribesmen allegedly fired four mortar shells at a house in the Pewar village that belonged to a Toori tribesman, killing three people.
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September - 24 
At least three people were killed when a shell hit their vehicle as security forces (SFs) and Taliban militants clashed in the Karapa area of Mohmand Agency in the FATA on September 24, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times.
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At least three people were killed when a shell hit their vehicle as security forces (SFs) and Taliban militants clashed in the Karapa area of Mohmand Agency in the FATA on September 24, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times.
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September - 26 
14 militants were killed and 20 others injured when security forces, backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery, pounded suspected militant positions in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on September 26, reports Dawn. Officials said that militants had attacked a security check post in the Tang Khatta, abo
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14 militants were killed and 20 others injured when security forces, backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery, pounded suspected militant positions in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on September 26, reports Dawn. Officials said that militants had attacked a security check post in the Tang Khatta, about nine kilometers from Khar, early in the morning. Security forces retuned fire and a gun battle that continued for about five hours killed seven militants while injuring several others.
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September - 30 
Four Taliban militants were killed and two others were wounded in the shelling of a vehicle at Mamoond town, when tribesmen backed by Army helicopter gunships fought the Taliban at Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on September 30, reports Daily Times. Troops killed anot
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Four Taliban militants were killed and two others were wounded in the shelling of a vehicle at Mamoond town, when tribesmen backed by Army helicopter gunships fought the Taliban at Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on September 30, reports Daily Times. Troops killed another five Taliban militants after they launched an attack on a military checkpost in the same town, leading to a gun battle that lasted nearly an hour, the official said. A tribal lashkar killed two Taliban militants and captured another in Lower Kurram, following the abduction of a tribal elder, local administration told Daily Times.
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October - 1 
On October 1, five people had been killed in a US strike, eight kilometers south of the town of Mir Ali. Reports said that a US pilot less drone fired two missiles at a house in the area.
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On October 1, five people had been killed in a US strike, eight kilometers south of the town of Mir Ali. Reports said that a US pilot less drone fired two missiles at a house in the area.
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October - 3 
Pakistani intelligence officials reported another US air strike earlier on October 3 on Datta Khel village, situated closer to the border with Afghanistan, in which at least three persons were killed.
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Pakistani intelligence officials reported another US air strike earlier on October 3 on Datta Khel village, situated closer to the border with Afghanistan, in which at least three persons were killed.
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October - 4 
Volunteers of the Salarzai tribe set ablaze eight Taliban houses in the Aundai area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on October 4, locals said, according to Daily Times. Taliban militants attacked the lashkar (army) and three Taliban militants were killed in the exchange of fire.
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Volunteers of the Salarzai tribe set ablaze eight Taliban houses in the Aundai area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on October 4, locals said, according to Daily Times. Taliban militants attacked the lashkar (army) and three Taliban militants were killed in the exchange of fire.
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October - 6 
Dawn reports that six militants were killed in a fierce clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) in the Khazana area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on October 6. In a statement issued in Peshawar, FC authorities said that the militants "wearing militia uniforms" had occupied a house.
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Dawn reports that six militants were killed in a fierce clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) in the Khazana area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on October 6. In a statement issued in Peshawar, FC authorities said that the militants "wearing militia uniforms" had occupied a house.
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October - 9 
At least eight persons, include seven Taliban militants and a local tribesman, were killed when the local Toori tribesmen and security forces (SFs) clashed with the Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency of FATA on October 9, reports Daily Times. The clashes began when the Taliban attacked the Ali Z
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At least eight persons, include seven Taliban militants and a local tribesman, were killed when the local Toori tribesmen and security forces (SFs) clashed with the Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency of FATA on October 9, reports Daily Times. The clashes began when the Taliban attacked the Ali Zai village in the Lower Kurram Agency. The SFs and a lashkar (army) of the Toori tribe retaliated, killing six Taliban. A tribesman was also killed in the clash.
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October - 9 
At least seven people, including three foreigners, were killed in a missile attack by a suspected United States (US) drone, 20-kilometres east of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, local witnesses said on October 9, reports Daily Times. The attack on the Ghundai village targeted the h
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At least seven people, including three foreigners, were killed in a missile attack by a suspected United States (US) drone, 20-kilometres east of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, local witnesses said on October 9, reports Daily Times. The attack on the Ghundai village targeted the house of Muhammad Sultan, son of Zaley Gul. Local tribesmen recovered seven bodies from the bombed site and feared the toll could rise. "There are three foreigners among the dead," they said.
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October - 10 
At least 40 persons were killed and around 90 others wounded when a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle set off an explosion in an anti-Taliban jirga (council) of the Ali Khel tribe in the Khadezai area of Upper Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 10
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At least 40 persons were killed and around 90 others wounded when a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle set off an explosion in an anti-Taliban jirga (council) of the Ali Khel tribe in the Khadezai area of Upper Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 10, reports Daily Times. "We were busy in raising a lashkar to evict Taliban from the region when this attack took place," Qeemat Khan Orakzai, a jirga member told Reuters.
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October - 10 
The Taliban militants beheaded four elders from the Charmang tribe after they had attended a pro-government jirga (council) on October 10. They were identified as Malik Dastan, Malik Jamaldar Khan, Malik Aman Gul and Malik Sana Gul. Their dead bodies were recovered from a dry canal near the Kotki ar
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The Taliban militants beheaded four elders from the Charmang tribe after they had attended a pro-government jirga (council) on October 10. They were identified as Malik Dastan, Malik Jamaldar Khan, Malik Aman Gul and Malik Sana Gul. Their dead bodies were recovered from a dry canal near the Kotki area of Khar. Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Jamil said the militants abducted the elders when they were returning home after attending a jirga convened to plan action against the Taliban.
