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May - 1 
A bomb blast on May 1-morning damaged an oil tanker and injured a passerby woman in the Sultankhel area of Landi Kotal in FATA, Dawn reported. The oil tanker was parked at a private parking lot in Takia Sultankhel on the main Peshawar-Torkhum highway
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A bomb blast on May 1-morning damaged an oil tanker and injured a passerby woman in the Sultankhel area of Landi Kotal in FATA, Dawn reported. The oil tanker was parked at a private parking lot in Takia Sultankhel on the main Peshawar-Torkhum highway when an explosive device went off early in the morning. The explosion also caused fire at the tanker while a passerby woman sustained shrapnel injuries.
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May - 1 
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a madrassa (seminary) in the Khyber Agency of FATA on May 1 injuring at least 18 people in an apparent attempt to assassinate the head of a religio-militant organisation. "I was the target," Haji Namdar, chief of t
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A suicide bomber blew himself up in a madrassa (seminary) in the Khyber Agency of FATA on May 1 injuring at least 18 people in an apparent attempt to assassinate the head of a religio-militant organisation. "I was the target," Haji Namdar, chief of the Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar (Promotion of Virtue and Suppression of Vice) organisation, told Daily Times. Namdar escaped unhurt in the attack. The suicide bomber, aged between 15 and 18, blew himself up as he approached Namdar at the madrassa in Takya. An eyewitness, Amin Khan, said the attacker struck after Namdar had finished a sermon and appealed for donations for jihad, AP reported. "Half of the [suicide] jacket did not explode; otherwise there would have been many casualties," Tariq Hayat, administrator of the Khyber tribal region, told Dawn. Namdar later said he was not opposed to suicide bombings targeting "Islam’s enemy", but was opposed to attacks on fellow Muslims. He also said the attack could be a "reaction" to his group’s action against people who attempted to abduct the Mahsud Scouts troops in Kambarkhel earlier in the week. "We expelled those people... and the same people could be involved in the attack," claimed Namdar. Munsif Ali Khan, a spokesman for the group, told Dawn that the bomber appeared to be from outside Khyber Agency. He blamed Hakimullah, an associate of Baitullah Mehsud, for the attack. Officials said Haji Namdar and is armed religious groups had links with the Taliban and was said to have fought along with the Taliban in the past.
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On the appeal of a tribal jirga (council), militants in the Mohmand Agency of FATA on May 1 extended their deadline till May 3-evening for removing all roadside checkpoints in the region, The News reported. However, the deadline given to criminals, c
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On the appeal of a tribal jirga (council), militants in the Mohmand Agency of FATA on May 1 extended their deadline till May 3-evening for removing all roadside checkpoints in the region, The News reported. However, the deadline given to criminals, car-lifters, kidnappers and other anti-social elements expired on May 1-evening and militants announced to launch a crackdown against them. Maulana Omar Khalid, militants’ commander in Mohmand Agency, said they will still stand by their demand but extended the deadline for two days on the appeal of a tribal jirga. Led by a noted cleric and head of religious school in Mohmand Agency, Maulana Abdul Malik, the seven-member tribal jirga held an extensive meeting with militants’ commanders at their stronghold, Kandharo area and appealed them to extend the deadline they had given three days ago.
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May - 1 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has condemned the suicide attack. Talking to The Post via satellite phone from an undisclosed location, TTP spokesman Maulana Umar said that the Taliban had no involvement in the suicide attack on Namdar. "He is our e
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has condemned the suicide attack. Talking to The Post via satellite phone from an undisclosed location, TTP spokesman Maulana Umar said that the Taliban had no involvement in the suicide attack on Namdar. "He is our elder and he is our leader," Umar said while referring to Haji Namdar. "How could we think to attack him," he added.
