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Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2007
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November - 1 
Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said that the latest round of fighting began at 4:30 am when the militants attacked a check-post and the troops responded with mortar and small arms fire. He informed: "It is going on and helicopters are still engaged by law enforcing agencies… Accor
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Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said that the latest round of fighting began at 4:30 am when the militants attacked a check-post and the troops responded with mortar and small arms fire. He informed: "It is going on and helicopters are still engaged by law enforcing agencies… According to the information I have from the police and Frontier Constabulary, between 60 to 70 miscreants were killed in Swat's areas of Khwazakhela today." Locals of Khwazakhela, the main point of fighting on November 1, said that the military helicopters started strikes at 4 am, leading to an exodus of the local populace for safer places in the upper parts of the district – Madyan, Bahrain, Miandam and other places. Mortar shells were fired at the Taliban's alleged hideouts at Baryam, Salandai, Imam Dherai, Koza Bandai from the FC camp near Mingora, airport and other areas.
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November - 1 
Provincial police chief Sharif Virk said SFs had used helicopter gun-ships and artillery to dislodge the militants from their positions. "Unless we clear the high ground positions and dislodge them from hilltops, it would be very risky and dangerous to move foot soldiers in Khwazakhela", he said. He
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Provincial police chief Sharif Virk said SFs had used helicopter gun-ships and artillery to dislodge the militants from their positions. "Unless we clear the high ground positions and dislodge them from hilltops, it would be very risky and dangerous to move foot soldiers in Khwazakhela", he said. He also said that Matta, a major militant stronghold, would be targeted later. He put the militants’ strength in Swat at between 4,000 and 5,000. Virk added that food and ammunition had been provided to police holed up in a police station in Matta. "It’s too dangerous to evacuate them now. They can better defend themselves from inside," he stated.
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November - 2 
According to Daily Times, the NWFP Governor Lt Gen Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on November 2 said that an army operation is the last resort to restore law and order in Swat district.
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According to Daily Times, the NWFP Governor Lt Gen Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai on November 2 said that an army operation is the last resort to restore law and order in Swat district.
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November - 2 
Maulana Fazlullah met a delegation of clerics and local politicians and called for the withdrawal of troops from Swat to open the way for negotiations to end days of fighting.
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Maulana Fazlullah met a delegation of clerics and local politicians and called for the withdrawal of troops from Swat to open the way for negotiations to end days of fighting.
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November - 2 
Militants loyal to pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah paraded 48 security force (SF) before media personnel in Swat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The SF personnel had surrendered during a week of fierce clashes. One unnamed soldier said, "The militants told us that we would not be harmed
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Militants loyal to pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah paraded 48 security force (SF) before media personnel in Swat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The SF personnel had surrendered during a week of fierce clashes. One unnamed soldier said, "The militants told us that we would not be harmed if we surrender. If not, then the entire population from the village below will climb up the hill and may kill you." The soldiers subsequently were given PKR 500 each before being released. One of the soldiers told BBC that they do not want to fight with their Muslim brothers who are fighting for the implementation of Sharia.
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November - 5 
Sporadic clashes continued between local Taliban fighters and law enforcement agencies in four subdivisions of Swat, reports The News. Security forces based in Fizzagat, Frontier Constabulary Camp at Kanju and Saidu Sharif airport fired rockets and used mortar guns to target Taliban strongholds at M
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Sporadic clashes continued between local Taliban fighters and law enforcement agencies in four subdivisions of Swat, reports The News. Security forces based in Fizzagat, Frontier Constabulary Camp at Kanju and Saidu Sharif airport fired rockets and used mortar guns to target Taliban strongholds at Matta, Khawazakhela, Kabal and Charbagh subdivisions. The militants retaliated by firing at security forces. A minor boy received injuries when a mortar shell fired by security forces hit his family home in Shakardara area of Matta. Several other houses at Shakardara, Golra and other mountainous villages of the subdivision were badly damaged due to heavy shelling by security forces. A Taliban spokesman claimed that they had arrested an alleged spy at Shanqwatai area of Matta subdivision. The identity of the man was not revealed.
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November - 6 
Militants captured Madyan town in the in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and hoisted their flags over buildings after security forces surrendered on November 6, reports Daily Times. "They seized Madyan town today, they have already overrun Matta and Khawazakhela towns," said an unnamed police of
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Militants captured Madyan town in the in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and hoisted their flags over buildings after security forces surrendered on November 6, reports Daily Times. "They seized Madyan town today, they have already overrun Matta and Khawazakhela towns," said an unnamed police official. He said that police gave up their weapons, vehicles and control of local police stations. "The militants are continuing their advance," the police official said.