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October - 10 
Thirteen militants were killed in a clash with a tribal lashkar in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. Five militants were also killed in an air strike carried out by security forces in the Mamound area.
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Thirteen militants were killed in a clash with a tribal lashkar in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. Five militants were also killed in an air strike carried out by security forces in the Mamound area.
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October - 11 
A suspected United States (US) missile strike killed four people while the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) claimed it had killed five Taliban militants inside Pakistan on October 11, according to Daily Times. “Two missiles struck a compound just outside Miranshah [late on Saturday]. F
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A suspected United States (US) missile strike killed four people while the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) claimed it had killed five Taliban militants inside Pakistan on October 11, according to Daily Times. “Two missiles struck a compound just outside Miranshah [late on Saturday]. Four people were killed...,” a security official told AFP.
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October - 12 
Security forces said they have killed 27 Taliban militants in an air strike in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on October 12, according to Daily Times. “In a highly successful action in Orakzai Agency, a combat aviation strike killed 27 Taliban,” said a statement from the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters
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Security forces said they have killed 27 Taliban militants in an air strike in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on October 12, according to Daily Times. “In a highly successful action in Orakzai Agency, a combat aviation strike killed 27 Taliban,” said a statement from the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters. The statement said those killed included two important Taliban commanders. Credible sources confirmed that 12 persons among those killed were would-be suicide bombers, said the statement.
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October - 13 
Four tribesmen were killed in clashes between the Taliban militants and a tribal lashkar in the Kotkai village near Charmang area, Reuters quoted another government official as saying. He said several Taliban militants were also killed, but was unsure of the number.
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Four tribesmen were killed in clashes between the Taliban militants and a tribal lashkar in the Kotkai village near Charmang area, Reuters quoted another government official as saying. He said several Taliban militants were also killed, but was unsure of the number.
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October - 14 
NNI reported that at least three people were killed while three others were injured when unidentified assailants opened firing on a van in the Sanbaga area of Orakzai Agency in FATA on October 14, reports Daily Times. The van was going from Daburi to Ghiljo when it came under attack.
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NNI reported that at least three people were killed while three others were injured when unidentified assailants opened firing on a van in the Sanbaga area of Orakzai Agency in FATA on October 14, reports Daily Times. The van was going from Daburi to Ghiljo when it came under attack.
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October - 16 
Daily Times reports that a suspected US drone fired two missiles on October 16 into South Waziristan, killing five people, including at least one foreigner, security officials said. "Two missiles were fired, completely destroying the house. Reports confirm five dead," an unnamed security official to
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Daily Times reports that a suspected US drone fired two missiles on October 16 into South Waziristan, killing five people, including at least one foreigner, security officials said. "Two missiles were fired, completely destroying the house. Reports confirm five dead," an unnamed security official told AFP. There was no immediate confirmation of the strike from the Pakistani military or from the US-led coalition in neighbouring Afghanistan. Two Pakistani intelligence officials told the Associated Press that reports from informants and field agents suggested that one foreign member of the Taliban died in the attack and that another foreigner was injured. Asked if any Al Qaeda leaders had been hit, the officials said that while Arabs had been living in the house, the identities of the victims were not yet clear. They said the Taliban had frequented the house in a remote, forested area, since its owner fled the tribal region last year. Another intelligence agency official told Reuters five militants had been killed. "Guests were staying there," said a second official. The term is commonly used to refer to foreign militants. Witnesses told NNI the area is controlled by Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.
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October - 17 
Daily Times reports the security forces launched an offensive against the Taliban militants in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on October 17, killing 12 militants. Backed by helicopter gun ships, artillery and jet fighters, the troops launched the operation in the Loyesam area, an unnamed paramilitary off
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Daily Times reports the security forces launched an offensive against the Taliban militants in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on October 17, killing 12 militants. Backed by helicopter gun ships, artillery and jet fighters, the troops launched the operation in the Loyesam area, an unnamed paramilitary official said.
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October - 19 
Security official Fazl Rabi said three Taliban militants were killed in other parts of Bajaur when they tried to attack security posts.
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Security official Fazl Rabi said three Taliban militants were killed in other parts of Bajaur when they tried to attack security posts.
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October - 23 
At least four Taliban militants were killed in a clash with the security forces (SFs) in Khyber Agency on October 22, APP said, according to Daily Times. One Frontier Constabulary soldier was also injured. The SFs also arrested seven Taliban militants from the Shah Kas area, APP said, including a Ta
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At least four Taliban militants were killed in a clash with the security forces (SFs) in Khyber Agency on October 22, APP said, according to Daily Times. One Frontier Constabulary soldier was also injured. The SFs also arrested seven Taliban militants from the Shah Kas area, APP said, including a Taliban commander it did not identify.
