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August - 2 
In the NWFP, suspected Taliban militants bombed four shops selling CDs and cassettes in the Balakot town of Mansehra District on August 2. Police officer Habibur Rahman said a time bomb planted outside the shops in the main market of Balakot exploded
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In the NWFP, suspected Taliban militants bombed four shops selling CDs and cassettes in the Balakot town of Mansehra District on August 2. Police officer Habibur Rahman said a time bomb planted outside the shops in the main market of Balakot exploded early in the morning, AP reported. Two people were also injured in the blast, Online news agency reported.
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August - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested 27 others from the Swat District on August 2, Daily Times reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), two militants were killed and seven others arrested during s
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested 27 others from the Swat District on August 2, Daily Times reported. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), two militants were killed and seven others arrested during search-and-cordon operations in Derai and Danda. In addition, two more militants were killed and two others arrested in Gorai, Kotlai and Daragai. The SFs also conducted search and clearance operations in Kamargai near Gulibagh area and apprehended a local Taliban ‘commander’ and nine suspects. They also carried out a search operation in Shah Dheri and arrested eight Taliban militants and seized four rifles and three pistols. A local Taliban leader, identified as Khairur Rehman, surrendered to the SFs in Shangla District. The troops also carried out a search operation in the Biha valley and discovered two tunnels and a training camp with bunkers and a generator.
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August - 3 
A missile hit a house in the Chashma village, one kilometre south of Miranshah, killing three civilians and wounding three others. In retaliation, the troops fired shells, targeting the sites from where the Taliban militants were launching attacks.
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A missile hit a house in the Chashma village, one kilometre south of Miranshah, killing three civilians and wounding three others. In retaliation, the troops fired shells, targeting the sites from where the Taliban militants were launching attacks.
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August - 3 
According to Dawn, jets shelled Taliban hideouts and killed at least five militants near Swat on August 3. The aircraft raided Dok Darra town after intelligence reports said that a large number of militants had gathered in the area, military spokesma
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According to Dawn, jets shelled Taliban hideouts and killed at least five militants near Swat on August 3. The aircraft raided Dok Darra town after intelligence reports said that a large number of militants had gathered in the area, military spokesman Major Nasir Ali Khan said. “The bombing destroyed three Taliban bases and killed five militants,” he said. Local administration chief Javed Marwat confirmed the air strikes and said at least five militants were killed, but warned that the number of casualties could rise.
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August - 3 
The Taliban militants attacked an Army camp in the Datakhel area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. A Taliban-launched rocket hit, a house killing two women and wounding another three.
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The Taliban militants attacked an Army camp in the Datakhel area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. A Taliban-launched rocket hit, a house killing two women and wounding another three.
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August - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six Taliban militants in fighting in the Kabal and Barikot areas of NWFP on August 4 while a soldier was killed and another sustained injuries, a Police official told Daily Times. Sources said dead bodies of five
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six Taliban militants in fighting in the Kabal and Barikot areas of NWFP on August 4 while a soldier was killed and another sustained injuries, a Police official told Daily Times. Sources said dead bodies of five of the slain militants were recovered. While three dead bodies were recovered from Manglor on the outskirts of Mingora, two other dead bodies were recovered from Landai Kas and Qazi Abad areas.
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August - 5 
Dir District, SFs raided the house of a Taliban leader in Munz Banda, recovering 20 kilograms of explosives, detonators and other material required for the preparation of improvised explosive devices.
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Dir District, SFs raided the house of a Taliban leader in Munz Banda, recovering 20 kilograms of explosives, detonators and other material required for the preparation of improvised explosive devices.
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August - 5 
Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division i
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Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency on August 5. Taliban sources close to Baitullah Mehsud confirmed the killing of his wife in the drone attack, but denied reports that the TTP chief too was killed in the missile strikes, The News reported. "Yes, I can confirm this bad news about the loss of his wife," said a senior Taliban commander based at Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. He, however, denied reports that Baitullah Mehsud too was killed in the strike. Official and tribal sources said the US spy plane fired two missiles at the house of Ikramuddin Mehsud.
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August - 5 
In the province, Hangu District Police on August 5 arrested 17 Taliban militants during a search operation in various parts of the District. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Farid Khan said Police had arrested 17 militants and seized a large cache
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In the province, Hangu District Police on August 5 arrested 17 Taliban militants during a search operation in various parts of the District. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Farid Khan said Police had arrested 17 militants and seized a large cache of arms and ammunition from their possession. He said the arrested men had been promoting the Taliban’s agenda in the District, adding they had been harassing people and staging bombings.
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August - 5 
Officials said it was the first casualty of any close relatives of the Pakistani Taliban commander in US missile strikes. Baitullah Mehsud married the daughter of Ikramuddin, a tribal elder from the Shabikhel branch of Mehsud tribe, in October 2008.
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Officials said it was the first casualty of any close relatives of the Pakistani Taliban commander in US missile strikes. Baitullah Mehsud married the daughter of Ikramuddin, a tribal elder from the Shabikhel branch of Mehsud tribe, in October 2008. Baitullah is also from the Shabikhel Mehsud clan. Hakimullah Mehsud, deputy to Baitullah Mehsud, confirmed the attack on the house of his leader’s father-in-law, but denied the loss of his wife. "There is no truth in media reports that the said wife of Ameer Saib (Baitullah) has been killed in the drone attack," the Taliban commander told media persons from an undisclosed location. He said Baitullah had already withdrawn his family from the area when the situation deteriorated as a result of the military operation launched by the Government against them. There has been no official confirmation of the incident so far.
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August - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 5 that they, in collaboration with local militias, had killed eight militants during the ongoing military operation in Swat and Dir Districts, Daily Times reported. "The local Lashkar [militia], during a search op
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 5 that they, in collaboration with local militias, had killed eight militants during the ongoing military operation in Swat and Dir Districts, Daily Times reported. "The local Lashkar [militia], during a search operation backed by the Frontier Corps, killed four terrorists at Dog Darra in Dir, including Taliban commander Shakoor," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The Lashkar also destroyed the houses of nine Taliban militants. According to the Online news agency, the militia killed five militants, adding that three of the deceased were Afghan nationals, while the remaining two were residents of Swat. The ISPR said four more Taliban militants had been killed in two different areas of Swat. It said the SFs, during a search operation at Goratai, had killed three extremists, including an explosives expert. In a separate incident, another member of the Taliban was killed in Kotah near Barikot and some arms and ammunition recovered.
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August - 5 
The SFs conducted a search operation at Kabalgram in the Shangla District and destroyed 10 Taliban hideouts. During a separate search operation at Kuz Shaur, near Chuprial, they arrested eight Taliban militants. Six more militants were arrested near
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The SFs conducted a search operation at Kabalgram in the Shangla District and destroyed 10 Taliban hideouts. During a separate search operation at Kuz Shaur, near Chuprial, they arrested eight Taliban militants. Six more militants were arrested near Mingora, raising the total number of apprehended to 14, while five Taliban hideouts were demolished near Charbagh. The SFs also conducted a search operation at Nigulai and Kuza Banda and confiscated three vehicles belonging to Taliban commander Khurshid.