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The Hakeemullah Group, a militant organisation associated with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, on May 2 claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on a madrassa (seminary) in the Khyber Agency on May 1, Daily Times reported. More than 18 perso
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The Hakeemullah Group, a militant organisation associated with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, on May 2 claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on a madrassa (seminary) in the Khyber Agency on May 1, Daily Times reported. More than 18 persons were wounded in the attack when a suicide bomber attacked a seminary run by a religio-militant organisation, Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar (Promotion of Virtue and Suppression of Vice). The group’s chief Haji Namdar who was the target of the attack escaped unhurt. “The Hakeemullah Group has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Haji Namdar,” sources in the group told Daily Times. Sources said the Hakeemullah Group had told the organisation that the suicide attack on its chief Namdar was “the result of its links with the Government and the expulsion of Hakeemullah Group by the Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar at the behest of the Government.” The sources said Namdar “held the Hakeemullah Group responsible for all the mess in the Khyber Agency.”
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A bomb exploded at Akbar Shaheed market in FATA on May 3, destroying three shops and partially damaging eight others, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported.
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A bomb exploded at Akbar Shaheed market in FATA on May 3, destroying three shops and partially damaging eight others, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported.
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An army official was injured when the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants launched their first attack on the army after peace talks in South Waziristan failed, BBC Urdu reported on May 5. Security forces shelled various suspected positions in the
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An army official was injured when the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants launched their first attack on the army after peace talks in South Waziristan failed, BBC Urdu reported on May 5. Security forces shelled various suspected positions in the Jandola and Manzai areas after the attack, according to Daily Times. However, no causalities were reported. According to the local administration, the Taliban attacked a Baloch Regiment patrolling team in the Sankai Raghzai area at about 12pm, wounding an army official. According to the BBC, there were also reports of people fleeing certain parts of South Waziristan after the attack. However, a spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) alleged that the first shot had been fired by the troops. "The army attacked the Taliban first and they (militants) returned fire in self-defence," Maulana Umar told Dawn. Peace talks between the Government and the militants ended last week after the former reportedly refused to withdraw troops from South Waziristan, Swat and Darra Adamkhel.
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Following successful talks with the political administration, the local Taliban in the Mohmand Agency on May 3 released four employees of two non-government organisations (NGOs), The News reported on May 4. Noorul Haq and Ameer Muhammad Khan of the S
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Following successful talks with the political administration, the local Taliban in the Mohmand Agency on May 3 released four employees of two non-government organisations (NGOs), The News reported on May 4. Noorul Haq and Ameer Muhammad Khan of the Save the Children and Sher Muhammad Khan and Namdar, drivers with the Community Motivation and Development Organisation, were abducted on April 23. The local Taliban claimed responsibility later. Sources said the employees were released after a peace jirga (council) facilitated talks between the political administration and the Taliban.
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May - 4 
Meanwhile, pamphlets were dropped in several schools in the Agency, warning teaching staff against their absence from duties. The pamphlets threatened strict action against those found absent from their duties. Most teachers reportedly do not attend
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Meanwhile, pamphlets were dropped in several schools in the Agency, warning teaching staff against their absence from duties. The pamphlets threatened strict action against those found absent from their duties. Most teachers reportedly do not attend schools citing poor law and order.
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has banned musical alerts on mobile phones in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Geo News reported on May 5. The channel quoted a TTP spokesman as saying that TTP deputy chief Maulana Faqir Muhammad h
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has banned musical alerts on mobile phones in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Geo News reported on May 5. The channel quoted a TTP spokesman as saying that TTP deputy chief Maulana Faqir Muhammad had banned playing music in vehicles as well as on cellular phones. He said that violators would be punished according to the Shariah (Islamic law), according to Daily Times.
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May - 5 
Militants on May 5 attacked the Pewar village in Kurram Agency "to disturb the law and order situation in the agency", official sources said, according to Daily Times. They said that both light and heavy weapons were used in the attack, adding that n
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Militants on May 5 attacked the Pewar village in Kurram Agency "to disturb the law and order situation in the agency", official sources said, according to Daily Times. They said that both light and heavy weapons were used in the attack, adding that no casualties were reported.
