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| Seven killed in Mohmand as troop buildup continues |
| 2009-01-24 |
| (AKI/DAWN) - Pakistani gunship helicopters attacked several suspected Taliban positions overnight, killing seven people including four women and two children in the Mohmand tribal region. According to local people, a bomb hit the house of tribesman Zain Khan in Shekhan area, killing two women. Another two houses were hit in the area, killing two women, two children and a man. Officials said that more than 60 militants had been killed in the offensive launched in areas adjacent to the Bajaur tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The official claim has not been independently confirmed. Tribesmen are meanwhile reported to have seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition from Taliban hideouts in the Salarzai area of Bajaur tribal region on Thursday and captured some suspected militants. Sources told Pakistani daily Dawn that preparations were under way for an operation in the Mohmand region - considered a Taliban stronghold - and troops were seen heading towards the area. The sources said that paramilitary forces were building bunkers in the area and setting up hilltop positions. Troops were being airlifted by helicopters to the positions, according to the sources. Militants have announced that they will resist troops entering the area. |
| Posted by:Fred |