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| Deadly clashes in tribal Pakistan | |
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| Pakistani officials say troops in a tribal area along the Afghan border have clashed with pro-Taleban militants, killing up to 25. | |
| At least Pakistani two soldiers were killed, they said. Neither death toll could be independently verified. | |
| The clashes took place in the Loi Sum area in Bajaur, part of Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata). | |
| The Taleban currently control large parts of Fata, while Bajaur is a haven for Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. | |
| A Taleban spokesman, Maulvi Omar, said 15 soldiers had been killed in the clashes but added that he did not have details of militant casualties, the AFP news agency reported. | |
| "We have reports of 25 militants. Two paramilitary soldiers were also killed and three wounded," an unnamed government official was quoted by news agency Reuters as saying. | |
| Clashes began late on Wednesday when militants intercepted a security vehicle in the Loi Sum area. | |
| Taleban fighters attacked Pakistani troops with rockets and automatic weapons, officials said. | |
| Fighting continued overnight as army helicopter gunships were used to strike militant hideouts in the mountainous region, the reports said. | |
| There are regular clashes between government troops and pro-Taleban militants in the tribal regions bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan. |