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'Militants die' in Swat violence | 'Militants die' in Swat violence |
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At least 14 militants are reported to have been killed since Sunday evening in clashes with Pakistan's military in the Swat valley, army officials say. | At least 14 militants are reported to have been killed since Sunday evening in clashes with Pakistan's military in the Swat valley, army officials say. |
The killings occurred as searches were being conducted in the Matta and Kabal areas, both of which remain off limits to people returning to their homes. | The killings occurred as searches were being conducted in the Matta and Kabal areas, both of which remain off limits to people returning to their homes. |
One army officer was also reported to have been killed in the operations. | One army officer was also reported to have been killed in the operations. |
The violence comes after the government closed two camps in the north-west, as people continue returning to Swat. | |
Intermittent clashes are continuing in the Maidan area of Lower Dir district, with the army saying it has killed dozens of militants in the past two days. | |
See a map of the region | See a map of the region |
There is no independent confirmation of the claims. | |
Maidan has been the target of army fire since May and there are also occasional house searches in the area. | |
Exchange of fire | Exchange of fire |
The army says that it killed two militant commanders in remote villages in the Matta area, north-west of Mingora, Swat's main city. | The army says that it killed two militant commanders in remote villages in the Matta area, north-west of Mingora, Swat's main city. |
It also says that 12 more militants were "reportedly" killed in an exchange of fire in the Kabal area. The army spokesman said that he had no confirmation about these deaths. | It also says that 12 more militants were "reportedly" killed in an exchange of fire in the Kabal area. The army spokesman said that he had no confirmation about these deaths. |
However the army did confirm that one officer, Maj Zahid, died during the exchange of fire in Kabal. | However the army did confirm that one officer, Maj Zahid, died during the exchange of fire in Kabal. |
Some 650 displaced families are set to leave camps and other shelters for their home in the Swat region. | |
It is estimated that more than almost 50,000 families have left for their homes since the process began earlier this month. | |
But there continue to be reports of sporadic violence in the region. Returnees have expressed anxiety about their continuing security in the valley. | |
Pakistan's army has said that its operation against the Taliban in the neighbouring Swat valley is largely over. | Pakistan's army has said that its operation against the Taliban in the neighbouring Swat valley is largely over. |
But it is in the early stages of an assault against Taliban hideouts in the tribal district of Waziristan. | But it is in the early stages of an assault against Taliban hideouts in the tribal district of Waziristan. |
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