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August - 6 
A Taliban commander killed six militants before being shot dead by another militant in the Batara area of Chagharzai in Buner District of NWFP late on August 6, The News reported. Sources said that the Taliban commander Shah Zar Khan from Choga area
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A Taliban commander killed six militants before being shot dead by another militant in the Batara area of Chagharzai in Buner District of NWFP late on August 6, The News reported. Sources said that the Taliban commander Shah Zar Khan from Choga area developed differences with his associates over the July 29 attack on the house of Haji Khalil, an activist of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Shah Zar is reported to have opened fire on his colleagues when they were offering Maghrib prayers, killing six of them on the spot, while he himself was killed by another militant, deputed to guard them. The militants later killed the son of Shah Zar who was stated to be a militant as well. Shah Zar was said to be a close relative of Haji Khalil and both hailed from the same village. Haji Khalil was killed after killing two of the Taliban attackers and injuring three others on July 29.
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August - 6 
According to The News, nine militants were killed and two others sustained injuries during an operation by the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of the Nawagai and Salarzai subdivisions in Bajaur Agency on August 6. Daily Times reported that t
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According to The News, nine militants were killed and two others sustained injuries during an operation by the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of the Nawagai and Salarzai subdivisions in Bajaur Agency on August 6. Daily Times reported that the SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in the Chinar, Kohi, Manugai and Banda areas of Nawagai and Darra, Ghundi and Sur Dagai areas of Salarzai. The SFs also arrested three Taliban militants during a search operation in the Manugai area of Nawagai.
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August - 6 
Close commanders of the TTP chief have rejected the reports of Baitullah Mehsud’s death as rumours. “How could he die in the attack when he was not present in the house,” said a close aide to Baitullah, who called The News from an undisclosed locatio
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Close commanders of the TTP chief have rejected the reports of Baitullah Mehsud’s death as rumours. “How could he die in the attack when he was not present in the house,” said a close aide to Baitullah, who called The News from an undisclosed location. He claimed speaking to Baitullah two days ago, adding that he was safe and sound. The Taliban commander claimed that Baitullah was far away from the place where the drone struck the house of his father-in-law. He also said the Government had declared Baitullah dead twice in the past, but those claims proved untrue. “How could a person wanted by the Pakistani and US governments would like to stay at a place where the US spy planes fly round-the-clock and the Pakistani forces continuously target his positions,” he asked.
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August - 6 
In Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, Taliban militants opened fire on a Bajaur Levies soldier, Alam Khan, killing him on the spot.
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In Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, Taliban militants opened fire on a Bajaur Levies soldier, Alam Khan, killing him on the spot.
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August - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Taliban militants and arrested 21 others in the ongoing military operation in Swat and Malakand, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on August 6, Daily Times reported. The ISPR said SFs killed four milit
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Security Forces (SFs) killed seven Taliban militants and arrested 21 others in the ongoing military operation in Swat and Malakand, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on August 6, Daily Times reported. The ISPR said SFs killed four militants during an encounter at Samsel Bandai near Kabal, while two others were killed during a search operation in Amankot. A Taliban militant was also killed in the Rashghatta-Kokarai area near Jambil. The ISPR said two terrorists were arrested from Perona near Jambil and four Taliban militants surrendered in Dakorak. Troops also arrested six suspected terrorists from Jan Patai near Alpurai and three more from Guljabba.
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August - 7 
A Taliban official in South Waziristan, where the meeting took place, told Reuters the Government had fabricated reports of the infighting. Noor Said, deputy spokesman under Baitullah, said: "There was no fighting in the shura. Both Waliur Rehman and
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A Taliban official in South Waziristan, where the meeting took place, told Reuters the Government had fabricated reports of the infighting. Noor Said, deputy spokesman under Baitullah, said: "There was no fighting in the shura. Both Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah are safe and sound." However, an intelligence officer denied this, saying he had reports that Hakeemullah was dead.
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August - 7 
At least 19 persons were killed and more than 18 injured in a gunfight between pro and anti–Baitullah Mehsud groups in the Tank District of NWFP on August 7, Daily Times reported. The clashes broke out soon after media reports saying that the Tehrik-
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At least 19 persons were killed and more than 18 injured in a gunfight between pro and anti–Baitullah Mehsud groups in the Tank District of NWFP on August 7, Daily Times reported. The clashes broke out soon after media reports saying that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud might have been killed in a missile strike by US drones in South Waziristan on August 5. A private TV cannel reported that Baitullah’s men attacked two offices of peace committees run by Turkistan Bhitani in the Imamkhel and Umerada areas of Tank. Around 200 armed militants reportedly took part in the pre-dawn raid. The gunfight continued for about two hours, the channel reported. Turkistan Bhitani, who had won the backing of the Government after challenging Baitullah Mehsud in Tank and South Waziristan, had set up the camps in Government school buildings, Dawn reported. Turkistan Bhitani joined the anti-Taliban campaign after 40 of his men had been killed by supporters of Baitullah in 2008.
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August - 7 
Quoting intelligence reports on August 7, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan on August 5, Daily Times reported. “Based on
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Quoting intelligence reports on August 7, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan on August 5, Daily Times reported. “Based on information gleaned from intelligence reports, the news of Baitullah’s death is correct. But we are going for ground verification, and when the information has been confirmed, then we will be 100 percent sure,” he told reporters in Islamabad. He also told BBC Radio that it was “pretty certain” that the Taliban chief was dead, Reuters reported. A Taliban commander and aide to Baitullah Mehsud, meanwhile, told Associated Press that the TTP chief was killed in the US strike. “I confirm that Baitullah Mehsud and his wife died in the American missile attack in South Waziristan,” Taliban commander Kafayatullah said by telephone. He did not give any further details.
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August - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) on August 7 said they killed two Taliban militants and arrested five others in the ongoing operation in Swat District, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted a search operation at Maloch near Kabal and killed two terro
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Security Forces (SFs) on August 7 said they killed two Taliban militants and arrested five others in the ongoing operation in Swat District, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted a search operation at Maloch near Kabal and killed two terrorists and apprehended [a] few suspects,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The SFs arrested two terrorists from the Nokhara and Kalakot villages near Fatehpur and two others during a search operation in Sanela near Aloch. The ISPR also said a terrorist surrendered at Mangar Kot near Charbagh. In addition, two soldiers were injured during a search operation at Maloch. Meanwhile, locals of Kotah village surrendered 89 rifles to the SFs.
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August - 7 
The TTP deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, meanwhile, told Daily Times he could neither confirm nor deny Baitullah’s killing in the drone attack. Meanwhile, intelligence officials and Taliban sources have said that Taliban commanders were meeting in
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The TTP deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, meanwhile, told Daily Times he could neither confirm nor deny Baitullah’s killing in the drone attack. Meanwhile, intelligence officials and Taliban sources have said that Taliban commanders were meeting in the FATA to choose a successor. It was unclear when they might reach a decision.
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August - 8 
Senior Taliban commander Qari Hussain, maintaining that Baitullah is alive, has threatened to unleash a wave of suicide attacks to "avenge the Government-sponsored propaganda against our leader".