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October - 23 
Suspected US drones fired missiles on October 23 into a madrassa (seminary) set up by veteran pro-Taliban commander, Jalaluddin Haqqani, killing eight people and wounding six others, near Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, security officials said, according to Daily Times. "At 2:25am,
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Suspected US drones fired missiles on October 23 into a madrassa (seminary) set up by veteran pro-Taliban commander, Jalaluddin Haqqani, killing eight people and wounding six others, near Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA, security officials said, according to Daily Times. "At 2:25am, two spy drones fired three missiles at the madrassa of Mullah Mansoor," an unnamed security official said. "Eight militants were sleeping in the courtyard. All of them were killed. They were local militants," a villager standing at the scene of the strike told Reuters. Security officials said the Madrassa Sirajul Uloom – three kilometres from Miranshah near Danday Darpa Khel on the Miranshah-Afghanistan road – was set up by Haqqani during the 1980s ‘jihad’ against Soviet forces in Afghanistan. It was currently run by one of Haqqani’s commanders, Mullah Mansoor, and was recently used as a guesthouse for ‘international and local students travelling from other areas’, they told AFP. The earlier missile strike on September 8 targeting another house owned by Haqqani killed 23 people, including members of Haqqani’s extended family, security officials said.
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October - 23 
Taliban militants killed at least eight pro-government Ferozkhel tribal elders in an ambush in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on October 23, reported Daily Times. The victims were returning from a jirga (council) to discuss strategies for combating Taliban in the agency when their vehicle was stopped in
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Taliban militants killed at least eight pro-government Ferozkhel tribal elders in an ambush in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on October 23, reported Daily Times. The victims were returning from a jirga (council) to discuss strategies for combating Taliban in the agency when their vehicle was stopped in the Babraki Ziarat area on the Oblana-Kohat road, local official Ahmed Khan said. "Armed Taliban stopped their vehicle, ordered the tribesmen to come out and shot them dead one by one," he said. 16 Taliban militants had been made hostage and two killed in recent clashes with the Ferozkhel tribal militia. Taliban so far have not accepted responsibility for the attack.
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October - 26 
At least 11 people, seven of them Frontier Corps personnel and three Khasadars, were killed and five injured on October 26 in a suicide attack in the Mohmand Agency of FATA, Dawn reported. The channel quoted sources as saying that a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into the Naqi check
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At least 11 people, seven of them Frontier Corps personnel and three Khasadars, were killed and five injured on October 26 in a suicide attack in the Mohmand Agency of FATA, Dawn reported. The channel quoted sources as saying that a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into the Naqi check post, killing the 10 security force (SF) personnel and a technician. Talking to the channel, Mohmand Agency Assistant Political Agent Saeed Ahmad Jan, however, denied that anybody had died, saying that the attack had only injured nine SF personnel.
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October - 26 
At least seven persons were killed when the suspected US drones fired missiles into an alleged Taliban compound near Wana at South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 26, reports Daily Times. “Initial reports say at least seven people were killed in the missile s
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At least seven persons were killed when the suspected US drones fired missiles into an alleged Taliban compound near Wana at South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 26, reports Daily Times. “Initial reports say at least seven people were killed in the missile strike, which destroyed the premises,” one senior security official told AFP. There was no immediate confirmation of the strike from the military or from the US-led coalition in Afghanistan. The attack was the 12th such incident in the past 10 weeks, all of which were blamed on US-led coalition forces or Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) drones based in Afghanistan.
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October - 26 
Daily Times reported that Taliban militants attacked a security post on the outskirts of Khar, headquarters Bajaur Agency in the FATA on October 26. Troops retaliated, killing six Taliban.
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Daily Times reported that Taliban militants attacked a security post on the outskirts of Khar, headquarters Bajaur Agency in the FATA on October 26. Troops retaliated, killing six Taliban.
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October - 28 
Dawn reports that four Taliban militants were killed in fighting with the security forces in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on October 28, according to Daily Times.
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Dawn reports that four Taliban militants were killed in fighting with the security forces in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on October 28, according to Daily Times.
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October - 28 
Dawn reports that security forces (SFs) on October 28 injured three Taliban militants and arrested five others after an hour-long gun battle in the Mohmand Agency of FATA. Major Farooq told the media at the Mohmand Rifles’ headquarters in Ghalanai that they had information that a group of militants
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Dawn reports that security forces (SFs) on October 28 injured three Taliban militants and arrested five others after an hour-long gun battle in the Mohmand Agency of FATA. Major Farooq told the media at the Mohmand Rifles’ headquarters in Ghalanai that they had information that a group of militants was heading towards security camps in Khanch and Yousufkhel areas to carry out an assault on the posts. The SFs launched a search operation and after an hour-long gun battle, four militants were arrested, who were identified as Usman, Mohamamd Zaman, Bilal and Mosa Khan, he added. He said the accused militants were Pakistani nationals, adding that five others militants managed to escape. He claimed that three militants were also wounded in the clash, while three Kalashnikov rifles, hand-grenades, cell phones and thousands of cartridges were seized from their possession.
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October - 29 
APP reported that Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel killed five Taliban militants in the Lakaro tehsil (revenue division) of Mohmand Agency in the FATA on October 29, according to Daily Times.
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APP reported that Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel killed five Taliban militants in the Lakaro tehsil (revenue division) of Mohmand Agency in the FATA on October 29, according to Daily Times.
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October - 30 
Security forces in Mohmand Agency of FATA killed five Taliban militants and captured an explosives expert known to have links with Afghan insurgents, a senior military officer said on October 30, AFP reported, according to Daily Times. One Taliban was killed and another was wounded in a shootout wit
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Security forces in Mohmand Agency of FATA killed five Taliban militants and captured an explosives expert known to have links with Afghan insurgents, a senior military officer said on October 30, AFP reported, according to Daily Times. One Taliban was killed and another was wounded in a shootout with troops, who chased their vehicle when they refused to stop at a check post, Colonel Muhammad Saifullah said. Four other Taliban arrived in a jeep to rescue the injured, but security forces attacked the vehicle, killing all of them, he said. The alleged explosives expert was identified as Pakistani Taliban commander Imran alias Mansoor.