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November - 7 
Daily Times quoting officials and witnesses reports that pro-Taliban militants captured one police station, paramilitary force camp and other government buildings at Kalam on November 7, extending their hold over the Swat valley. Militants loyal to the rebel cleric Maulana Fazlullah are reportedly i
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Daily Times quoting officials and witnesses reports that pro-Taliban militants captured one police station, paramilitary force camp and other government buildings at Kalam on November 7, extending their hold over the Swat valley. Militants loyal to the rebel cleric Maulana Fazlullah are reportedly in control of six tehsils (revenue division), including Kabal, Matta, Khawazakhela, Charbagh, Maydan and Kalam, out of the eight tehsils in the Swat district. According to Online, the militants have ‘appointed’ officials in the towns they control and ‘seized’ government and non governmental organisation vehicles. An unnamed police official said that dozens of paramilitary troops and police surrendered their weapons to the militants and retreated from Kalam on November 7. Before taking Kalam, the militants captured the town of Bahrain, having seized Madyan on November 6, officials and residents said. Local residents said a jirga (council) of elders later pledged to support the militants if they agreed to leave the town. “We did this because we feared gunship helicopters will also pound our areas if the militants stayed in control….We asked the Taliban to leave Kalam and they granted our request,” said a local elder Hameed Kalami.
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November - 7 
On 7th November, dozens of paramilitary troopers and police personnel surrendered their weapons to the militants and retreated from Kalam.
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On 7th November, dozens of paramilitary troopers and police personnel surrendered their weapons to the militants and retreated from Kalam.
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November - 8 
At least 60 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel surrendered and handed over their weapons to Taliban militants who besieged Drushkhela camp at Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat district on 8th November.
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At least 60 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel surrendered and handed over their weapons to Taliban militants who besieged Drushkhela camp at Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat district on 8th November.
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November - 8 
Militants set free all the 51 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, who surrendered themselves before Maulana Fazlullah-led militants at Darushkhela town in the Matta subdivision on November 8. Sirajuddin, spokesman and military commander of Maulana Fazlullah, told The News that they had released al
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Militants set free all the 51 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, who surrendered themselves before Maulana Fazlullah-led militants at Darushkhela town in the Matta subdivision on November 8. Sirajuddin, spokesman and military commander of Maulana Fazlullah, told The News that they had released all soldiers but seized all kinds of their weapons. He said the soldiers laid down their arms after successful negotiations with them and agreed to surrender if they were provided a safe passage. Sirajuddin also said they later arranged three trucks for transportation of the soldiers to Peshawar and Bannu. He said each soldier was paid PKR 1,000 as conveyance expense.
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November - 9 
At least two soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded when a military convoy hit a roadside bomb near Kabal in the Swat district on November 9, according to The News. Sources said that troops were supposed to be deployed in the troubled Kabal subdivision when an improvised explosive device hit the
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At least two soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded when a military convoy hit a roadside bomb near Kabal in the Swat district on November 9, according to The News. Sources said that troops were supposed to be deployed in the troubled Kabal subdivision when an improvised explosive device hit their convoy. Two of the vehicles were also badly damaged in the blast.
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November - 11 
Militants abducted a cleric, Mufti Muhammad Ali, from Banday in the Swat district on November 11 for his alleged ‘connivance’ with security forces. He was reportedly running a private FM radio station. Militants also snatched a weapons cache from his residence, and said that he would be punished in
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Militants abducted a cleric, Mufti Muhammad Ali, from Banday in the Swat district on November 11 for his alleged ‘connivance’ with security forces. He was reportedly running a private FM radio station. Militants also snatched a weapons cache from his residence, and said that he would be punished in accordance with the Sharia.
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November - 12 
A militant and a civilian were killed and five other people were injured when Cobra helicopters and ground forces attacked suspected positions of militants in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on November 12, after the government deployed army troops to defeat the militancy in
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A militant and a civilian were killed and five other people were injured when Cobra helicopters and ground forces attacked suspected positions of militants in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on November 12, after the government deployed army troops to defeat the militancy in the district, Dawn reported.
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According to Daily Times, four militants were killed and over 50 others injured as army helicopters continued pounding their positions in various areas of the Swat district in NWFP late on November 12-night and early on November 13. Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad confirmed that fo
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According to Daily Times, four militants were killed and over 50 others injured as army helicopters continued pounding their positions in various areas of the Swat district in NWFP late on November 12-night and early on November 13. Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad confirmed that four militants were killed and four or five of their bunkers and an ammunition dump were destroyed as gunship helicopters targeted their hideouts in the Sambat area. Another militant check-post in the Kabal revenue division was also destroyed, he informed, adding that approximately 35 militants were injured in the air-strike.