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Senior Taliban commander Qari Hussain, maintaining that Baitullah is alive, has threatened to unleash a wave of suicide attacks to "avenge the Government-sponsored propaganda against our leader".
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August - 8 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Hakeemullah Mehsud and Taliban commander Waliur Rehman were killed in a gunbattle that erupted during a meeting to determine the future of the organisation, PTV reported on August 8, a few hours after Hakeem
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Hakeemullah Mehsud and Taliban commander Waliur Rehman were killed in a gunbattle that erupted during a meeting to determine the future of the organisation, PTV reported on August 8, a few hours after Hakeemullah claimed Baitullah Mehsud is "alive", reports Daily Times. Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters the Government had received reports that only one of the two rivals for the leadership of the Taliban was killed. "The infighting was between Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah Mehsud," he said, adding, "We have information that one of them has been killed. Who was killed we will be able to say after confirming." According to PTV, Rehman killed Hakeemullah after the latter was appointed the new TTP chief.
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August - 9 
A Khwazai peace committee chief, five others and 11 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Payazai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on August 9, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said a group of Taliban militants attack
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A Khwazai peace committee chief, five others and 11 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Payazai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on August 9, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said a group of Taliban militants attacked the peace committee chief Malik Ajmal’s residence at around 2 AM. Ajmal’s security guards and volunteers retaliated, killing 11 militants. However, Ajmal and five of his men were also killed in the attack. According to the AFP, local official Javed Ali confirmed the incident. Ajmal Khan was a pro-government tribal elder, who captured 12 Taliban militants and handed them over to the Security Forces last week.
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August - 9 
According to Daily Times, two civilians and a Policeman were killed when Taliban militants ambushed a Police convoy in the Bannu District on August 9. “Three policemen were on a routine patrol in Meryan village of Bannu when they were attacked by a g
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According to Daily Times, two civilians and a Policeman were killed when Taliban militants ambushed a Police convoy in the Bannu District on August 9. “Three policemen were on a routine patrol in Meryan village of Bannu when they were attacked by a group of 10 Taliban,” senior local official Iqbal Marwat told AFP. He said one Policeman and two farmers in nearby fields were killed in the attack.
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August - 9 
Authorities are increasingly convinced that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan, the military said on August 9, Daily Times reported. “Multiple sources are now
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Authorities are increasingly convinced that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan, the military said on August 9, Daily Times reported. “Multiple sources are now confirming he (Baitullah) is dead,” including at least two Taliban commanders, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said. He said the reports of infighting were “one of the biggest, latest indicators”. According to him, “Why is there a fight, why this fight for succession? These are very strong indicators leading towards reasonable confirmation that he was killed.” He said authorities were currently unable to confirm what occurred in the Taliban meeting where the gun-battle is believed to have broken out. Meanwhile, a senior Government official doubted that any potential successor had been injured. He said there were reports of a clash among Taliban guards at a meeting on Saturday evening and indications that some people had been wounded, but there was no credible information to suggest any of the Taliban leaders were among them. There are also conflicting reports that a major fight broke out between the two likely contenders to replace Baitullah – Hakeemullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman – with one or both being killed or wounded.
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August - 9 
Taliban militants on August 9 attacked an army convoy using a remote controlled bomb in North Waziristan, killing two Security Force (SF) personnel and injuring three others, Daily Times reported. The convoy was heading from Mir Ali to Miranshah when
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Taliban militants on August 9 attacked an army convoy using a remote controlled bomb in North Waziristan, killing two Security Force (SF) personnel and injuring three others, Daily Times reported. The convoy was heading from Mir Ali to Miranshah when the bomb exploded at Norak on the Mir Ali-Miranshah road, 15 kilometers east of the agency headquarters. One vehicle was destroyed in the attack. In retaliation, the SFs targeted militant hideouts but there were no casualties.
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August - 10 
Al Qaeda is trying to install a new “chief terrorist” in the Tribal Areas following the alleged death of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “Al Qaeda has bee
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Al Qaeda is trying to install a new “chief terrorist” in the Tribal Areas following the alleged death of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “Al Qaeda has been grouping in the same place (South Waziristan) and is trying to find somebody to install as the leader, as the chief terrorist in that area,” he told BBC Radio. He said the Taliban were in disarray and fleeing the area following the apparent killing of their commander. He hoped this would result in the border regions being open to greater development. “All the credible intelligence that I have received on the drone attack has led me to finally confirm it (Mehsud’s death),” he said to questions on whether Mehsud was actually dead. “It’s one of the achievements and I also feel that after the killing of Baitullah Mehsud, the whole TTP ... it will take some time for them to regroup,” he added. “Information gathered in the past three days has revealed that most Taliban are running away from the area,” AFP quoted him as saying. The Taliban, Malik said, should play their role to further develop the Tribal Areas, the Online news agency reported. To questions on leniency towards the Taliban militants who laid down their arms and renounced violence, he said that none of the Taliban involved in the murder of innocent people would be pardoned. However, he added, the people who had been fighting the Government out of fear of the Taliban would be shown leniency.
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August - 10 
The Army will stay in Swat until the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been rehabilitated and reconstruction completed, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “I am confident your presence in the area will n
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The Army will stay in Swat until the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been rehabilitated and reconstruction completed, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “I am confident your presence in the area will not only discourage anti-state elements from regrouping, but also improve the pace of development in the area,” he told a gathering of soldiers during a visit to Malakand. Prior to his address, the Prime Minister was informed that the Army now controlled 90 percent of the Malakand Division. Addressing a gathering of tribal elders separately, Gilani said the Taliban were on the run and would soon be eliminated. He said extremists would never be allowed to impose their will through violence again. “Nobody will be allowed to stop our children going to school or impose a system through violence in the name of Islam and at gunpoint,” AFP quoted him as saying. He also said the Government would introduce a special package for Swat, incorporating new development, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the IDPs.
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August - 11 
14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired thr
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14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired three missiles at a house, which the militants had occupied from Zangi Khan Burki, a local influential trader, and turned it into their ‘Markaz’ or headquarters. Zangi Khan and his family had left their house and shifted to Karachi after tribal and foreign militants took over Kaniguram. Another house owned by the Agency councilor, Arif Zaman, located near the alleged headquarters of the Taliban, was also damaged in the attack. Sources close to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said all those killed in the attack were local tribal militants. They also claimed that the victims of the drone attack included some women and children. The newly-appointed TTP spokesman, Azam Tariq, called journalists and claimed that only six people, including some women and children, had been killed in the attack by the US drone.
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August - 11 
A paramilitary commander separately told AFP that the operation was launched after militants fired rockets at a paramilitary checkpoint early on August 10 in an assault in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, that killed two civilians, The News reported. The
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A paramilitary commander separately told AFP that the operation was launched after militants fired rockets at a paramilitary checkpoint early on August 10 in an assault in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, that killed two civilians, The News reported. The pre-dawn rocket attack targeted a Frontier Corps base in the city’s Hayatabad neighbourhood, Peshawar Police chief Sifwat Ghayur told AFP. “One rocket landed harmlessly inside the post but three others strayed into the residential area, killing two men and wounding three others,” Ghayur said. Taliban militants also fired rockets and mortars towards a military post in the nearby tribal district of Bara but there were no casualties or damage, a military official said earlier. Three Taliban militants were killed when troops returned fire, the official told AFP. Hayatabad is close to the Bara town.