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October - 31 
According to Daily Times, 20 Arab fighters of the al Qaeda were killed when two suspected US missiles struck a pick-up truck and a house west of Mir Ali in the North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 31. Security officials said Abu Akash al-Iraqi, an ageing Al Qaeda
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According to Daily Times, 20 Arab fighters of the al Qaeda were killed when two suspected US missiles struck a pick-up truck and a house west of Mir Ali in the North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 31. Security officials said Abu Akash al-Iraqi, an ageing Al Qaeda leader, was suspected to be killed in the attack. He was living in the house rented from a local, Amanullah.
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October - 31 
According to Daily Times, four persons were killed and three others sustained injuries during an attack by the Taliban militants in Daboori area of upper Orakzai Agency in FATA on October 31. The retaliatory fire killed a militant and injured another.
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According to Daily Times, four persons were killed and three others sustained injuries during an attack by the Taliban militants in Daboori area of upper Orakzai Agency in FATA on October 31. The retaliatory fire killed a militant and injured another.
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October - 31 
At least 12 suspected Taliban militants were killed when two missiles were fired by a suspected US drone at a hideout near Wana in the South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 31, reports Daily Times. An unnamed senior security official said that top Taliban commande
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At least 12 suspected Taliban militants were killed when two missiles were fired by a suspected US drone at a hideout near Wana in the South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 31, reports Daily Times. An unnamed senior security official said that top Taliban commander Mullah Nazir was also wounded in the strike.
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October - 31 
The News reports that six persons were killed and five others, including two women and three children, injured in the shelling by fighter planes in Sapri area of the Mamond tehsil (revenue divisions) in the Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). An official of the security forc
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The News reports that six persons were killed and five others, including two women and three children, injured in the shelling by fighter planes in Sapri area of the Mamond tehsil (revenue divisions) in the Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). An official of the security forces said that fighter planes targeted the positions of militants in the mountains of Nawagai and Mamond tehsils.
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November - 2 
A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint near the main gate of the Zalai Fort in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 2, killing eight paramilitary troopers, reports Daily Times. The Army’s top spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said, “We have
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A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint near the main gate of the Zalai Fort in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 2, killing eight paramilitary troopers, reports Daily Times. The Army’s top spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said, “We have confirmed reports of eight deaths.” Four persons were also wounded in the attack. The Zalai Fort was reportedly located 20 kilometres outside Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan Agency. The troops were washing their vehicles when the suicide attacker came, two intelligence officials said. They described the explosion as ‘large’ and said it destroyed the checkpoint and damaged the front wall of the fort.
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November - 2 
Three Taliban militants were killed and four others injured in a military operation in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Several Taliban hideouts were also reportedly destroyed in air strikes and artillery shelling.
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Three Taliban militants were killed and four others injured in a military operation in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Several Taliban hideouts were also reportedly destroyed in air strikes and artillery shelling.
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November - 4 
Five Taliban militants were killed and several others injured in artillery fire and bombing by jet planes on suspected Taliban hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, official sources said on November 4, according to Daily Times. Jet fighters targeted Taliban positions in the Dama Dola area of Mamoon
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Five Taliban militants were killed and several others injured in artillery fire and bombing by jet planes on suspected Taliban hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, official sources said on November 4, according to Daily Times. Jet fighters targeted Taliban positions in the Dama Dola area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue division). Troops backed by artillery and mortars also targeted suspected hideouts in several other areas of Bajaur.
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November - 6 
22 tribesmen were killed and 45 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Salarzai jirga (council) in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on November 6, according to Daily Times. The blast targeted a lashkar (volunteer militia) in the Batmalani, about 40-kilometres northeast of agency headquar
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22 tribesmen were killed and 45 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Salarzai jirga (council) in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on November 6, according to Daily Times. The blast targeted a lashkar (volunteer militia) in the Batmalani, about 40-kilometres northeast of agency headquarters Khar. “Two to three hundred members of the lashkar were finalising their strategy after demolishing houses of Taliban when the blast occurred,” said local police official Fazal-e-Rabi. Malik Rahimullah, a tribal elder, said the explosion occurred as soon as armed contingents began to move. Among the dead were lashkar head Malak Fazal Karim and his aides Malak Wazir Khan and Malak Sakhi. Officials initially said it appeared that a remote-controlled bomb was used, but later said body parts of an apparent suicide bomber were found, and that witnesses said they saw a young man rushing into the crowd.
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November - 7 
According to Daily Times, 13 persons were killed as suspected US drones fired two missiles at a house in Kamshaam in Razmak tehsil (revenue division) of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 7. The house belonged to a tribesman, Ghani Gul.
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According to Daily Times, 13 persons were killed as suspected US drones fired two missiles at a house in Kamshaam in Razmak tehsil (revenue division) of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 7. The house belonged to a tribesman, Ghani Gul.
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November - 7 
Reuters reported that 30 Taliban militants were killed while 15 underground bunkers were destroyed. The jets also bombed the Aareb area of Mamoond tehsil. They targeted the house of Jaish-e-Islami leader Wali Rehman. The sources said six members of Rehman's family were killed.