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November - 12 
Local people said the clashes erupted in the valley on November 12 after two helicopters came under fire in Matta. They stated that militants had captured anti-aircraft guns from security forces. Three helicopters reportedly carried out intense shelling on suspected militants’ positions in Pir Kali,
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Local people said the clashes erupted in the valley on November 12 after two helicopters came under fire in Matta. They stated that militants had captured anti-aircraft guns from security forces. Three helicopters reportedly carried out intense shelling on suspected militants’ positions in Pir Kali, Sambet Chowk and Sairi. Sources said that one militant was killed and five were injured in the attack. A civilian was killed when a mortar shell reportedly fired from a Frontier Corps camp in Kabal hit his shop at Koza Bandae.
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November - 12 
The militants stated that they will not surrender or end their movement without achieving their objectives. "We will lay down arms when the government enforces Sharia in Swat; otherwise we’re ready to die," Maulana Mohammad Alam, commander of the militants in Khwazakhela, said at a public meeting on
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The militants stated that they will not surrender or end their movement without achieving their objectives. "We will lay down arms when the government enforces Sharia in Swat; otherwise we’re ready to die," Maulana Mohammad Alam, commander of the militants in Khwazakhela, said at a public meeting on November 12.
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November - 13 
The government imposed a curfew in Swat, the army said. “The curfew has been imposed to check the movement of the militants,” chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP, adding that it would be in force from midnight November 13 to November 14.
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The government imposed a curfew in Swat, the army said. “The curfew has been imposed to check the movement of the militants,” chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP, adding that it would be in force from midnight November 13 to November 14.
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November - 14 
33 militants, two soldiers and five civilians were killed as army helicopters continued targeting Taliban positions in various areas of Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) for the third consecutive day on November 14, according to Daily Times.
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33 militants, two soldiers and five civilians were killed as army helicopters continued targeting Taliban positions in various areas of Swat in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) for the third consecutive day on November 14, according to Daily Times.
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November - 14 
A curfew was in place till 12pm as army troops moved into Swat. Almost all government and private offices, educational institutions, shops and business centres remained closed in Mingora and its adjacent areas.
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A curfew was in place till 12pm as army troops moved into Swat. Almost all government and private offices, educational institutions, shops and business centres remained closed in Mingora and its adjacent areas.
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November - 14 
Five civilians, including two minors, were also killed in bombing by army helicopters in the Shangla and Kabal revenue divisions. However, the military spokesman confirmed the deaths of only two civilians.
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Five civilians, including two minors, were also killed in bombing by army helicopters in the Shangla and Kabal revenue divisions. However, the military spokesman confirmed the deaths of only two civilians.
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November - 14 
Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP that 17 militants were killed when gunship helicopters attacked their vehicle, while the remaining 16 were killed in separate clashes. Six militants of the TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah were killed as they attempted to free four colleagues w
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Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP that 17 militants were killed when gunship helicopters attacked their vehicle, while the remaining 16 were killed in separate clashes. Six militants of the TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah were killed as they attempted to free four colleagues who had been arrested by security forces near the Saidu Sharif Airport, Arshad said, adding that two soldiers died in the clash. The military spokesman said that four more militants were killed in the Hazara village. Troops also arrested four militants carrying radio sets and grenades, Arshad said, reported AFP. “We will make sure that the militants are completely wiped off before we end the operation,” he stated.
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November - 14 
The militants earlier on November 14 handed over the building of Police Lines in Shangla to a local jirga (council) on condition that they would not allow police and security forces in the district. They later recaptured the building. Local residents reportedly said that the militants still controll
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The militants earlier on November 14 handed over the building of Police Lines in Shangla to a local jirga (council) on condition that they would not allow police and security forces in the district. They later recaptured the building. Local residents reportedly said that the militants still controlled the area from Khwazakhela in Swat to Belay Baba in Shangla while the SFs were in control of the area from Belay Baba to Bisham. All educational institutions, hospitals, district courts and bazaars in Alpuri remained closed due to the persistent violence.
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November - 14 
The military in a statement issued from its newly established office at Mingora in Swat said that 40 militants were killed on November 14-night in the Koza Bandai area of Swat. Two of the dead were local commanders identified as Matiullah and Muhammad Ali. The statement added that two paramilitary F
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The military in a statement issued from its newly established office at Mingora in Swat said that 40 militants were killed on November 14-night in the Koza Bandai area of Swat. Two of the dead were local commanders identified as Matiullah and Muhammad Ali. The statement added that two paramilitary Frontier Constabulary soldiers were killed and eight others injured in an exchange of fire with militants in the same area.
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November - 15 
The News quoting Army sources based in the Swat district reports that 20 more militants were killed when troops backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery attacked pro-Taliban militants in Kuza Banda, Basham and Shangla on November 15. Six persons, including three women, sustained injuries when g
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The News quoting Army sources based in the Swat district reports that 20 more militants were killed when troops backed by helicopter gun ships and artillery attacked pro-Taliban militants in Kuza Banda, Basham and Shangla on November 15. Six persons, including three women, sustained injuries when gunship helicopters targeted residential buildings in Kuza Banda and Charbagh.