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May - 5 
The United States said on May 5 that it wanted Pakistan to live up to its commitment of urgently bringing security under control in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), allegedly used as a safe haven by al Qaeda and Taliban militants, Dail
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The United States said on May 5 that it wanted Pakistan to live up to its commitment of urgently bringing security under control in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), allegedly used as a safe haven by al Qaeda and Taliban militants, Daily Times reported. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Islamabad recognised that bringing the mountainous and unpoliced FATA under control was an urgent priority for Pakistan’s own sake. "But let me be clear: we will not be satisfied until all the violent extremism emanating from FATA is brought under control," he said at a forum of the Washington-based National Endowment for Democracy. "It is unacceptable for extremists to use those areas to plan, train for, or execute attacks against Afghanistan, Pakistan, or the wider world," he stated. Negroponte also said Pakistan’s Government "must bring the Frontier area under its control as quickly as possible," pointing out that Washington was prepared to provide "appropriate assistance" in order to achieve that objective.
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The political administration in Bajaur Agency launched a crackdown on the Salarzai tribe on May 9 and arrested over 50 people under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, according to Dawn. The administration also imp
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The political administration in Bajaur Agency launched a crackdown on the Salarzai tribe on May 9 and arrested over 50 people under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation, according to Dawn. The administration also impounded 10 vehicles. The crackdown was launched after militants attacked a convoy of the Bajaur Scouts going to Latai Post from Khar and took 20 paramilitary soldiers hostage and snatched two vehicles and weapons from them on May 8. Sources said the militants later set the soldiers free but did not return the vehicles and weapons. An official said that the operation against the tribe would continue till local people returned the weapons. Taliban spokesman Maulana Umar acknowledged that his men had snatched the weapons and vehicles. He confirmed with Dawn that they had freed the hostages after talks with jirga (council) members but retained the weapons and vehicles. He also said that the Taliban had presented some conditions to the administration and the vehicles and ammunition would be returned if the conditions were met.
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May - 8 
Troops blocked the main road leading to the South Waziristan on May 8 in a confrontation with al Qaeda-linked militants who operate in the region, Reuters quoted a security official as saying. The blockade of the road leading to South Waziristan on t
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Troops blocked the main road leading to the South Waziristan on May 8 in a confrontation with al Qaeda-linked militants who operate in the region, Reuters quoted a security official as saying. The blockade of the road leading to South Waziristan on the Afghan border came after militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, set up check-posts on the road to exert control over the region, Daily Times reported. "The road is blocked to put pressure on the militants to remove the check-posts," said an intelligence official based in the area. Hundreds of trucks and cars were backed up along the road from the town of Tank in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), residents said.
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May - 9 
Security forces continued the blockade of the Tank-Wana road in South Waziristan for the second day. Sources said with the blockade the Government was trying to put pressure on Baitullah Mehsud to resume negotiations.
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Security forces continued the blockade of the Tank-Wana road in South Waziristan for the second day. Sources said with the blockade the Government was trying to put pressure on Baitullah Mehsud to resume negotiations.
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May - 13 
A policeman was killed and two other persons, including a minor girl, sustained injuries when suspected militants fired rockets at various checkpoints of the Bajaur Scouts and Levies at Khar in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on May 13, The News reported.
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A policeman was killed and two other persons, including a minor girl, sustained injuries when suspected militants fired rockets at various checkpoints of the Bajaur Scouts and Levies at Khar in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on May 13, The News reported. Fighting continued for nearly three hours after the attacks check-posts in Raghgan Dag, Haji Long Chowk, Badan Kot, and Inayat Qilla, according to Daily Times. Security officer Mohibullah Khan was killed and another, Khitab Khan, was injured. A 10-year-old girl was also injured when a shell hit a house in the Raghgan area.
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May - 13 
Elsewhere in the Bajaur Agency, suspected militants shot dead a Levies trooper on May 13 near Khar, capital of the Agency, Daily Times reported. Afzal Khan was returning home after work when he was attacked by masked militants in the Dor Mandal area.
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Elsewhere in the Bajaur Agency, suspected militants shot dead a Levies trooper on May 13 near Khar, capital of the Agency, Daily Times reported. Afzal Khan was returning home after work when he was attacked by masked militants in the Dor Mandal area.