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August - 11 
Taliban militant set ablaze seven primary schools in the Buner District where children recently resumed their studies after the area was declared safe by the army, officials said on August 11, Daily Times reported. “Three boys’ and four girls’ primar
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Taliban militant set ablaze seven primary schools in the Buner District where children recently resumed their studies after the area was declared safe by the army, officials said on August 11, Daily Times reported. “Three boys’ and four girls’ primary schools were set on fire by Taliban on Monday in Buner District,” the District Police chief Abdul Rasheed told AFP. No one was hurt in the arson attacks as the schools were closed for the night, he said, but the buildings were burnt to the ground. The Online news agency reported that five schools were also torched in Shangla District.
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August - 11 
Taliban militants killed a local tribal elder after abducting him on August 11, while two of his family members are still in the group’s custody, said local sources and the Taliban, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of Malik Zahir Shah Go
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Taliban militants killed a local tribal elder after abducting him on August 11, while two of his family members are still in the group’s custody, said local sources and the Taliban, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of Malik Zahir Shah Gorbuz was found in the Shwafarsh area of Safi sub-division after he was kidnapped on August 11 along with his son and another relative. Taliban spokesman Akramullah Mohmand told reporters that the group had killed the elder because he was holding meetings to organise an anti-Taliban Lashkar (militia) in the area.
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August - 11 
The Government told the National Assembly on August 11 that it had asked provinces to keep a watch on the banned Sunni militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), which is accused of fomenting recent violence in the Punjab province’s Jhang and Goj
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The Government told the National Assembly on August 11 that it had asked provinces to keep a watch on the banned Sunni militant outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), which is accused of fomenting recent violence in the Punjab province’s Jhang and Gojra towns, Dawn reported. Interior Minister Rehman Malik acknowledged there was a lot of truth in concern voiced by an opposition lawmaker from Jhang who said the Government must act against the SSP to avoid the kind of situation it had to face in Swat valley of the North West Frontier Province after Taliban militants were allowed to thrive there. Malik reportedly said it was a fact that the SSP had had been involved in terrorist activities in the past and added “The provincial governments have been asked to keep a watch on its activities.”
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August - 11 
The Taliban in Orakzai Agency announced on August 11 that they would not attack the Security Forces (SFs) during Ramzan and Taliban Sharia (Islamic law) courts would remain closed “until the tenth day of Eid”. The group’s spokesman in the agency told
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The Taliban in Orakzai Agency announced on August 11 that they would not attack the Security Forces (SFs) during Ramzan and Taliban Sharia (Islamic law) courts would remain closed “until the tenth day of Eid”. The group’s spokesman in the agency told journalists over telephone that the Taliban leadership in Orakzai had decided to halt attacks on the SFs during the holy month of Ramzan. He said Taliban Sharia courts in the agency would remain closed from August 12 (today) until the 10th day of Eid.
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August - 11 
Unidentified men on August 11 killed eight Taliban militants in the Orakzai Agency and abducted two others, said locals and official sources. Official sources told Daily Times that armed men attacked a Taliban vehicle – en route to Mashti Bazaar from
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Unidentified men on August 11 killed eight Taliban militants in the Orakzai Agency and abducted two others, said locals and official sources. Official sources told Daily Times that armed men attacked a Taliban vehicle – en route to Mashti Bazaar from Ghaljo area – in Garhi village, killing eight militants, including a brother of Taliban ‘commander’ Sakhi. They said the slain militants were members of the Mashti tribe. Locals said the assailants could be Taliban militants from a rival group of Mufti Ziaur Rehman from the Akhel tribe. In apparent retaliation to the killings, militants from the Mashti tribe abducted at least 50 Akhel tribesmen, including 16 militants.
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August - 12 
At least seven persons were killed in gunfights between Taliban militants and a lashkar (militia) at South Waziristan in FATA on August 12, AFP news agency said, reports Daily Times.
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At least seven persons were killed in gunfights between Taliban militants and a lashkar (militia) at South Waziristan in FATA on August 12, AFP news agency said, reports Daily Times.
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August - 12 
In the same Agency, Taliban militants fired rockets at a Security Force post at Landikotal on August 12, injuring a soldier. Troops reportedly retaliated using artillery and sophisticated guns. The report added that Taliban militants fired at least
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In the same Agency, Taliban militants fired rockets at a Security Force post at Landikotal on August 12, injuring a soldier. Troops reportedly retaliated using artillery and sophisticated guns. The report added that Taliban militants fired at least six rockets at the Parangsam post.
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August - 12 
Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on August 12 denied a recent report that Taliban have attacked the nuclear facilities three times in two years, saying there is “absolutely no chance” the country’s atomic weapons could fall into terrorist
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Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on August 12 denied a recent report that Taliban have attacked the nuclear facilities three times in two years, saying there is “absolutely no chance” the country’s atomic weapons could fall into terrorist hands, Daily Times reported. Abbas said an article written by a UK-based security expert was baseless because none of the bases named actually had any nuclear facilities. “It is factually incorrect,” he said. Shaun Gregory, a professor at Bradford University’s Pakistan Security Research Unit, wrote that several Taliban attacks have already hit military bases where nuclear components are secretly stored. The article appeared in the July 2009 newsletter of the Combating Terrorism Center of the US Military Academy at West Point. The most recent assault, he wrote, was the August 2008 coordinated suicide bombings of the Wah Cantonment Ordnance Factory, which he said is considered one of Pakistan’s main nuclear weapons assembly sites. The other two attacks were in late 2007 on the Sargodha Air Base, which Gregory identified as a nuclear missile storage facility and the air base at Kamra, the article said. Abbas, however, said none of the military bases named were used to store atomic weapons. He said the Wah Ordnance Factory makes small arms and ammunition, Kamra is an air force facility and Sargodha is an air force ammunition dump for conventional weapons. “These are nowhere close to any nuclear facility,” he said.
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August - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 12 that they had arrested 46 suspected Taliban militants during the ongoing search and clearance operation in various parts of Swat District, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted search operations at S
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 12 that they had arrested 46 suspected Taliban militants during the ongoing search and clearance operation in various parts of Swat District, Daily Times reported. “Security forces conducted search operations at Siakas, Chirhi Banda and Biha, and arrested 30 Taliban, including Nisar alias Ghazi Baba. They also seized a large cache of arms and ammunition,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The SFs, in addition, also conducted another search operation at Bar Shalpalam and Shangwatai near Matta sub-division, and arrested three Taliban militants, including the most wanted Muhammad Rahim. Further, a search operation at Chamtlai resulted in the troops defusing two improvised explosive devices, the ISPR added.
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August - 12 
SFs also conducted an operation at Waliabad and arrested one of Masood Azhar’s accomplices, while another five suspected militants were arrested during a search operation at Tal village. Separately, nearly 600 residents of Tutan Banda conducted a pri
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SFs also conducted an operation at Waliabad and arrested one of Masood Azhar’s accomplices, while another five suspected militants were arrested during a search operation at Tal village. Separately, nearly 600 residents of Tutan Banda conducted a private search operation and apprehended six terrorists. The SFs also arrested one of Taliban commander Talemand’s associates from Najigram on a tip-off.