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Reuters reported that 30 Taliban militants were killed while 15 underground bunkers were destroyed. The jets also bombed the Aareb area of Mamoond tehsil. They targeted the house of Jaish-e-Islami leader Wali Rehman. The sources said six members of Rehman's family were killed.
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November - 9 
NATO jets on November 9 bombed Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency of FATA, killing eight members of a banned outfit – Amar Bil Maroof – and injuring three, Dawn reported. The channel said the NATO jets targeted hideouts of the banned outfit in the Moga area near Torkham. Amar Bil Maroof spokesman, Mu
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NATO jets on November 9 bombed Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency of FATA, killing eight members of a banned outfit – Amar Bil Maroof – and injuring three, Dawn reported. The channel said the NATO jets targeted hideouts of the banned outfit in the Moga area near Torkham. Amar Bil Maroof spokesman, Munsif Afridi, confirmed that those who had died were members of his group. He said that 10 Afghan soldiers had been killed in a gun battle with his group at the Torkham border earlier in the day.
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November - 11 
Three persons were killed during a clash in the Kas Ghundi locality of Machni in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 11, according to Daily Times. The clash ensued after suspected Taliban militants set ablaze a truck carrying a US military jeep to Karachi near the
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Three persons were killed during a clash in the Kas Ghundi locality of Machni in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 11, according to Daily Times. The clash ensued after suspected Taliban militants set ablaze a truck carrying a US military jeep to Karachi near the Machni check post.
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November - 14 
Suspected US drones fired four guided missiles early on November 14 at a house in Aula Din Garaj Khel village in North Waziristan, killing 12 people and injuring three others, reports Daily Times. The targeted house, belonging to a local tribesman Ameer Gul, was completely destroyed in the missile a
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Suspected US drones fired four guided missiles early on November 14 at a house in Aula Din Garaj Khel village in North Waziristan, killing 12 people and injuring three others, reports Daily Times. The targeted house, belonging to a local tribesman Ameer Gul, was completely destroyed in the missile attack. Three of the dead were identified as relatives of Ameer Gul while nine others could not be identified due to their bodies being deformed beyond recognition. Associated Press reported that the 12 people killed included several foreign fighters. Taliban gunmen had cordoned the area and removed the bodies. According to an estimate, this missile attack is the 38th during the tenure of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government, while a total of 36 such attacks took place during the earlier tenure of the former Musharraf regime.
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November - 15 
Six Taliban were killed as troops pounded Taliban hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on November 15, according to Daily Times.
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Six Taliban were killed as troops pounded Taliban hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on November 15, according to Daily Times.
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November - 16 
Security forces backed by artillery and helicopter gunships continued attacks on suspected militant positions in Mamond and Nawagai. At least six militants were killed in helicopter attacks in the Tanai area of Mamond sub-division. In the Umrai area, a mortar shell hit a vehicle killing two civilian
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Security forces backed by artillery and helicopter gunships continued attacks on suspected militant positions in Mamond and Nawagai. At least six militants were killed in helicopter attacks in the Tanai area of Mamond sub-division. In the Umrai area, a mortar shell hit a vehicle killing two civilians.
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November - 16 November - 17
At least five Taliban militants were killed on November 16 when the security forces (SFs) targeted their hideouts in the Bajaur region, according to Dawn. The five were killed in Siprai village, where the SFs have been engaged in fierce clashes with militants for the past three months. "It was inten
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At least five Taliban militants were killed on November 16 when the security forces (SFs) targeted their hideouts in the Bajaur region, according to Dawn. The five were killed in Siprai village, where the SFs have been engaged in fierce clashes with militants for the past three months. "It was intense firing which continued until late Sunday night, killing five militants," an unnamed local administration official told AFP. He said that the artillery fire resumed on November 17-morning in several areas of Bajaur targeting underground bunkers and hideouts of militants.
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November - 17 
At least 10 persons were killed in clashes between the Taliban and pro-government tribal leaders in Bajaur Agency, officials said on November 18, Daily Times reported. The Taliban on November 17 intercepted a convoy carrying 12 pro-government elders of the Mamoond tribe, local Government official Is
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At least 10 persons were killed in clashes between the Taliban and pro-government tribal leaders in Bajaur Agency, officials said on November 18, Daily Times reported. The Taliban on November 17 intercepted a convoy carrying 12 pro-government elders of the Mamoond tribe, local Government official Israr Khan told AFP. The tribesmen opened fire and killed three Taliban militants, including their commander, he said. The elders later took refuge in a guesthouse belonging to a local tribal chief, but more militants arrived, who besieged the house and demanded the local chief hand over the elders. "They opened fire and lobbed hand grenades inside, killing four elders and three servants of the tribal chief," Khan said.
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November - 21 
22 militants were killed and five others sustained injuries when the security forces (SFs) targeted hideouts of suspected militants in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency on November 21, The News reported. Sources said the SFs targeted hideouts in Damadola, Tanikhwar, Sapray, Charmang, Kotki, Zorband
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22 militants were killed and five others sustained injuries when the security forces (SFs) targeted hideouts of suspected militants in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency on November 21, The News reported. Sources said the SFs targeted hideouts in Damadola, Tanikhwar, Sapray, Charmang, Kotki, Zorbandar, Glokas Shenkot, Kharkay and Gutki areas of Mamond and Nawagai sub-divisions. The troops claimed to have destroyed most of the hideouts during the daylong operation, adding that the writ of the Government had been restored in most parts of the agency.