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May - 14 
A man accused of spying for the United States has been killed in Mirali in North Waziristan, Dawn reported. The beheaded body of Feroz Khan was found in Mubarak Shahi on May 14. He belonged to the Khushali Toorikhel tribe of North Waziristan. He was
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A man accused of spying for the United States has been killed in Mirali in North Waziristan, Dawn reported. The beheaded body of Feroz Khan was found in Mubarak Shahi on May 14. He belonged to the Khushali Toorikhel tribe of North Waziristan. He was abducted from the main bazaar a few days ago and witnesses said a note which was found with the body said he had been killed for spying for the US.
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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 ai
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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 - 14 
Authorities found the beheaded body of a paramilitary soldier in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, close to where a United States missile strike left at least 20 people dead on May 14, Daily Times reported
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Authorities found the beheaded body of a paramilitary soldier in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, close to where a United States missile strike left at least 20 people dead on May 14, Daily Times reported. A note left on the body of soldier Aftab Gul in the Pusht Bazaar Salarzai area read that the beheading was retaliation for the US bombing of Damadola. The note, signed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also warned tribal elders that they could face similar action if they co-operated with authorities.
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May - 14 
In another incident, a civilian was killed in firing by security forces in the Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency on May 14, residents and officials said. Troops reportedly opened fire on suspected militants, killing a civilian, identified as Ali
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In another incident, a civilian was killed in firing by security forces in the Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency on May 14, residents and officials said. Troops reportedly opened fire on suspected militants, killing a civilian, identified as Ali Muhammad.
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May - 14 
The NATO announced a sharp increase in insurgent attacks in east Afghanistan on May 14 and raised concerns that it was partly due to pacts between Pakistan and the militants in tribal areas on its side of the border. The number of violent incidents i
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The NATO announced a sharp increase in insurgent attacks in east Afghanistan on May 14 and raised concerns that it was partly due to pacts between Pakistan and the militants in tribal areas on its side of the border. The number of violent incidents in the Afghan east stood last month at 50 per cent above the same time last year, an alliance spokesman said. The violence there was close to a peak reached last August, he added. "The concern is that the deals struck by the Pakistan Government and extremist groups in tribal areas may be allowing them to have a safe haven," spokesman James Appathurai told a regular briefing after a meeting of alliance ambassadors. "This has been communicated to Pakistani authorities. We do not want to interfere in internal affairs but we have every right to communicate our concerns," he said.
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May - 14 
The Pakistan Army exchanged prisoners with the local Taliban in South and North Waziristan on May 14, as the military began to readjust its positions in the Mehsud areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. "Twelve security personnel — fiv
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The Pakistan Army exchanged prisoners with the local Taliban in South and North Waziristan on May 14, as the military began to readjust its positions in the Mehsud areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. "Twelve security personnel — five army jawans and seven Frontier Corps personnel — were swapped for over 30 Taliban prisoners," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He also said the army had started readjusting troop positions close to the populated areas to facilitate the return of displaced families. He stated that the troop readjustment was in no way a withdrawal from the area. Sources in the South Waziristan political administration said that the Taliban had freed the security force personnel at Kotkai, while the military released militants at the Razmak military camp in North Waziristan. A senior political administration official said the prisoner swap occurred due to the successful Government-Taliban negotiations. "The military itself negotiated with the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban," the unnamed official said. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims that there are 80 to 90 security force personnel and Government officials in its custody, according to Dawn. However, an official said the militants had given the Government a list of 55 hostages, including low-ranking employees of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. There was no indication on Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who had been abducted from Khyber Agency in FATA while going to Kabul on February 11. The TTP has denied capturing Azizuddin but officials stated that he has been taken to the Mehsud area in South Waziristan. An unnamed official said Azizuddin’s name was on the list of people whose release had been sought by the Government but the militants were probably holding on to him till all the commitments made with them were fulfilled.
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May - 15 
A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries in the Spinka Raghda area after a roadside bomb exploded when a patrol team of soldiers passed by the area, Dawn reported.
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A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries in the Spinka Raghda area after a roadside bomb exploded when a patrol team of soldiers passed by the area, Dawn reported.