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August - 12 
Two schoolboys were killed and another injured on August 12 when a mine exploded in the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. The three, all brothers, were playing when the explosive device went off in Nisarabad on the outskirts of Khar, local adminis
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Two schoolboys were killed and another injured on August 12 when a mine exploded in the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. The three, all brothers, were playing when the explosive device went off in Nisarabad on the outskirts of Khar, local administration chief Adalat Khan said. Two of them, aged between nine and 11 years, were killed and their 13-year-old brother injured, he said. A security official confirmed the casualties, saying that it was unclear if the mine had been planted by militants or had been left during a six-month battle fought between the military and the Taliban.
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August - 13 
12 Taliban militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded several hideouts of Taliban ‘commander’ Hakeemullah Mehsud at Orakzai Agency in FATA on August 13, said the military, reports Daily Times. “We targeted hideouts of Hekeemullah Mehsud,”
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12 Taliban militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded several hideouts of Taliban ‘commander’ Hakeemullah Mehsud at Orakzai Agency in FATA on August 13, said the military, reports Daily Times. “We targeted hideouts of Hekeemullah Mehsud,” said Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. Military sources in Orakzai said that six of the bases in Tora Cheena and Chappar Ferozkhel areas had been razed. The sources said dead bodies of 12 slain Taliban militants were seen from helicopters. Hakeemullah – a close aide of Baitullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan – is commanding Taliban in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies.
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August - 13 
According to Daily Times, Security Forces (SFs) killed one Taliban militant and arrested 14 others, including a ‘commander’, at Swat in NWFP. “Troops killed a Taliban, identified as Liaqat, in Liluani and arrested local Taliban commander Rahim Gul fr
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According to Daily Times, Security Forces (SFs) killed one Taliban militant and arrested 14 others, including a ‘commander’, at Swat in NWFP. “Troops killed a Taliban, identified as Liaqat, in Liluani and arrested local Taliban commander Rahim Gul from Luluani village,” said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). SFs conducted a search operation in Ghuzano Sar near Peochar, and arrested two Taliban militants, while two others surrendered in Bagh Dheri and Shalpalam. Two Taliban militants were arrested from Shaggai. Another two were arrested from Tando Dag and Ahingro Dherai. The ISPR said the SFs arrested five Taliban militants from Tal.
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August - 13 
Two pro-Government lashkar (militia) leaders were killed and their bullet-ridden dead bodies dumped at Bajaur Agency in FATA on August 13, according to Daily Times. “Both the tribal elders were shot dead by gunmen. We think Taliban are involved in th
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Two pro-Government lashkar (militia) leaders were killed and their bullet-ridden dead bodies dumped at Bajaur Agency in FATA on August 13, according to Daily Times. “Both the tribal elders were shot dead by gunmen. We think Taliban are involved in the incident,” a local Government official told AFP.
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August - 14 
The Taliban militants fired five mortar shells at an Army camp in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 14 and injured eight Security Force (SF) personnel, according to Daily Times. Though the SFs retaliated, it was not reported whether the T
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The Taliban militants fired five mortar shells at an Army camp in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 14 and injured eight Security Force (SF) personnel, according to Daily Times. Though the SFs retaliated, it was not reported whether the Taliban militants suffered any casualties.
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August - 14 
Three SF personnel were injured when Taliban militants attacked their checkpost in Ali Masjid area of the Khyber Agency at around 1am (PST) on the same day. The injured personnel were identified as, Shafi, Mohammad Bangash and Gulzar Bangash.
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Three SF personnel were injured when Taliban militants attacked their checkpost in Ali Masjid area of the Khyber Agency at around 1am (PST) on the same day. The injured personnel were identified as, Shafi, Mohammad Bangash and Gulzar Bangash.
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August - 15 
13 people, including Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) District treasurer Saiful Malook, surrendered before a joint operation team comprising Colonel Naseer Janjua, District Commissioner Officer (DCO) Yahya Khan and District Police Officer
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13 people, including Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) District treasurer Saiful Malook, surrendered before a joint operation team comprising Colonel Naseer Janjua, District Commissioner Officer (DCO) Yahya Khan and District Police Officer (DPO) Abdur Rashed Khan. After his surrender, Malook told journalists at Circuit House Daggar that his group was against the violence adopted by the Taliban to enforce sharia laws in Malakand division. He said the TNSM and its leadership had been peacefully struggling for enforcement of sharia and denied any links with the Taliban.
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August - 15 
Unidentified armed men killed 18 Taliban militants on the Wana-Ladha Road in South Waziristan on August 15, The News reported. The slain militants were affiliated with the Mullah Nazir group. Taliban sources in Wana told The News that the bullet-ridd
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Unidentified armed men killed 18 Taliban militants on the Wana-Ladha Road in South Waziristan on August 15, The News reported. The slain militants were affiliated with the Mullah Nazir group. Taliban sources in Wana told The News that the bullet-riddled bodies of 18 militants were shifted to Wana in the evening on August 16. They said the militants had gone to the Paktika province in Afghanistan to fight the US-led coalition forces and were returning home when they were attacked by the armed men. The sources also said the militants had come back to Pakistan and were hoping to reach Shakai after passing through the territory of the Mehsud tribe. The militants, under the command of Meeradin, were reportedly traveling in two pickup trucks, when they were ambushed by unidentified assailants at the Shawangi area in the Ladha sub-division in the morning on August 15.
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August - 15 
Four Taliban militants who were part of a group that killed 17 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in 2008 surrendered to Hangu Police. Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Alam Shinwari told reporters the four men had been wanted for their
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Four Taliban militants who were part of a group that killed 17 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in 2008 surrendered to Hangu Police. Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Alam Shinwari told reporters the four men had been wanted for their involvement in the deaths of 17 FC personnel during a clash with the Taliban at the Daravribandi area of Hangu District.
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August - 15 
One Taliban militant was killed during a clash with the Police in the Kat Garh area of Hangu District.
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One Taliban militant was killed during a clash with the Police in the Kat Garh area of Hangu District.
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August - 15 
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post at Waliabad near Charbagh in the Swat District of the of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 15, killing three soldiers and a civilian, according to Dail
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A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post at Waliabad near Charbagh in the Swat District of the of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 15, killing three soldiers and a civilian, according to Daily Times. “An explosives-laden vehicle was rammed into a security checkpost in Waliabad near Charbagh, killing three soldiers and a civilian,” said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. “We believe the bomber was aiming to hit a target in Mingora, where locals celebrated Independence Day on a massive scale,” said an unnamed security official.