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November - 24 
The security forces (SFs) targeted suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of Pandyalai tehsil (revenue division) in the Mohmand Agency on November 24 with artillery killing five militants and injuring an equal number of them, The News reported. The SFs claimed that militants had attacked
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The security forces (SFs) targeted suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of Pandyalai tehsil (revenue division) in the Mohmand Agency on November 24 with artillery killing five militants and injuring an equal number of them, The News reported. The SFs claimed that militants had attacked a check-post of the Mohmand Rifles with mortar guns which was retaliated.
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November - 25 
According to Daily Times, at least six Taliban militants were killed overnight as the Pakistani Army moved in on their hideouts in the Bajaur Agency. "Pakistani artillery pounded Taliban hideouts and underground bunkers, killing six and injuring four others," local administration official Mohammad J
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According to Daily Times, at least six Taliban militants were killed overnight as the Pakistani Army moved in on their hideouts in the Bajaur Agency. "Pakistani artillery pounded Taliban hideouts and underground bunkers, killing six and injuring four others," local administration official Mohammad Jamil told AFP. Jamil added that intense firing continued until November 25-morning. "Troops are also closing in on Nawagai area in Bajaur, which is a stronghold of the Taliban," he said.
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November - 26 
Helicopter gunships shelled various areas in the Safi tehsil (revenue division) in the Mohmand Agency of FATA killing two Taliban militants and a civilian and injuring 12 others, Daily Times reported. Among the injured are four militants and eight civilians, including a woman and a child.
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Helicopter gunships shelled various areas in the Safi tehsil (revenue division) in the Mohmand Agency of FATA killing two Taliban militants and a civilian and injuring 12 others, Daily Times reported. Among the injured are four militants and eight civilians, including a woman and a child.
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November - 27 
Five people were killed and two others injured in a bomb blast in South Waziristan on November 27, Daily Times reported. Official sources said a jeep carrying seven people was blown up in the Khaisor area of Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan. The sources, however, said it was not clear if t
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Five people were killed and two others injured in a bomb blast in South Waziristan on November 27, Daily Times reported. Official sources said a jeep carrying seven people was blown up in the Khaisor area of Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan. The sources, however, said it was not clear if the victims were local or foreign militants, as the town is believed to be the hub of al Qaeda terrorists and Taliban.
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November - 29 
At least three people were killed and two injured in a missile attack by a suspected United States drone in the Chashma village of North Waziristan Agency in the FATA, local sources said on November 29, reported Daily Times. They said that the attack targeted the house of a local tribesman Taj Muham
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At least three people were killed and two injured in a missile attack by a suspected United States drone in the Chashma village of North Waziristan Agency in the FATA, local sources said on November 29, reported Daily Times. They said that the attack targeted the house of a local tribesman Taj Muhammad, around two kilometers south of Miranshah. There was no immediate information about the identity of those killed. Official sources, however, denied reports of the suspected drone attack on North Waziristan Agency, APP reported. “The news of a missile strike on North Waziristan is incorrect,” the official sources said.
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November - 30 December - 1
According to Daily Times, fighter jets and artillery killed 15 Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency on December 1. The clashes took place in several areas of Bajaur where troops are engaged in fighting with the Taliban since the launch of an army operation in August 2008. "Artillery backed by tanks an
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According to Daily Times, fighter jets and artillery killed 15 Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency on December 1. The clashes took place in several areas of Bajaur where troops are engaged in fighting with the Taliban since the launch of an army operation in August 2008. "Artillery backed by tanks and fighter jets pounded underground bunkers and other hideouts of the Taliban, killing 15 of them during the last 24 hours," local administration official Mohammad Jamil told AFP. He said six militants were killed and three others injured in artillery fire on Nawagai area, while nine were killed after fighter jets bombarded their hideouts in Mamoond. Jamil added that a woman was also killed when a mortar hit her house in Mamoond on November 30.
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December - 2 
Three persons, including two women of a family, died and a minor was critically injured when a shell struck their house in lower Chinari village of Lakaro tehsil (revenue division) in Mohmand Agency on December 2, The News reported. The security forces (SFs) carried out heavy shelling on suspected h
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Three persons, including two women of a family, died and a minor was critically injured when a shell struck their house in lower Chinari village of Lakaro tehsil (revenue division) in Mohmand Agency on December 2, The News reported. The security forces (SFs) carried out heavy shelling on suspected hideouts of the militants with artillery and mortar guns from Bhai Dag and Mamad Gat camps. A man identified as Hazir Khan, his wife and sister-in-law, were killed and a minor girl sustained severe injuries when an artillery shell struck their house in Chinari area.
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December - 5 
At least six persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries on December 5 when an explosives-laden vehicle blew up in the Kalaia area of Lower Orakzai Agency, Daily Times reported. Officials said the suicide bomber was attempting to target a local fair, but the vehicle blew up before reachi
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At least six persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries on December 5 when an explosives-laden vehicle blew up in the Kalaia area of Lower Orakzai Agency, Daily Times reported. Officials said the suicide bomber was attempting to target a local fair, but the vehicle blew up before reaching the site when a petrol station’s guards started firing at it. Orakzai Political Agent Kamran Zaib told Daily Times that six people were killed and eight injured in the explosion, but local sources put the death toll at 10, and said 15 people were injured.
