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Pakistan says 30 militants killed in Waziristan strikes | Pakistan says 30 militants killed in Waziristan strikes |
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Pakistan's military says it has killed at least 30 militants in air strikes in the North Waziristan tribal region. | Pakistan's military says it has killed at least 30 militants in air strikes in the North Waziristan tribal region. |
A statement said six "militant hideouts" had been destroyed in the Dattakhel area, some 40km (25 miles) west of the town of Miranshah. | A statement said six "militant hideouts" had been destroyed in the Dattakhel area, some 40km (25 miles) west of the town of Miranshah. |
Media access is blocked in the area and there is no way of independently verifying the claim. | Media access is blocked in the area and there is no way of independently verifying the claim. |
The army says it has killed more than 550 militants in North Waziristan since it launched an offensive in June. | |
It says more than 30 Pakistani troops have also been killed during the operation. | It says more than 30 Pakistani troops have also been killed during the operation. |
On Monday the army said it had killed seven Uzbek militants in a shootout in the same area, just east of where Tuesday's raids took place. | On Monday the army said it had killed seven Uzbek militants in a shootout in the same area, just east of where Tuesday's raids took place. |
At least two Pakistani soldiers also died in the gunfight. | At least two Pakistani soldiers also died in the gunfight. |
None of any known leaders of the Haqqani militant network or about half a dozen other high-profile local and foreign groups is known to have been arrested so far. | None of any known leaders of the Haqqani militant network or about half a dozen other high-profile local and foreign groups is known to have been arrested so far. |
The military conceded last month that they might have slipped out of the area after getting wind of the impending military action, the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad reports. | The military conceded last month that they might have slipped out of the area after getting wind of the impending military action, the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad reports. |
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