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November - 15 
30 more people, including 20 militants and four civilians, were killed and more than 70 others, including 50 civilians, injured as security forces continued bombing suspected militants’ hideouts in the Shangla and Swat districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on the third consecutive day
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30 more people, including 20 militants and four civilians, were killed and more than 70 others, including 50 civilians, injured as security forces continued bombing suspected militants’ hideouts in the Shangla and Swat districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on the third consecutive day on November 15, according to The News. Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad confirmed that 20 militants were killed - 12 of them in Shangla and eight in Swat. He said several militants were injured and their bunkers destroyed in the daylong shelling by the gunship helicopters and artillery in both the districts. The spokesman termed as baseless the militants’ claim that 60 soldiers were killed in Shangla in two days of fighting. Further, Gen Waheed admitted to have received some reports about civilian casualties in the Shangla district, but did not provide any details. “For the first time the troops have started operation to clear the Bisham-Shangla road and attacked a critical gorge about 5km from Alpuri. We have reports of the killing of 12 militants in that action,” Gen Arshad told Dawn. He claimed that the militants had abandoned Alpuri and fled to the mountains near Mingora.
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November - 16 
Two soldiers were wounded when their convoy was attacked by hand grenades. Police said dozens of militants were wounded when their hideouts were neutralized in various parts of Swat district on November 16. ‘Maulana Fazlullah's men are using light and heavy weapons, and the security forces are also
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Two soldiers were wounded when their convoy was attacked by hand grenades. Police said dozens of militants were wounded when their hideouts were neutralized in various parts of Swat district on November 16. ‘Maulana Fazlullah's men are using light and heavy weapons, and the security forces are also responding by targeting their positions by helicopter gun ships and artillery,’' said an unnamed police official. The reports added total 100 militants were killed in Swat.
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November - 17 
The News reports that the Pakistan Army on November 17 accelerated its operation in the Swat and Shangla districts killing 20 militants. Officials and local residents told that artillery and mortar shelling forced the militants to retreat from Alpuri subdivision, which serves as district headquarter
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The News reports that the Pakistan Army on November 17 accelerated its operation in the Swat and Shangla districts killing 20 militants. Officials and local residents told that artillery and mortar shelling forced the militants to retreat from Alpuri subdivision, which serves as district headquarters of Shangla. Military spokesman Major-General Waheed Arshad told that security forces targeted militant hideouts and positions in different areas of Shangla district, killing 20 militants and injuring several others. He further said that Alpuri was cleared of militants and the troops could enter there anytime on November 18 (today). On other hand, residents of Shangla told that dozens of people were killed and around 50 were injured in artillery and mortar shelling by the security forces, with 15 civilians killed in Belay Baba alone.
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November - 18 
In the adjacent Swat district, gunship helicopters and artillery were used to target positions of the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants from the TNSM in which official sources said 16 people, including six civilians, were killed and 20 non-combatants injured. Locals from Mingora said around 70 morta
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In the adjacent Swat district, gunship helicopters and artillery were used to target positions of the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants from the TNSM in which official sources said 16 people, including six civilians, were killed and 20 non-combatants injured. Locals from Mingora said around 70 mortar shells were fired on suspected militant hideouts in various places like Bandai, Shakardara, Kanju, Ningwalai and Manaja in Kabal. Officials said 10 militants were killed and eight injured in mortar and artillery shelling in the Kabal area on November 18-evening. A local resident Shereenzada in Shakardara said his two daughters were killed and three other children injured when an artillery shell hit his house. In the Manaja village of Kabal subdivision, residents said three women and a minor were killed and five others wounded in alleged strafing by helicopters.
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November - 18 
According to The News, more than 40 people, including 10 civilians, were killed in the Swat and Shangla districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on November 18 when gunship helicopters and security forces continued targeting militants’ hideouts and faced retaliation. Approximately 30 civ
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According to The News, more than 40 people, including 10 civilians, were killed in the Swat and Shangla districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on November 18 when gunship helicopters and security forces continued targeting militants’ hideouts and faced retaliation. Approximately 30 civilians were injured in the prolonged shelling by military choppers and artillery in the two districts. Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said that the security forces continued pounding militants’ strongholds in both the regions but said he did not have the actual death toll suffered by the militants on November 18. Gen Waheed also termed a claim made by militants’ spokesman Sirajuddin to have killed 45 Pakistani soldiers in the Belay Baba area of Shangla district as baseless and ridiculous, saying that when the ground forces did not take part in any kind of activity, then how did they kill the soldiers.
