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| Pak jets pound militant hideout |
| 2009-09-16 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Fighter jets pounded suspected militant hide-outs yesterday and killed five insurgents in a tribal region where the Pakistani military declared victory over insurgents six months ago following an offensive, an official said. The bombings occurred in the Salarzai area of the northwest Bajur tribal region, local government official Zahid Khan said. Pakistan's army launched an intense offensive that left more than 1,700 alleged militants dead in Bajur just over a year ago. In February, the military said it had defeated al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters there, but pockets of resistance remain. Pakistan is in the midst of multiple army operations in against militants in its northwest regions bordering Afghanistan, but security throughout the country has deteriorated. |
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