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August - 16 
Ladha is inhabited by the Mehsud tribesmen and is under the control of the Baitullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A senior Taliban commander of the Mullah Nazir group said they would not say as to who killed their men and why. “Either
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Ladha is inhabited by the Mehsud tribesmen and is under the control of the Baitullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A senior Taliban commander of the Mullah Nazir group said they would not say as to who killed their men and why. “Either the government, the Uzbeks or the Mehsud Taliban could be involved in their killing. But right now, we cannot say anything concrete,” he said. He added that the militants were traveling via Makeen and Ladha in South Waziristan where the Mehsud Taliban and the Uzbek militants were active. The Taliban commander said most of the bodies had been recovered except three, which, he said, were taken away by the assailants. Another senior Taliban commander later telephoned The News from Wana and denied reports about the killing of Mullah Nazir in the ambush. “There is no truth in these reports. I offered Maghrib prayers with him on Sunday and he was safe and sound. This man, Turkistan Bhittani, is spreading lies by claiming that Ameer Sahib (Mulla Nazir) has been killed by the Baitullah Mehsud group,” claimed the Taliban commander and a close aide to Nazir. He termed it part of a malicious propaganda launched by pro-government commander Turkistan Bhittani to create differences between the militants belonging to the Ahmadzai Wazir and Mehsud tribes. He resisted blaming anyone for the killings at this stage.
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August - 17 
A Taliban spokesman from Swat said on August 17 that his men would soon step up attacks. “We stopped our activity for a few days, but will resume during or after Ramzan,” said Muslim Khan over the telephone. The Taliban also claimed responsibility fo
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A Taliban spokesman from Swat said on August 17 that his men would soon step up attacks. “We stopped our activity for a few days, but will resume during or after Ramzan,” said Muslim Khan over the telephone. The Taliban also claimed responsibility for two weekend suicide bombings in the Swat Valley, saying that the blasts were a message to the visiting US envoy Richard Holbrooke that the militants remained strong despite the recent Army gains there, The News reported. The bombings were “a gift to Holbrooke,” Muslim Khan The Associated Press from an unidentified location. He said the weekend bombings in Swat were avenging the alleged killings of militants in the Army custody.
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August - 17 
Leader of the Mohmand Agency-based Taliban, Qari Shakeel, reportedly claimed responsibility for the blast, saying they would continue such attacks on locals until the Government stopped raising armed militias against the militants. A first informatio
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Leader of the Mohmand Agency-based Taliban, Qari Shakeel, reportedly claimed responsibility for the blast, saying they would continue such attacks on locals until the Government stopped raising armed militias against the militants. A first information report has been lodged against two militant commanders, Qari Shakeel and Adnan, for the blast. The attack is said to be the third of its kind against Anbar tribesmen since the tribe’s decision to form a Lashkar (militia) against the Taliban.
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August - 17 
Police on August 17 arrested a key Taliban commander from Bhara Kahu in the national capital Islamabad. A police official told Daily Times that Qari Saifullah, who was found injured and is being treated at a hospital, was a member of the Tehrik-e-Tal
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Police on August 17 arrested a key Taliban commander from Bhara Kahu in the national capital Islamabad. A police official told Daily Times that Qari Saifullah, who was found injured and is being treated at a hospital, was a member of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He said Saifullah was a close associate of the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and an accomplice of another high-profile terrorist, Fidaullah, who had been arrested by the Police sometime in June 2009. Saifullah reportedly told the Police he had been injured in a drone strike in South Waziristan. Police have also arrested Saifullah’s brother Zahid from the Secretariat Police precincts, a private TV channel reported.
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August - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 17 that they had killed 13 Taliban militants in Swat District and arrested 28 militants, including 20 who surrendered in Dir District, Daily Times reported. “Troops conducted a search operation in Shaheed Sar near
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 17 that they had killed 13 Taliban militants in Swat District and arrested 28 militants, including 20 who surrendered in Dir District, Daily Times reported. “Troops conducted a search operation in Shaheed Sar near Sar Qala, and destroyed the Taliban headquarters there... 7 Taliban were also killed,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), adding that six more militants were killed in a search operation at Derai. Separately, 20 Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in Dir.
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August - 18 
A tribal Lashkar (militia) in the Khwezai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA captured and handed over to the Security Forces (SFs) a top militant commander and spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulvi Omar, The News reported. Maulvi Omar
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A tribal Lashkar (militia) in the Khwezai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA captured and handed over to the Security Forces (SFs) a top militant commander and spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulvi Omar, The News reported. Maulvi Omar a.k.a. Said Muhammad was also deputy to Bajaur Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, engaged in fighting against the SFs since August 6, 2008. He used to reportedly sell perfumes in a pushcart in the Inayat Killay Bazaar in Bajaur Agency in the past and at one stage, studied and taught in a madrassa (seminary).
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August - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 19 that they had killed five Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. "Taliban fired at a security convoy near Kuz Chamarkand ... troops retaliated and killed five Taliban," said the Inter-Service
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 19 that they had killed five Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. "Taliban fired at a security convoy near Kuz Chamarkand ... troops retaliated and killed five Taliban," said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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August - 19 
Taliban ‘commander’ Khursheed and his 10 men surrendered to the Security Forces in the Ningolai area of Kabal sub-division in Swat.
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Taliban ‘commander’ Khursheed and his 10 men surrendered to the Security Forces in the Ningolai area of Kabal sub-division in Swat.
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August - 20 
Dialogue with the Taliban is possible only if they lay down their weapons and accept the writ of the state, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on August 20, Daily Times reported. Talking to journalists in Islamabad, the Foreign Minister said
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Dialogue with the Taliban is possible only if they lay down their weapons and accept the writ of the state, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on August 20, Daily Times reported. Talking to journalists in Islamabad, the Foreign Minister said the return of the internally displaced people from Swat was proof that the Taliban were on the run. He said the Government was democratically elected and "will never shut the door on dialogue". To a question, Qureshi said, "We have achieved great success by turning the people’s opinion against the Taliban and now the local population is rising against them and knows that the Taliban are a bad influence."
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August - 20 
In the NWFP, approximately 60 militants, including two relatives of the Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah, laid down their arms and surrendered to the Security Forces on August 20, The News reported. The surrendered militants were presented before
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In the NWFP, approximately 60 militants, including two relatives of the Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah, laid down their arms and surrendered to the Security Forces on August 20, The News reported. The surrendered militants were presented before the media by Lt-Col Akhtar Abbas of the Swat Media Cell. The surrendered militants included important Taliban commander Khurshid Ahmad and two cousins of Maulana Fazlullah identified as Akbar Zada and Usman.
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August - 20 
Nowshera Police conducted raids on local mosques and arrested two prayer leaders. The duo was identified as Maulvi Kamran and Qari Imran, both hailing from the Mohmand Agency in the FATA. They were accused of having links with a group of Taliban.
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Nowshera Police conducted raids on local mosques and arrested two prayer leaders. The duo was identified as Maulvi Kamran and Qari Imran, both hailing from the Mohmand Agency in the FATA. They were accused of having links with a group of Taliban.
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August - 21 
According to AP, the air strike targeted Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban ‘commander’ blamed for masterminding ambushes on American troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. It was unclear if Siraj Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, was among the
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According to AP, the air strike targeted Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban ‘commander’ blamed for masterminding ambushes on American troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. It was unclear if Siraj Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, was among the people killed in the attack, the officials said, adding that three women were among the dead. The US reportedly launched the strike based on information that Haqqani was in the compound, according to two of the local intelligence officials based in North Waziristan. However, Pakistani authorities have not been able to confirm that he was there at the time, they said.