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November - 18 
An AFP report added that artillery and helicopter gun-ships on November 18 pounded bases of militants in the Kanju area of Swat Valley, Major General Waheed Arshad said “a military operation is already under way. Ground forces will also be used to intensify the operation shortly,” adding that milita
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An AFP report added that artillery and helicopter gun-ships on November 18 pounded bases of militants in the Kanju area of Swat Valley, Major General Waheed Arshad said “a military operation is already under way. Ground forces will also be used to intensify the operation shortly,” adding that militant casualties were heavy. The military spokesperson disclosed that about 120 militants had been killed in the past few days, with five soldiers also dying in the clashes.
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November - 19 
Even as 35 more persons, including 16 Taliban militants and seven soldiers, were killed in fresh clashes between the security forces (SFs) and militants, thousands of people fled the troubled areas in Swat district on November 19, according to The News. Thousands of people started fleeing their v
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Even as 35 more persons, including 16 Taliban militants and seven soldiers, were killed in fresh clashes between the security forces (SFs) and militants, thousands of people fled the troubled areas in Swat district on November 19, according to The News. Thousands of people started fleeing their villages in the Kabal sub-division after announcements were made by SFs asking them to leave the area, as the army was set to launch a massive operation against what it called terrorists hiding there. Unnamed officials stated that over 500,000 people have so far fled the region. Majority of them shifted downtowns mostly to Malakand Agency, Mardan, Charsadda, Nowshera, Peshawar and Islamabad. Meanwhile, militants reportedly made announcements asking people not to leave their homes as they had arranged suicide bombers in case SFs came out of their bases to attack them.
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November - 19 
Gen Waheed said gunship choppers destroyed two compounds of militants in the Kooza Bandai area. However, no report of casualties was immediately available. Unconfirmed reports said 12 persons were killed and 15 injured when mortar shells fired by the SFs hit residential areas in the Hazara village o
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Gen Waheed said gunship choppers destroyed two compounds of militants in the Kooza Bandai area. However, no report of casualties was immediately available. Unconfirmed reports said 12 persons were killed and 15 injured when mortar shells fired by the SFs hit residential areas in the Hazara village of Kabal.
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November - 19 
Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad informed that since militants, whom he referred to as "robbers" and "dacoits", were hiding in residential areas the locals were advised to either expel them from their towns or themselves shift to other places so that they do not suffer in case of mi
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Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad informed that since militants, whom he referred to as "robbers" and "dacoits", were hiding in residential areas the locals were advised to either expel them from their towns or themselves shift to other places so that they do not suffer in case of military action. He said militants' hideouts in both the Swat and Shangla districts were targeted by gunship helicopters, mortar and artillery shells which caused heavy losses to the militants but since fighting was still continuing there he could not receive actual death toll suffered by the militants.
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November - 19 
Unknown people hurled a hand grenade at a local police station in Kabal which the militants renamed as Taliban Police Station following its capture recently, but caused no loss to life.
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Unknown people hurled a hand grenade at a local police station in Kabal which the militants renamed as Taliban Police Station following its capture recently, but caused no loss to life.
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November - 20 
Militants attacked a police station in the Kabal area late on November 20-evening and three rockets landed near an army camp, residents said. No casualty was reported in the incidents. The militants, meanwhile, were reported to have started abducting local people, particularly their opponents, i
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Militants attacked a police station in the Kabal area late on November 20-evening and three rockets landed near an army camp, residents said. No casualty was reported in the incidents. The militants, meanwhile, were reported to have started abducting local people, particularly their opponents, in certain areas of Swat.
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November - 23 
Authorities imposed a food blockade and a 12-hour curfew in Swat, AFP quoted officials as saying on November 23. Intelligence officials said food supplies to the areas where militants are holed up had been stopped. “Ten trucks loaded with food supplies were ordered last night to stop in Mingora,” an
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Authorities imposed a food blockade and a 12-hour curfew in Swat, AFP quoted officials as saying on November 23. Intelligence officials said food supplies to the areas where militants are holed up had been stopped. “Ten trucks loaded with food supplies were ordered last night to stop in Mingora,” an intelligence official said. Residents told Daily Times that there was food shortage in Kabal, Matta, Kuzza Banda and adjoining areas.
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November - 23 
Fifteen more people were killed in continuing clashes between the security forces (SFs) and militants in the Swat and Shangla districts of the NWFP on November 23, according to The News.
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Fifteen more people were killed in continuing clashes between the security forces (SFs) and militants in the Swat and Shangla districts of the NWFP on November 23, according to The News.
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November - 23 
The paramilitary Mahsud Scouts detained two injured Uzbek fighters clad in women’s dress at the Fiza Gat checkpoint in Swat.
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The paramilitary Mahsud Scouts detained two injured Uzbek fighters clad in women’s dress at the Fiza Gat checkpoint in Swat.