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December - 5 
Three people were killed in a missile attack by a suspected United States drone in the Mir Ali tehsil (revenue division) of North Waziristan on December 5, according to Daily Times. Two missiles were fired at a house in Kateera village in Khushal Torikhel area, around 20 kilometers south of Mir Ali,
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Three people were killed in a missile attack by a suspected United States drone in the Mir Ali tehsil (revenue division) of North Waziristan on December 5, according to Daily Times. Two missiles were fired at a house in Kateera village in Khushal Torikhel area, around 20 kilometers south of Mir Ali, locals said. Intelligence officials and residents said those killed in the attack were Taliban militants. However, they could not confirm if the men were local or foreign nationals. Two people were also injured in the attack, AFP reported.
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December - 11 
Five militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in an exchange of fire with the security forces (SFs) in Targhakhi area of Pandyalai tehsil (revenue division) in the Mohmand Agency on December 11, The News reported. A group of local militants attacked the Targhakhi checkpoint in Pandy
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Five militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in an exchange of fire with the security forces (SFs) in Targhakhi area of Pandyalai tehsil (revenue division) in the Mohmand Agency on December 11, The News reported. A group of local militants attacked the Targhakhi checkpoint in Pandyalai tehsil near Ghalanai, the Agency headquarters, with mortar guns and other heavy weapons. However, the SFs retaliated with artillery and mortar guns from the Ghalanai headquarters and the Yousafkhel checkpoint, killing five militants on the spot and injuring seven others. The houses of Mutabar Khan and Rahmanuddin in Pandyalai were also destroyed in the shelling.
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December - 11 
Six suspected militants were killed on December 11 when a missile apparently fired by a US drone struck a house in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan, The News reported. The missile hit a house next to a seminary, a senior security official told AFP. Local intelligence officials confirmed the
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Six suspected militants were killed on December 11 when a missile apparently fired by a US drone struck a house in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan, The News reported. The missile hit a house next to a seminary, a senior security official told AFP. Local intelligence officials confirmed the strike, saying the missile destroyed the house and damaged the seminary.
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December - 16 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed seven militants, including a prominent commander, when the latter attacked a checkpoint in Safi area of the Mohmand Agency on December 16, The News reported. Talking to the media, a spokesperson for the Mohmand Rifles, a wing of paramilitary Frontier Corps, claimed t
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed seven militants, including a prominent commander, when the latter attacked a checkpoint in Safi area of the Mohmand Agency on December 16, The News reported. Talking to the media, a spokesperson for the Mohmand Rifles, a wing of paramilitary Frontier Corps, claimed that a group of 120 militants attacked the Darwazgai-2 check-post with heavy weapons on the night of December 15. SFs retaliated and targeted militants’ positions with artillery and mortar guns. The official said seven militants, including an important commander Zar Muhammad alias Zaray, and a trooper from the Mohmand Rifles, Ibad Gul, were killed in an encounter that continued for three hours.
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December - 19 
Taliban militants killed three Pakistani truckers returning after transporting fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, officials said on December 20, according to Daily Times. The attack occurred on in the night of December 19 when Taliban militants fired rocket-propelled grenades at two oil tankers in
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Taliban militants killed three Pakistani truckers returning after transporting fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, officials said on December 20, according to Daily Times. The attack occurred on in the night of December 19 when Taliban militants fired rocket-propelled grenades at two oil tankers in the Landi Kotal area of Khyber Agency in the FATA, when they were coming back from the Afghan border, said Fazal Mehmood, a Government official in Khyber. The three Pakistanis were ferrying their vehicles back to Pakistan without the para-military escorts that often accompany the convoys on their way to Afghanistan, Mehmood added. Despite the increasing attacks on supplies, about 60 trucks crossed the border on December 20, a Government official in Khyber said.
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December - 19 
Two drivers and a cleaner were killed when militants opened fire on an empty oil tanker near the Landikotal Bazaar in Khyber Agency on December 19, The News reported. Sources said the oil tanker was on its way to Khyber Walikhel after supplying oil to the US forces in Afghanistan, when the militants
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Two drivers and a cleaner were killed when militants opened fire on an empty oil tanker near the Landikotal Bazaar in Khyber Agency on December 19, The News reported. Sources said the oil tanker was on its way to Khyber Walikhel after supplying oil to the US forces in Afghanistan, when the militants attacked it with light and automatic guns, killing driver Rehan and cleaner Shabir on the spot. The co-driver, Wasif, also sustained bullet injuries and was rushed to the Landikotal Civil Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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December - 21 
Six persons, including two women, were killed and three others sustained injuries when jetfighters targeted the Omaray area of Mamond sub-division in the Bajaur Agency on December 21, The News reported. Sources said fighter planes targeted suspected hideouts of the militants in Omaray, killing two p
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Six persons, including two women, were killed and three others sustained injuries when jetfighters targeted the Omaray area of Mamond sub-division in the Bajaur Agency on December 21, The News reported. Sources said fighter planes targeted suspected hideouts of the militants in Omaray, killing two persons. Eyewitnesses said a truck, parked in the main square of Omaray, came under attack of jetfighters, killing four persons, including two women, on the spot and injuring three others. Reports indicated that those killed in the bombing belonged to Mamond and had shifted to a camp in the Munda area of Dir District when the military operation against the militants was launched in Bajaur Agency in August 2008. The family was returning home in Mamond when the jetfighters targeted the vehicle.
