Nov 6th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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Pakistanis back Taliban assault
Pakistani forces have captured the strategically important town of Ladha from the Taliban in ongoing clashes in South Waziristan, officials say.
According to the military, 28 militants and five soldiers have been killed in battles over the last 24 hours.
The army went on the offensive in South Waziristan on 17 October to root out militants behind a wave of bombings.
The latest fighting took place as gunmen wounded an army brigadier in a drive-by shooting in the capital.
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Pakistan's military claims Taliban stronghold
Nov 2nd, 2009 - CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's military said Tuesday that its forces have taken over a Taliban stronghold during the ongoing ground offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan.Pakistani forces enter Taliban headquarters
Nov 6th, 2009 - Reuters
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Pakistani forces enter major Taliban base
Nov 6th, 2009 - Reuters
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers have entered an important militant bastion in South Waziristan, security officials said on Friday, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.
Zardari Says Pakistan Needs Support Against Taliban
Nov 5th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistani forces have killed 422Taliban militants and arrested 15 since the start of anoperation to defeat the group in South Waziristan, on the borderwith Afghanistan...Troops, Taliban battle for insurgent base
Nov 5th, 2009 - Washington Post
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Pakistani soldiers entered the Taliban headquarters in South Waziristan on Friday, the military said, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.(World News)
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Pakistani soldiers battled Taliban fighters Wednesday in the streets of a key militant stronghold, officials said, as government forces pressed ahead with their offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan.(World News)
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