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August - 22 
‘Commander’ Faqir Mohammad, who had proclaimed himself as successor to the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud, on August 20, announced on August 22 that Hakeemullah Mehsud was the new leader of the TTP. “I am stepping down as leader of the Tehrik-i-Tal
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‘Commander’ Faqir Mohammad, who had proclaimed himself as successor to the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud, on August 20, announced on August 22 that Hakeemullah Mehsud was the new leader of the TTP. “I am stepping down as leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban in the larger interest of the movement,” Faqir Mohammad, the TTP leader from Bajaur Agency and Baitullah’s deputy, told reporters on phone from an undisclosed location. “There were a few problems on certain issues last week, but they have been resolved now,” he stated. According to him, “I am the most senior leader of the TTP after Baitullah and the sacrifices I rendered for it are no less. However, due to some unavoidable reasons, I am stepping down. There is no factionalism within the TTP now.” Faqir Mohammad claimed that a 42-member shura (executive council) of the TTP met in Orakzai Agency and it unanimously endorsed Hakeemullah as new leader of the Taliban in Pakistan. The shura appointed Azam Tariq the new spokesman for the TTP to replace Maulvi Omar, who was arrested by Security Forces in Mohmand Agency a few days ago.
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August - 23 
Taliban militants in Pakistan are committed to helping the fight in Afghanistan and consider US President Barack Obama their “number one enemy”, a top commander said amid uncertainty about whether a new leader had been appointed to head the Tehrik-i-
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Taliban militants in Pakistan are committed to helping the fight in Afghanistan and consider US President Barack Obama their “number one enemy”, a top commander said amid uncertainty about whether a new leader had been appointed to head the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn reported. Waliur Rehman made the remarks in an interview with the Associated Press. Speaking on August 22 - before aides to another Taliban ‘commander’ said a second contender, Hakeemullah Mehsud, had been appointed the next chief - Rehman said Baitullah had given him full control over the TTP and that a new leader “would be chosen within five days”. He did not refer to the claim that Hakeemullah had become the leader. Rehman is reported to have met the AP journalists in a forest near Makeen village in South Waziristan. “We are with Afghan Taliban. We will keep on helping them until America and its allies are expelled,” he said, adding this did not mean an end to attacks in Pakistan. “American President Obama and his allies are our enemy number one… We will sacrifice our bodies, hearts and money to fight them,” he said.
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August - 23 
The Karachi Police claimed on August 23 to have arrested seven members of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a proscribed Sunni militant group, Dawn reported. The suspects were arrested in the Defence View area in the night of August 22, the Deputy Inspect
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The Karachi Police claimed on August 23 to have arrested seven members of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a proscribed Sunni militant group, Dawn reported. The suspects were arrested in the Defence View area in the night of August 22, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Saud Mirza said at a press conference. According to him, the accused surrendered themselves to law-enforcement agencies without putting up a resistance. The DIG said one of the accused, Shahzad, was a close associate of Amjad Farooqi and was involved in attacks on former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Police also seized three suicide jackets, 15 kilograms of explosive material, four AK-47 rifles, four pistols, two gas masks, five kilograms of ball bearings, 200 rounds of bullets, electric wires, remote controls and batteries. Police is also reported to have found about one and half kilograms of heroin. The accused allegedly smuggled drugs to foreign countries to generate funds for purchasing arms and ammunition and supporting families of their accomplices who were killed or were under detention. They also used to provide money to the Quetta-based Taliban commander Abdul Samad. Those arrested were Muhammad Aziz alias Salman, Muhammad Shahzad alias Pehlwan, Ghulam Muhammad alias Umar, Shahbaz alias Mian, Alam Zeb alias Huzaifa, Shakil Ahmed and Khalil Ahmed Toori. The DIG said Khalil Toori is a brother of Qasim Toori, a Jundullah activist arrested after an encounter in Shah Latif town of Bin Qasim area in January 2008. Police said several Government officials and Police officers were on the hit-list of the accused who had received training in camps in South Waziristan.
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August - 23 
The Taliban have killed chief Baitullah Mehsud’s father-in-law and other relatives on suspicion of spying on the former Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 23, Daily Times reported. Malik told a fo
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The Taliban have killed chief Baitullah Mehsud’s father-in-law and other relatives on suspicion of spying on the former Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 23, Daily Times reported. Malik told a foreign TV channel in an interview that he had credible information to this effect. Recent media reports have suggested the Taliban had taken a number of Baitullahs’ relatives hostage on suspicion that they might have given away the TTP leader’s whereabouts to the US, leading to his subsequent death in a drone strike in South Waziristan.
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August - 25 
Richard Holbrooke, the top US envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told CNN on August 25 that the deadly Taliban insurgency in both countries relies heavily on funding from the Persian Gulf, reports Daily Times. Such donations, he told CNN, outpaced e
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Richard Holbrooke, the top US envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told CNN on August 25 that the deadly Taliban insurgency in both countries relies heavily on funding from the Persian Gulf, reports Daily Times. Such donations, he told CNN, outpaced even the multibillion-dollar exports of opium and heroin from Afghanistan. “It seems to be ... individuals carrying money in their suitcases,” he said. “Sometimes they are taking advantage of the pilgrimage. Sometimes from hawala. Sometimes from charities,” he added.
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August - 26 
On August 26, the Anti Terrorism Court headed by Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan sent key Taliban ‘commander’ Qari Saifullah and his brother Zahid Akram to Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand with direction to the Police to present them before it o
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On August 26, the Anti Terrorism Court headed by Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan sent key Taliban ‘commander’ Qari Saifullah and his brother Zahid Akram to Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand with direction to the Police to present them before it on September 9, for their involvement in Marriott suicide attack case, according to Daily Times.
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August - 26 
Taliban militants attacked a military convoy killing two soldiers at Madi Jam, an area 20 kilometres east of Wana, in the South Waziristan area of FATA on August 26, intelligence officials and residents said, reports Daily Times. Subsequently, helico
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Taliban militants attacked a military convoy killing two soldiers at Madi Jam, an area 20 kilometres east of Wana, in the South Waziristan area of FATA on August 26, intelligence officials and residents said, reports Daily Times. Subsequently, helicopter gun ships and jets attacked Taliban hideouts. Residents in Wana saw armoured personnel carriers heading towards Madi Jam. “Helicopters dropped leaflets asking people to leave the fighting area,” Muhammad Aslam, a resident of Madi Jam, told Reuters on telephone.
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August - 27 
Seven Taliban militants were killed and four others arrested in a clash with the Police at Buner in the NWFP, a private TV channel quoted a local Police official as saying on August 27, reports Daily Times. The Buner District Police Officer said an e
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Seven Taliban militants were killed and four others arrested in a clash with the Police at Buner in the NWFP, a private TV channel quoted a local Police official as saying on August 27, reports Daily Times. The Buner District Police Officer said an exchange of fire occurred between law enforcement personnel and militants, in which two vehicles were also destroyed.