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December - 22 
Seven suspected militants reportedly belonging to the Punjab province were killed and several others sustained injuries when three US spy planes fired missiles at two vehicles and a house at Karikot, Azam Warsak and Dhog villages of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on the morning of December 22. Offici
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Seven suspected militants reportedly belonging to the Punjab province were killed and several others sustained injuries when three US spy planes fired missiles at two vehicles and a house at Karikot, Azam Warsak and Dhog villages of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on the morning of December 22. Officials and tribal sources told The News from Wana, headquarters of SWA, that the CIA-operated spy planes fired three missiles, two at vehicles parked at Karikot and Azam Warsak villages, and another at a house, which did not explode. They said the Maulana Nazeer-led Ahmadzai Wazir and Punjabi Taliban had installed heavy weapons on both the vehicles from which they fired at the drones in the morning. Sources close to the militants said three militants hailing from Punjab were killed at Karikot village where the drone fired a Hellfire missile at a double-cabin pick-truck parked near the village. Similarly, they said, four more suspected militants, also from Punjab, died when their truck was hit by the pilotless spy plane. Villagers in Wana said another missile, which the drone had fired at a home at Dhog, could not explode.
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December - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in the Mamoond tehsil (revenue division) of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on December 25, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs continued operations against the Taliban in different areas of the tehsil. The SFs also destroyed
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in the Mamoond tehsil (revenue division) of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on December 25, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs continued operations against the Taliban in different areas of the tehsil. The SFs also destroyed a number of Taliban hideouts.
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December - 27 
Four people, including three children, of a family were killed on December 27 when a shell landed at their house in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, sources told NNI, according to Daily Times. The shell fired from an unidentified location hit the house in the Mandal area of Bajaur, sources said.
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Four people, including three children, of a family were killed on December 27 when a shell landed at their house in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, sources told NNI, according to Daily Times. The shell fired from an unidentified location hit the house in the Mandal area of Bajaur, sources said.
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December - 30 
Pakistan on December 30 suspended supplies to more than 65,000 NATO and United States troops in Afghanistan when Security Forces imposed curfew in and around Jamrud tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency to initiate a military operation against the Taliban, Daily Times reported. Two militants we
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Pakistan on December 30 suspended supplies to more than 65,000 NATO and United States troops in Afghanistan when Security Forces imposed curfew in and around Jamrud tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency to initiate a military operation against the Taliban, Daily Times reported. Two militants were among five people killed on December 30 in the joint operation by military and paramilitary forces. "We have launched crackdown against people creating disturbances, and army, paramilitary and levy force is jointly conducting the operation," Khyber Chief Administrator Tariq Hayat told reporters in Peshawar. Hayat also said the operation was targeting six Taliban-linked organizations. "This operation will continue as long as all targets are achieved," he stated. According to him, the operation was aimed at putting a stop to both attacks on NATO supply vehicles and a spate of kidnappings for ransom in the FATA, where the Taliban and al Qaeda are active. Troops had already seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition in a raid on a warehouse in Jamrud, Hayat said, adding that a complete curfew had been imposed on the area, with paramilitary troops patrolling the streets. The early-dawn operation followed recent Taliban activities, which attempted to cut off supply lines to international forces in Afghanistan and threatened Peshawar’s security. "Helicopter gunships pounded suspected hideouts of the Taliban and their local facilitators while ground forces with tanks and heavy artillery provided backup," residents of Jamrud told Daily Times. Troops shelled Taliban strongholds in the Ghundi, Sakhipul, Tedi bazaar, Shah Zaman Kalay and Ghuriza areas of Jamrud. "Five people were killed," political administration officials said, but did not provide details. Local residents said three civilians, including a child, were killed in an area close to Tedi bazaar and Ghuriza by the shelling. Local residents said the militants put up little resistance to the operation. "There was some resistance by members of an organisation, but there was no resistance at all by the militants who appear to have left the area much earlier than the operation started," the residents said. Reuters reported NATO spokesman in Kabul Captain Mark Windsor as saying that the supply blockade "will not have a major impact, for it is temporary and we have stocks and supplies. Overall, it will be a good thing."
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December - 31 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 31 demolished dozens of houses and arrested scores of people on the second day of the military operation in Khyber Agency's Jamrud sub division, Dawn reported. Two army gunship helicopters reportedly targeted militant hideouts and houses of Kukikhel elders in Ghundi
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 31 demolished dozens of houses and arrested scores of people on the second day of the military operation in Khyber Agency's Jamrud sub division, Dawn reported. Two army gunship helicopters reportedly targeted militant hideouts and houses of Kukikhel elders in Ghundi locality the entire day. Tanks and artillery also targeted positions of suspected militant commanders in the area. The Peshawar-Torkhum highway and Torkhum border also remained closed for the second consecutive day. The closure of Torkhum border has is reported to have affected supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan. Briefing newsmen at the Khyber House about the operation called ‘Here I Come’, Political Agent of Khyber Agency, Tariq Hayat Khan, claimed the SFs had so far demolished at least 19 houses of militant commanders and Kukikhel elders in the last two days. Three civilians were killed on December 31 when their home was hit by 'mistake,' he said. He also said action against the Kukikhel tribe had been initiated under the Collective Territorial Responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, adding that the tribe had failed to flush out the criminals from their area and allegedly provided shelter to militants. SFs have demolished the houses of Malak Attaullah Kukikhel and Senator Nasar Khan in Ghundi and Shah Kas localities respectively. Three family members of Malak Attaullah were among the 116 persons arrested during the operation. Tariq Hayat said that a huge quantity of arms and ammunition had also been recovered from the house of a militant commander Iftekhar in Ghundi area. However, the suspect commander could not be arrested during the operation.
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