MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - Six militants were killed in an attack on a Pakistani military checkpoint in a tribal area near Afghanistan, the latest casualties from a spate of violence in the region, officials said on Monday.The insurgents were among a group of up to 30 who on Sunday surrounded the Zara Mela checkpost in North Waziristan, a restive region where Pakistani forces have recently launched an offensive against Al Qaeda-linked extremists. âSix of them were killed when soliders returned fire, but they managed to escape with five bodies,â a military official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
| Okay, so you got .. one .. confirmed KIA. |