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August - 28 
A former militant ‘commander’, who was also chief of a peace committee, was killed by militants in Mohmand Agency on August 28, The News reported. Talking to the media from an undisclosed location, Taliban spokesperson Ikramullah Mohmand said the dec
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A former militant ‘commander’, who was also chief of a peace committee, was killed by militants in Mohmand Agency on August 28, The News reported. Talking to the media from an undisclosed location, Taliban spokesperson Ikramullah Mohmand said the decision of killing former militant commander Yar Saeed was taken in the Shura (executive council) meeting held on the same day. He claimed Yar Saeed alias Chakri was picked up, along with his two colleagues identified as Jan Muhammad and Ikram from Qandaro in Safi sub-division.
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August - 28 
The Salarzai tribe Lashkar (militia) chief Malik Munasib Khan and five others were injured in a bomb blast in Salarzai sub-division’s headquarters, near the residence of tribal elder Shahabuddin Khan. “As Munasib Khan was passing by, a powerful explo
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The Salarzai tribe Lashkar (militia) chief Malik Munasib Khan and five others were injured in a bomb blast in Salarzai sub-division’s headquarters, near the residence of tribal elder Shahabuddin Khan. “As Munasib Khan was passing by, a powerful explosion destroyed a shop and wounded six men, including the Lashkar chief,” official sources told Daily Times. No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion but Taliban involvement was suspected as the Lashkar is fighting the Taliban-linked militancy in the area.
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August - 28 
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sindh Police on August 28 arrested a Taliban ‘deputy commander’ during a raid in the Sultanabad area of Keamari Town, even as three of his associates managed to escape, Daily Times reported. SIU chief Senio
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The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sindh Police on August 28 arrested a Taliban ‘deputy commander’ during a raid in the Sultanabad area of Keamari Town, even as three of his associates managed to escape, Daily Times reported. SIU chief Senior Superintendent of Police Raja Umer Khattab said the raid was launched following a tip off from sources. After a brief encounter, several Policemen entered the house, where a Taliban militant attempted to blow himself up with a hand grenade. The SIU chief said the grenade did not explode and the Policemen arrested the militant, identified as Ayaz Khan alias Abu Kasha. He said Ayaz had admitted that he came to Karachi to escape the military operation in Swat in the NWFP.
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August - 29 
A grand jirga (council) of tribesman from Khar was informed by the political authorities that the locals now bore the responsibility for protecting their areas under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. They were to
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A grand jirga (council) of tribesman from Khar was informed by the political authorities that the locals now bore the responsibility for protecting their areas under the collective responsibility clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. They were told that the tribesmen must take action against the Taliban if they wanted to avoid suffering losses in case the government operated to clear their areas of the terrorists.
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August - 29 
Bullet-riddled dead bodies of six suspected Taliban were found in a village in Swat, eight kilometres from Mingora, Police said. "Six badly mutilated bodies were found from two different places at Odigram," Ghulam Farooq, a senior Police official sai
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Bullet-riddled dead bodies of six suspected Taliban were found in a village in Swat, eight kilometres from Mingora, Police said. "Six badly mutilated bodies were found from two different places at Odigram," Ghulam Farooq, a senior Police official said, adding that the bodies had bullet wounds. It was not clear who had killed them.
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August - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 18 Taliban militants, including six would-be suicide bombers, during the ongoing offensive against the Taliban in Swat on August 29, according to Daily Times. Helicopter gunships were called in after intelligence
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 18 Taliban militants, including six would-be suicide bombers, during the ongoing offensive against the Taliban in Swat on August 29, according to Daily Times. Helicopter gunships were called in after intelligence and locals said a suicide attack mastermind was present in the Chaharbagh town of Swat. "At least six would-be suicide bombers were killed in the shelling by helicopter gunships. The place was being used as launching pad for training suicide attackers," an army statement said. A military official in Mingora confirmed the strikes in the Mangaltan area of the town and the death toll, adding several Taliban militants were injured as well. The air raid on the training facility, located on a small island in the Swat River opposite the town of Chaharbagh, was conducted after local residents tipped off the SFs of its location, according to Lt Col Akhtar Abbas, the Army spokesman in Swat.
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August - 29 
The Bajaur Agency political administration on August 29 demolished the house of a Taliban militant and also recovered a large cache of weapons from a house in Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),
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The Bajaur Agency political administration on August 29 demolished the house of a Taliban militant and also recovered a large cache of weapons from a house in Khar, headquarters of the Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Bajaur Scouts and political authorities used explosives to demolish the house of one Pervez, believed to be a cadre of the Taliban.
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August - 30 
The NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told journalists that “After the massive operation in Swat such incidents are expected.” It is very difficult to avoid such attacks, he added. The minister also acknowledged the Taliban had not been
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The NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told journalists that “After the massive operation in Swat such incidents are expected.” It is very difficult to avoid such attacks, he added. The minister also acknowledged the Taliban had not been completely removed from the region, adding the military operation would continue until every single armed Taliban militant in Malakand Division was killed.
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August - 30 
To seizing a large cache of arms and ammunition from their possession, the Security Forces also recovered some Afghan currency from the detained Taliban militants. Military sources later confirmed the incident and said the detained militants had been
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To seizing a large cache of arms and ammunition from their possession, the Security Forces also recovered some Afghan currency from the detained Taliban militants. Military sources later confirmed the incident and said the detained militants had been shifted to an unidentified location for interrogation.
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August - 31 
At least 36 bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in various locations of the Swat valley on August 31, The News reported. Official sources said 30 bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped in the Manglawar and Banjot areas while the b
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At least 36 bodies, believed to be of militants, were found dumped in various locations of the Swat valley on August 31, The News reported. Official sources said 30 bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped in the Manglawar and Banjot areas while the body of another militant, identified as Bacha Rahman, was recovered from the Nawagai area in Barikot. Three bodies were found in the Kanju area while two were recovered from Akhund Killay. Bodies of the Taliban militants were dumped on roadsides after being killed in mysterious circumstances, the sources said. So far a total of 230 bodies have been found dumped on roads and riversides in the Swat District. In addition, the Army-run Swat Media Centre said two militants were killed in the Kabal area during an encounter and arms were recovered from their possession. According to the centre’s updates, several areas in Charbagh sub-division, including Banjot, Mangultan and Bashbanr, were cleared of militants. The media centre also said that in the last three days, 30 Taliban militants had been killed during various operations against the militants. In the exchange of fire, one soldier was also killed, the media centre added.
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August - 31 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 15 Taliban militants in various clashes in the Swat District on August 31, Daily Times reported. One soldier was also killed in crossfire between the army and the Taliban. “The security forces conducted a search
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 15 Taliban militants in various clashes in the Swat District on August 31, Daily Times reported. One soldier was also killed in crossfire between the army and the Taliban. “The security forces conducted a search operation in Allahabad near Charbagh. In an exchange of fire with the terrorists, five Taliban and one soldier was killed,” an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. The SFs also killed seven more Taliban militants and arrested 11 of them during a search operation in Maira. Further, three more Taliban militants were killed during an operation in Lundai Sarand. In addition, the SFs conducted search operations in Gulkanda and Aman Kot and arrested seven militants. In another search operation in Sangota and Ahingora Cham near Fatehpur, the army apprehended four militants.
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August - 31 
Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Ad
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Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Adamkhel allegedly attacked a seminary at Mehmoodabad in Lower Kurram, triggering retaliation by the Orakzai-based TTP.
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