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Pakistani Troops Kill 15 Militants in Northwest

   VOA News 03 April 2010

   The  Pakistani  military says troops have killed up to 15 militants in
   the country's northwest, along the Afghan border.
   Military  officials  say  six  insurgents  were  also  captured  after
   fighting in the Orakzai tribal region on Saturday.
   Pakistan's  military  launched an offensive against Taliban insurgents
   in Orakzai in March, to target militants who are believed to have fled
   an earlier military offensive in South Waziristan.
   The  military  says  more  than  100 militants have been killed in the
   Orakzai  operation,  but  the figure can not be independently verified
   because access to the remote area is limited.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.

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