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Security forces claimed on November 25 that they had killed 30 militants and captured two strategic mountain positions of militants and key routes to Imam Dehri in the Swat valley of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Sources told Dawn that troops, backed by artillery and helicopter gun-ships, cap
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Security forces claimed on November 25 that they had killed 30 militants and captured two strategic mountain positions of militants and key routes to Imam Dehri in the Swat valley of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Sources told Dawn that troops, backed by artillery and helicopter gun-ships, captured the key positions of Najia Top and Usmani Sar after shelling the Imam Dehri, Koza Banda and Bara Banda areas. According to a military press release, 30 militants had been killed in the operation since November 24-night. It further said that two soldiers had been killed and two others injured in the operation. There were also reports of some civilians killed by the artillery fire.
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November - 24 
The supply of food and daily-use items has reportedly been disrupted to the Swat, Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Chitral districts and Malakand Agency because the main approach road, Mardan-Malakand Road, had been blocked to all kinds of vehicular traffic since November 24-afternoon. Cellular-phone servic
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The supply of food and daily-use items has reportedly been disrupted to the Swat, Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Chitral districts and Malakand Agency because the main approach road, Mardan-Malakand Road, had been blocked to all kinds of vehicular traffic since November 24-afternoon. Cellular-phone services have been jammed while landline telephones have gone collapsed in the Shangla, Swat and Battagram districts. A large number of people who wanted to move to safer areas from Swat, were reportedly stranded on the roadside, in fields and gas stations and other places on the Mingora-Malakand road. The government has been slow to set up camps for the displaced people at Barikot in Swat and far away in Risalpur in the Nowshera district, reports added.
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November - 25 
Swat Media Centre spokesman Amjad Iqbal said two local commanders were among those killed, reported AFP. Commander Khitab Khan was one of the commanders killed, Daily Times reported. Iqbal said SFs had targeted the hideouts of militants loyal to TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah throughout November 25-n
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Swat Media Centre spokesman Amjad Iqbal said two local commanders were among those killed, reported AFP. Commander Khitab Khan was one of the commanders killed, Daily Times reported. Iqbal said SFs had targeted the hideouts of militants loyal to TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah throughout November 25-night. However, militants' sources denied the government claim and said Khan Khitab was alive, The News reported. They pointed out that a similar claim about Khan Khitab's death in military operations in Shangla was made earlier but it proved untrue.
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November - 25 
The militants’ spokesman Sirajuddin insisted that 25 soldiers were killed in the fighting and another 20 had been besieged near Mam Dheri, the village of Maulana Fazlullah, and the headquarters of his group. Speaking from an unknown location, he claimed the soldiers were killed when they tried to cr
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The militants’ spokesman Sirajuddin insisted that 25 soldiers were killed in the fighting and another 20 had been besieged near Mam Dheri, the village of Maulana Fazlullah, and the headquarters of his group. Speaking from an unknown location, he claimed the soldiers were killed when they tried to cross the river Swat to storm Mam Dheri. He maintained that only six Taliban fighters were killed in the fighting.
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November - 25 
The sources said an unnamed commander of the Khan Khitab alias Baba group, which controlled the Matta sub-division, had been killed. The militants had reportedly vacated the Imam Dehri Centre, an under-construction seminary of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, and entered nearby villages. The troops ha
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The sources said an unnamed commander of the Khan Khitab alias Baba group, which controlled the Matta sub-division, had been killed. The militants had reportedly vacated the Imam Dehri Centre, an under-construction seminary of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, and entered nearby villages. The troops had besieged Imam Dehri area, about seven kilometers from Mingora, blocking all exit and entry routes to the area and there was no sign of the militants on and around some of their pickets. The military on November 25 said that security forces (SFs) had cleared the area up to Imam Dheri and captured key mountain heights.
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November - 26 
Militants' sources claimed 14 SF personnel were killed in fighting in the Najia hills, according to The News. They said they were still holding their positions in Mam Dherai, village of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah and headquarters of his group, and other nearby villages.
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Militants' sources claimed 14 SF personnel were killed in fighting in the Najia hills, according to The News. They said they were still holding their positions in Mam Dherai, village of TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah and headquarters of his group, and other nearby villages.
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November - 26 
According to The News, five soldiers were injured when a military convoy was attacked in a roadside bomb blast triggered by remote-control near the Police Lines in Mingora city on late November 26-night.
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According to The News, five soldiers were injured when a military convoy was attacked in a roadside bomb blast triggered by remote-control near the Police Lines in Mingora city on late November 26-night.
