The Pakistani army claims its troops have regained control of the main town in the troubled northwestern Swat valley after a month-long operation.
Chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told reporters in Islamabad on Saturday that at least two dozens insurgents were killed in the ongoing operation in Mingora-- a main town in the Swat-- over the past 24 hours.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani tribesmen, enraged by a suicide bombing of a mosque in their district, organized a traditional militia and attacked Taliban extremists.
Thousands of people have been displaced by the fighting The Pakistani army says it has seized parts of the Swat valley, as it begins the second day of an offensive against Taliban militants in the main city.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The Pakistani army has entered Mingora, the largest town in Swat valley, and a street-to-street battle is raging with the Taliban, the military said Saturday.
KHWAZAKHELA, Pakistan -- From the window of a Pakistani army helicopter, the Swat Valley looked serene and inviting, not at all like a battlefield in the country's self-described fight for survival against Taliban extremists.
KHWAZAKHELA, Pakistan, May 22 -- The Pakistani army has retaken control of key parts of the contested Swat Valley in recent days, but the Taliban has kept its grip on some of the area's largest towns nearly a month into a massive military offensive.
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