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10 militants killed in Orakzai

2013-03-20

[Dawn] Ten militants were killed and six others wounded when jetfighters pounded their hideouts in Mamozai area of Orakzai tribal region on Monday. Sources said that jetfighters targeted militant positions in Chappar area in Mamozai tehsil of upper Orakzai Agency at 11am. They said that six militant hideouts were destroyed in the area. Sources said that 10 militants were killed and six others sustained injuries in the action. Local people retrieved bodies and injured from the debris, they added. Ismail Khan and Mirza Khan, two eyewitnesses, said that several vacated houses were destroyed during the bombing. Sources said that militants cordoned off the area and restricted movement of local people.

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Four cops killed in Peshawar suicide attack

2012-02-25

PESHAWAR: Four policemen were killed while five others sustained injuries when three suicide bombers launched a pre-dawn attack on a police station in the Old City area on Friday. It was the second terrorist attack in the city in two consecutive days, as Thursday’s attack on a bus terminal on Kohat Road killed 13 people. “We have lost three brave policemen. The attack was repulsed properly and heavy loss was avoided,” Peshawar CCPO Imtiaz Altaf said during his visit to the C-Division Police Station – the crime scene – in the Kotwali area. The fourth policeman died in the hospital. He repeated that the attacks were in reaction to the military action being taken against terrorists in the Khyber and Orakzai tribal regions.

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20 terrorists killed in clash with forces in Orakzai

2011-09-21

PESHAWAR: At least 20 Taliban were killed when the security forces repelled their attack at a checkpoint in Orakzai on Tuesday, security officials said. One solider was killed and 10 others, including five civilians, were injured when Taliban attacked Dabori Post, they told Daily Times. The officials said, “At least 20 Taliban were killed in the pre-dawn clash.” A search carried out by gunship helicopters spotted the bodies of the killed terrorists. According to the officials, 100 Taliban attacked the checkpoint, as attack on checkpoints is a new technique adopted by the terrorists. The attack led to intermittent gunfire between the security forces and the attackers, the officials wishing not to be named said. Orakzai tribal region is infested with members of Hakeemullah Mehsud-led group in South Waziristan and the military launched an action against them last year to clear the district. Orakzai is an important place for terrorists to influence up to Khyber bordering Peshawar.

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15 dead in clash between Pakistani militant groups

2011-06-25

A government official says at least 15 Islamist militants have been killed in a shootout between the supporters of two Pakistani Taliban commanders near the Afghan border. The official, Mir Alam, says several insurgents were also wounded during Saturday's gunbattle in the Orakzai tribal region. He said it was unclear what sparked the shootout. Drugs, baby. Always is. Might start out ideological but it ends up drug dealing. The ideology is purely for recruitment purposes. However, such clashes are common in Orakzai where an unspecified number of insurgents and their commanders have been hiding after fleeing a military operation in nearby regions in recent years. Pakistan's army declared a victory in Orakzai last year but violence has continued.

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At least 25 militants killed in Orakzai clash

2010-07-22

[Dawn] At least 25 militants were killed in clashes with security forces in the Orakzai tribal region, DawnNews reported. According to government sources, security forces were advancing through upper Orakzai's Dabori and Alikhel areas. One soldier died during the clash while four others were injured. More than 1500 militants have been killed during military action in the Orakzai tribal region in the past three months. Due to army action in the region, militants in large numbers are fleeing to the neighbouring Kurram tribal region.

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Fifteen militants killed in Orakzai

2010-07-10

[Dawn] Fifteen militants were killed when jet fighters attacked their hideouts in the Orakzai tribal region on Saturday, DawnNews reported. The hideouts were targeted in upper Orakzai's Akhundkot, Terikhedzai and Mamoonzai areas. Ten insurgents were injured in the action and six militant hideouts were destroyed.

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At least 20 militants killed in Orakzai blitz

2010-07-01

[Dawn] At least 20 suspected militants were killed when fighter jets bombed insurgent hideouts in a new assault in the Orakzai tribal region where the army had previously declared victory, a government official said. Samiullah Khan, a deputy administrator in the tribal region, said the aerial bombings Wednesday destroyed six Taliban hideouts in the region. Khan said field informants confirmed the killing of 20 suspected militants. Pakistan's army has been engaged in a military operation in Orakzai for months, believing it to be a hiding place for Taliban fighters fleeing another offensive further south in the tribal belt.

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Troops kill eight suspected militants in Orakzai

2010-06-25

[Dawn] Security forces killed eight suspected militants in fresh attacks in the Orakzai tribal region, DawnNews reported. Official sources said troops attacked militant hideouts in Upper Orakzai's Ghandakai area. Two training facilities and several insurgent hideouts were destroyed in the action, sources said.

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Fresh assault kills 13 'militants' in Orakzai

2010-06-21

[Dawn] A fresh assault by security forces killed at least 13 suspected militants and wounded 10 others in the Orakzai tribal region, DawnNews reported. Official sources said the insurgents were killed when fighter jets attacked militant hideouts in Orakzai's Torsmad and Khotak areas. Four of the militant hideouts were also destroyed during the attack. Separately, five insurgents were killed when ordnance exploded in one of their hideouts in Orakzai's Samar bazaar area.

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Troops kill 10 militants in Orakzai clashes

2010-06-15

[Dawn] Security forces killed 10 suspected militants in different parts of the Orakzai tribal region. Six militants were also injured in the clashes. Troops also targeted the militants' main hideouts in upper Orakzai and destroyed at least two of them, government sources said. Security forces have killed at least 1,000 militants in the past 45 days in upper Orakzai. Security forces have also taken control of most parts of upper and lower Orakzai.

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Clashes in Orakzai, Mohmand kill 46 militants

2010-06-10

Dozens of militants attacked a security convoy in an area near Afghanistan where Pakistan declared the Taliban defeated, sparking a battle that killed six soldiers and 40 militants, an official said Wednesday. The clash in Orakzai tribal region illustrated the challenge facing Pakistan as it tries to oust insurgents hiding along the Afghan border. Pakistan's declarations of success in some parts have often been premature. Fifteen soldiers were also wounded in the late Tuesday fighting, government administration official Samiullah Khan said. The army's offensive in Orakzai came on the heels of an operation against the Pakistani Taliban in the South Waziristan tribal area. Many militants in South Waziristan were believed to have fled to Orakzai, though the top Pakistani Taliban leaders are believed to be in North Waziristan, an area the Pakistani army has resisted attacking. For months, the military pounded Orakzai with airstrikes, eventually staging a ground operation as well. The offensive intensified in March, with the reported daily death tolls of suspected militants sometimes in the dozens. Information from the region has been nearly impossible to verify independently because Orakzai is remote, dangerous and access to it is severely restricted. The army said on June 1 that Orakzai had been cleared of militants and that fleeing civilians could expect to return home soon. More than 200,000 people are believed to have poured out of the area since the end of last year. Also Wednesday, government official Maqsood Khan said militants attacked two security checkpoints in Mohmand, another part of the tribal belt that has endured army operations. The overnight attack sparked gunbattles that killed two soldiers and six insurgents and wounded several from both sides.

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Eleven militants killed in Orakzai clashes

2010-06-08

[Dawn] Militants attacked a security check post in Orakzai tribal region's Pakhtotalaab area killing one security official and wounding two others, DawnNews reported. The forces retaliated the attack and killed 11 militants during the ensuing clashes. Troops also arrested three injured militants. At least 1,000 militants have been killed during the military operation in upper Orakzai during the past 45 days. Meanwhile, security forces have captured and secured much of lower Orakzai.

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