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November - 26 
Security forces (SFs) used artillery and gunship helicopters on pro-Taliban militants in the Swat valley of NWFP, killing 40 militants, including two commanders, and losing four soldiers, said military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad. He said five more soldiers were injured in the operation. A
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Security forces (SFs) used artillery and gunship helicopters on pro-Taliban militants in the Swat valley of NWFP, killing 40 militants, including two commanders, and losing four soldiers, said military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad. He said five more soldiers were injured in the operation. Arshad told Daily Times that the hilltops had been cleared, while SFs were now advancing towards areas where the militants had taken refuge.
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November - 26 
The Mingora-based military spokesman also said Akbar Ali, the nephew of a pro-government retired army colonel in Totano Bandai in the Kabal sub-division, was abducted and beheaded by the Taliban on November 26. He also said the SFs were consolidating their positions in Kuza Bandai, Ningolai and Seeg
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The Mingora-based military spokesman also said Akbar Ali, the nephew of a pro-government retired army colonel in Totano Bandai in the Kabal sub-division, was abducted and beheaded by the Taliban on November 26. He also said the SFs were consolidating their positions in Kuza Bandai, Ningolai and Seegram. He said troops had occupied hilltops in Shakardara, Kunj and Najia Top dominating the low-lying areas and were able to strike at militants' positions. He also informed that about 500 armed Taliban militants trying to cross over to Swat from Asbanr in Lower Dir district were turned back by the local people.
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November - 26 
The Swat operation would be completed before elections, caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan told reporters in Islamabad. “We are taking action against foreign miscreants in Swat. The condition will resolve itself and the operation will be completed before general elections,” he said.
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The Swat operation would be completed before elections, caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan told reporters in Islamabad. “We are taking action against foreign miscreants in Swat. The condition will resolve itself and the operation will be completed before general elections,” he said.
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November - 26 
Three civilians, including a child, were killed and an unspecified number of them were injured in firing by the SFs. Villagers said a man was shot dead in the Kabal sub-division. In the second incident, one Karim and his unidentified younger brother were killed walking in the fields while on the way
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Three civilians, including a child, were killed and an unspecified number of them were injured in firing by the SFs. Villagers said a man was shot dead in the Kabal sub-division. In the second incident, one Karim and his unidentified younger brother were killed walking in the fields while on the way to Aligrama via Sarsenay village.
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November - 27 
Military officials in Mingora said four militants were killed in clashes with the security forces (SFs) on November 27.
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Military officials in Mingora said four militants were killed in clashes with the security forces (SFs) on November 27.
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November - 27 
After suffering huge losses, the militants in Swat vacated all the seized police stations and other government buildings on November 27 and decided to go underground while the government closed down all the FM radio channels in the district, including the one run by TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, ac
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After suffering huge losses, the militants in Swat vacated all the seized police stations and other government buildings on November 27 and decided to go underground while the government closed down all the FM radio channels in the district, including the one run by TNSM leader Maulana Fazlullah, according to The News. In the adjoining Shangla district, the security forces (SFs) retook the main town Alpuri from the militants and forced them to retreat to the nearby mountains. Militants led by Fazlullah, who earlier on November 27-morning were in control of majority of the areas in the valley, disappeared and abandoned their roadside checkpoints.
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November - 27 
Before their escape from Matta, the militants reportedly set ablaze the local police station and an office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police and destroyed official records there. Officials said all the FM radio channels, including the one launched by Maulana Fazlullah in Swat, had been closed d
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Before their escape from Matta, the militants reportedly set ablaze the local police station and an office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police and destroyed official records there. Officials said all the FM radio channels, including the one launched by Maulana Fazlullah in Swat, had been closed down. As many as 36 FM radio stations were recently operational in Swat of which three were airing music programmes while the majority was used by radical clerics for propagating their own versions of Islam.
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November - 27 
Major Amjad Iqbal, a military spokesperson in Mingora, told The News that 50 bodies of the militants, killed in fighting so far with the SFs, had been collected from various places. While confirming the death of senior militant commander, Khan Khitab, near Guli Bagh, he claimed that Khitab was kille
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Major Amjad Iqbal, a military spokesperson in Mingora, told The News that 50 bodies of the militants, killed in fighting so far with the SFs, had been collected from various places. While confirming the death of senior militant commander, Khan Khitab, near Guli Bagh, he claimed that Khitab was killed by local villagers when he and his colleagues tried to escape and hide in a village. There were also reports that another prominent commander of the militants Muslim Khan, who was a close aide of Fazlullah, was killed in fighting with the SFs. Officials stated that another commander from South Waziristan, identified as Arshad Mujahid, was also killed alongside Muslim Khan and their bodies were still lying near Najia Top, an area between Ningwalai and Bandai in the Kabal subdivision. Some reports indicated that Maulana Fazlullah, who was also on the run with Muslim Khan, was seriously injured in an attack on them by the troops. Major Amjad Iqbal said he could not confirm these reports.
