Posted on 03/28/2010 6:39:50 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
PARACHINAR, Pakistan – Pakistani troops repulsed a Taliban attack Sunday on an army base and bombed two militant hide-outs close to the Afghan border, killing 22 insurgents in a region where the army is pressing an offensive, a government official said.
The fighting occurred in Orakzai tribal region where many militants are believed to have fled from a major operation in their former stronghold of South Waziristan.
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The government says more than 100 suspected militants and five soldiers have been killed in fighting in the region in the last week.
Officials have said the militants killed so far include Uzbek and Arab nationals.
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Dead Taliban are good Taliban.
Recycling at its’ finest.
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NOTICE! Never a mention of prisoners. HMMMM!
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