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May - 15 
Differences among the local Taliban militants on May 15 left one of their leader dead at the Baghzai village in Lower Kurram in the Kurram Agency, The News reported. The political administration said a local Taliban leader Nawab Khan was killed by hi
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Differences among the local Taliban militants on May 15 left one of their leader dead at the Baghzai village in Lower Kurram in the Kurram Agency, The News reported. The political administration said a local Taliban leader Nawab Khan was killed by his associates due to differences among them. Belonging to the Baghzai village, Nawab Khan also served the Afghan National Army and remained on important posts. Later on, he joined the Tehreek-e-Taliban and was reportedly very active in the area.
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May - 15 
Militants released six soldiers on May 15, bringing to 18 the number of soldiers released by them under a prisoner swap agreement between militant leader Baitullah Mehsud and the Government. The soldiers were handed over to security forces in the Sha
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Militants released six soldiers on May 15, bringing to 18 the number of soldiers released by them under a prisoner swap agreement between militant leader Baitullah Mehsud and the Government. The soldiers were handed over to security forces in the Shawal Fort area of South Waziristan, by Taliban’s local commander identified as Dr Jan.
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May - 16 
Meanwhile, a trooper was killed while defusing land mines on their way back in the areas of Spain Kai and Ghazai.
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Meanwhile, a trooper was killed while defusing land mines on their way back in the areas of Spain Kai and Ghazai.
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May - 16 
Militants released Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, on May 16-night after holding him in captivity for 97 days, Dawn reported on May 18. His release came after protracted negotiations between the Government and militant leader B
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Militants released Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, on May 16-night after holding him in captivity for 97 days, Dawn reported on May 18. His release came after protracted negotiations between the Government and militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, with tribal leaders acting as mediators. Azizuddin was reportedly handed over to the military authorities in Razmak in North Waziristan, from where he was flown to the Army’s brigade headquarters at Zari Noor for debriefing. Azizuddin had been abducted from the Khyber Agency on February 11 while on his way to Kabul. "He was not kept in Khyber for a single day. He was first shifted to Orakzai and after 15 to 20 days, taken to South Waziristan. The kidnappers drove him through Spinwam and Mirali, in North Waziristan," an unnamed official said. Azizuddin’s last stay before his release was reportedly in Shaktoi, a small town in the Mehsud-dominated part of South Waziristan. "The first couple of days were hard on him. But later his captors treated him well," the official added. The official claimed that Azizuddin’s captors released him as a goodwill gesture following the prisoners’ swap between the militants and the authorities and the military pullout from the Mehsud part of South Waziristan. "There has been no ransom paid and no special prisoner exchange in this case," he said. Some sources, however, claimed that the Government had not only paid $2.5 million for his release, but also agreed to release three associates of the detained Taliban commander Mansoor Dadullah.
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May - 16 
SFs and local Taliban engaged in another round of prisoner exchange on May 16, Daily Times reported. Six SF personnel and 23 militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud were freed during the third round of prisoner exchange since the Government brokered a de
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SFs and local Taliban engaged in another round of prisoner exchange on May 16, Daily Times reported. Six SF personnel and 23 militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud were freed during the third round of prisoner exchange since the Government brokered a deal on May 14. Security officials said that only local militants were released, as the release of foreign militants was not part of the deal.
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May - 16 
The withdrawal of the security forces (SFs) has started from areas of Spain Kai, Ghazai and Kot Kai in South Waziristan, The News reported. Confirming the reports of the pullout of the SFs on May 16, the political administration of South Waziristan s
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The withdrawal of the security forces (SFs) has started from areas of Spain Kai, Ghazai and Kot Kai in South Waziristan, The News reported. Confirming the reports of the pullout of the SFs on May 16, the political administration of South Waziristan said the troops were being deployed in areas of Jandola Qilla and other locations. The pullout would be completed within a day or two. But a Government official said the military was being relocated to positions from where it would be easy for them to re-occupy the vacated positions within four hours of any incident, according to Dawn. The troop withdrawal was a key commitment made by the Government for reaching peace agreement with militants and came after the two sides had exchanged prisoners over the past three days. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, however, said that the troops were not being withdrawn but being relocated and readjusted to allow displaced people to return to their homes.
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May - 18 
A civilian was killed and his associate sustained injuries in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Mamirogha Manzar village in North Waziristan on May 18, Daily Times reported.