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November - 27 
Sources stated that Maulana Fazlullah directed, through his FM radio channel, his armed followers at around 11:45 pm on November 27-night to stop fighting and shift to safer places and wait for his other important message regarding the future line of action. Consequently, militants were seen abandon
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Sources stated that Maulana Fazlullah directed, through his FM radio channel, his armed followers at around 11:45 pm on November 27-night to stop fighting and shift to safer places and wait for his other important message regarding the future line of action. Consequently, militants were seen abandoning their roadside check-posts near the Saidu Sharif airport and other areas under their control in the Kabal and Matta subdivisions, where the armed militants used to search vehicles. Officials in Mingora said the militants had vacated all the major towns, which they used as their strongholds like Mam Dherai, Bara Bandai, Kuza Bandai, Ningwalai, Dherai, Charbagh, Guli Bagh, Matta, Khwazakhela and Madyan. The local residents, however, said the SFs did not enter these areas but no firing had been seen during the daytime.
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November - 27 
There were reports that Muslim Khan, a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, had been killed near the Najia Top, but there was no confirmation from the government, according to Dawn. The militants are reported to have vacated Matta, Khwazakhela and Madyan police stations on November 27-night and fled to
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There were reports that Muslim Khan, a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, had been killed near the Najia Top, but there was no confirmation from the government, according to Dawn. The militants are reported to have vacated Matta, Khwazakhela and Madyan police stations on November 27-night and fled to the nearby forests. They also left the Charbagh police post in Khwazakhela, their stronghold about 27km from Mingora. Police and troops are, however, yet to enter the areas. According to the military, SFs have gained control of Kuza Banda, Bara Banda and Imam Dehri.
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November - 28 
Major Amjad Iqbal, the military spokesman in Mingora, told reporters that the majority of militants were either killed or had escaped to the mountains after the security forces (SFs) targeted them in their hideouts. He said 230 militants had so far been killed in clashes with the SFs in the Swat and
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Major Amjad Iqbal, the military spokesman in Mingora, told reporters that the majority of militants were either killed or had escaped to the mountains after the security forces (SFs) targeted them in their hideouts. He said 230 militants had so far been killed in clashes with the SFs in the Swat and Shangla districts. He said most of the militants were killed in Shangla while their death toll in Swat was 56. “Security forces entered the town of Imam Dheri, the main base of Maulana Fazlullah… He has gone underground,” Major Iqbal told AFP. Earlier, the chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad said in Rawalpindi that 200 to 215 militants were killed in Swat and Shangla. However, there was no independent confirmation of the claim. About losses suffered by the military, Major Iqbal said four soldiers were killed while 15 wounded in the two days of fighting. He added that six more bodies of slain militants were recovered on November 28. He claimed one of them was an Uzbek national. Major Iqbal informed that the SFs had cleared the area between Mingora and Shakardarra in Matta subdivision, which had been a stronghold of the militants.
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November - 28 
Military authorities on November 28 said they had evicted militants from most of the troubled areas in the Swat valley while all the displaced government officials returned to their jobs in Shangla district after the retreat of Maulana Fazlullah-led militants from their positions in the district hea
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Military authorities on November 28 said they had evicted militants from most of the troubled areas in the Swat valley while all the displaced government officials returned to their jobs in Shangla district after the retreat of Maulana Fazlullah-led militants from their positions in the district headquarters of Alpuri, according to The News.
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November - 30 
Pakistani security forces on November 30 arrested 11 loyalists of the pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP, "Today security forces have arrested 11 suspected militants near Ayub bridg
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Pakistani security forces on November 30 arrested 11 loyalists of the pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP, "Today security forces have arrested 11 suspected militants near Ayub bridge in Mingora district." "According to initial reports there are two foreigners among them who speak Persian, but their identities are not yet confirmed," he added.
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November - 30 
Security forces continued their operation against militants in various areas of Swat district in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), while authorities relaxed curfew in Mingora city and adjoining areas to provide the people basic commodities, reports Daily Times.
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Security forces continued their operation against militants in various areas of Swat district in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), while authorities relaxed curfew in Mingora city and adjoining areas to provide the people basic commodities, reports Daily Times.
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November - 30 
Swat Media Information Centre spokesman told reporters that 11 militants were arrested at Ayub Bridge in Kanju and that the security forces had seized weapons and explosive material from their possession. The spokesman said, around 50 suspects were also rounded up by the security forces in Mingora c
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Swat Media Information Centre spokesman told reporters that 11 militants were arrested at Ayub Bridge in Kanju and that the security forces had seized weapons and explosive material from their possession. The spokesman said, around 50 suspects were also rounded up by the security forces in Mingora city. The spokesman also urged militants and people to surrender their weapons to security forces, for which they would be rewarded. A media centre press release asked people to play an active role in destroying militants’ trenches and to identify ammunition dumps.
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*Data till , May 09, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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