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A civilian was killed and his associate sustained injuries in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Mamirogha Manzar village in North Waziristan on May 18, Daily Times reported.
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May - 18 
A landmine exploded near an army camp in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, without causing any damage.
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A landmine exploded near an army camp in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, without causing any damage.
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May - 18 
Pakistan "disagreed" on May 18 with the United States intelligence assessment that al Qaeda is using the FATA to plot attacks on the US as Operation Zalzala continues in South Waziristan, according to Daily Times. "No Pashtun is a terrorist," 14 Divi
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Pakistan "disagreed" on May 18 with the United States intelligence assessment that al Qaeda is using the FATA to plot attacks on the US as Operation Zalzala continues in South Waziristan, according to Daily Times. "No Pashtun is a terrorist," 14 Division GOC Major General Tariq Khan told journalists while showing them the forward positions of the army in a former stronghold of Baitullah Mehsud. Disagreeing with the US allegation that the Pakistan Army was being lenient with al Qaeda and the Taliban, he said "I would disagree with the US claims of [us] being soft on militants."
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May - 18 
The military has reportedly started looking for evidence to confirm the death of Qari Hussain, the Taliban’s chief ideologue and principal suicide bombing trainer, after intercepting militant communications saying Hussain was ‘killed in Operation Zal
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The military has reportedly started looking for evidence to confirm the death of Qari Hussain, the Taliban’s chief ideologue and principal suicide bombing trainer, after intercepting militant communications saying Hussain was ‘killed in Operation Zalzala. “We have picked up intercepts of militants saying Qari Hussain has been killed in the operation,” senior army commanders who led Operation Zalzala in South Waziristan told Daily Times. Qari Hussain, a Mehsud tribesman affiliated with a banned militant/sectarian group, is known for running Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban suicide bombing training centres. One of such training centre, which deployed young suicide bombers deep within Pakistan and possibly Afghanistan, was reportedly discovered at a Government-run school in the Kotkai area by the army. “It was a normal school meant for imparting modern education to tribal people. But we found material used in suicide bombing there,” GOC-14 Division Major General Tariq Khan told reporters in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on May 18.
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May - 19 
A militant outfit in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has announced separation from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that it would not become part of any peace deal between the Government and the local Taliban, Dawn reported. The splinter gr
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A militant outfit in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has announced separation from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said that it would not become part of any peace deal between the Government and the local Taliban, Dawn reported. The splinter group named Jaishul Islam decided that it would not take part in peace talks with the Government unless security forces halt action in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP and other parts of the country. The group leader, Qari Saifullah, told journalists that they did not agree with the policy of TTP headed by Baitullah Mehsud to strike a peace deal with the Government. He said that on the one hand Government had started negotiations with the Taliban while on the other operations had been launched in Darra Adamkhel. Therefore, he said, Jaishul Islam had disassociated itself from the peace talks. The splinter group is led by Abu Raihan in the Bajaur Agency. Qari Saifullah claimed that the people killed in the missile attack in Damadola on May 14 belonged to his group. At least 14 people were killed in the air attack carried out by the Americans. “Jaish will take revenge of the killing of its comrades,” said Saifullah.
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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 ex
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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
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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 - 21 
Security forces and local Taliban militants traded fire on May 21 in the Mamadgut area of Mohmand Agency, according to a local Taliban spokesman. However, no casualties were reported.
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Security forces and local Taliban militants traded fire on May 21 in the Mamadgut area of Mohmand Agency, according to a local Taliban spokesman. However, no casualties were reported.
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May - 22 
Suspected militants are reported to have shot dead a correspondent of a private TV channel in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on May 22. Witnesses said that five gunmen shot dead Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, a correspondent for the Express television channel
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Suspected militants are reported to have shot dead a correspondent of a private TV channel in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on May 22. Witnesses said that five gunmen shot dead Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, a correspondent for the Express television channel and Daily Express, near Inayat Kali while he was going to his village from Mamond sub-division on a motorcycle, Dawn reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing so far. Ibrahim Khan was general secretary of the Tribal Union of Journalists (Bajaur Agency unit). Sources said that Ibrahim had interviewed Maulana Umar, spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, early in the morning.
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May - 23 
A bomb struck a vehicle carrying civilians in the Khyber Agency, killing one person and injuring three others, local official Ghulam Habib told AFP. Peshawar Police chief Ataullah told the AP news agency that the blast occurred in the town of Bara.
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A bomb struck a vehicle carrying civilians in the Khyber Agency, killing one person and injuring three others, local official Ghulam Habib told AFP. Peshawar Police chief Ataullah told the AP news agency that the blast occurred in the town of Bara.
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May - 23 
An al Qaeda figure killed in a United States air strike in Bajaur Agency on May 14 is believed to have been an Algerian allegedly involved in training militants and plotting attacks against the West, officials told Los Angeles Times on May 23, accord
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An al Qaeda figure killed in a United States air strike in Bajaur Agency on May 14 is believed to have been an Algerian allegedly involved in training militants and plotting attacks against the West, officials told Los Angeles Times on May 23, according to Daily Times. They said the Algerian, known by the nickname Abu Sulayman Jazairi, apparently died in the aerial strike that killed 14 people and destroyed a compound near the Damadola village. A knowledgeable US official and a senior European anti-terrorism official said that Jazairi was thought to be dead. "He was a significant person within the al Qaeda ranks… Not in the top five, but he’s up there… The suspicion is he was one of those individuals involved in training and targeting Western interests. There is uncorroborated intelligence that he was involved in plots against Europe," said the European official. Officials said Jazairi surfaced in Pakistan about six years ago and was a mid-level figure who gained stature as other plotters and trainers were neutralized.
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May - 23 
Militants killed an Afghan citizen on May 23 for allegedly spying for the United States (US) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Locals found the body of Gul Payu, a resident of Khost, Afghanistan, on the Tall
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Militants killed an Afghan citizen on May 23 for allegedly spying for the United States (US) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Locals found the body of Gul Payu, a resident of Khost, Afghanistan, on the Tall-Mirali Road. A note written in Pashto and found near the body read that Gul was a US spy and that anyone involved in spying would meet the same fate
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May - 23 
The Taliban will not accept any Government condition to stop cross-border movement to finalise a peace deal, a militant commander declared last week. "First, we will not accept such a ban. But we hope the peace deal will be inked without a clause tha
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The Taliban will not accept any Government condition to stop cross-border movement to finalise a peace deal, a militant commander declared last week. "First, we will not accept such a ban. But we hope the peace deal will be inked without a clause that puts restrictions on Mujahideen to cross the border (into Afghanistan)," Abu Zakwan, Taliban commander in the Kotkai area of South Waziristan, told Daily Times on May 24. Using the alias of Abu Zakwan, the commander said that Government negotiators are asking for a pledge to stop cross-border attacks, but the Taliban were not committing to such an agreement. He said Waziristan was serving the region as "centre for jihad" and people from across the country were being trained for holy war "against the United States".
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May - 26 
An improvised explosive device exploded in the Salarzai sub-division of the Bajaur Agency late on May 26, without causing any casualties, according to Daily Times.
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An improvised explosive device exploded in the Salarzai sub-division of the Bajaur Agency late on May 26, without causing any casualties, according to Daily Times.
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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 sa
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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
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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 - 30 
Two persons from the Toori tribe at Zeeran in the Upper Kurram area were killed in Peshu Khawr of Kurram Agency on May 30. Local sources said that the killings were in retaliation to the killing of four people in Zeeran on May 29 who were abducted wh
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Two persons from the Toori tribe at Zeeran in the Upper Kurram area were killed in Peshu Khawr of Kurram Agency on May 30. Local sources said that the killings were in retaliation to the killing of four people in Zeeran on May 29 who were abducted while travelling to Sadda and were later shot dead.
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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, , accordi
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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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May - 31 
Militants blew up a security check-post in a timed explosion at 10:45pm on May 31 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported. Sources said this was the first incident after the Gover
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Militants blew up a security check-post in a timed explosion at 10:45pm on May 31 in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, according to Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported. Sources said this was the first incident after the Government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) signed a peace agreement which had not yet been made public.
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Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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