'Dozens die' in Pakistan fighting Pakistani forces say they have killed 37 pro-Taleban militants in overnight clashes in South Waziristan but the militants have dismissed the claim. A Taleban spokesman told the BBC one militant was killed and one hurt in the fighting, while 10 Pakistani troops were killed and 13 were taken captive.
South Waziristan is a known stronghold of pro-Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. The army also said two troops were killed and seven hurt in an attack on an army camp in North Waziristan. According to the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad, the North Waziristan attack appears aimed at distracting the Pakistani military from its operation in South Waziristan. Pakistani forces in South Waziristan have been pursuing fighters loyal to the fugitive militant leader, Baitullah Mehsud. Islamabad and Washington have blamed Mr Mehsud for the assassination in December of Benazir Bhutto, a former Pakistani prime minister who had returned from exile to contest an election. Clashes between government troops and militants based around the rugged Afghan border have intensified in the weeks since Ms Bhutto's death. US military talks The latest fighting was centred around the military's Ladha fort, near the Afghan border, which was attacked at 0100 (2000 GMT Monday). Speaking earlier, military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas said five soldiers were killed in the attack and seven hurt. Another military fort in the same district was briefly overrun by hundreds of pro-Taleban militants last week. The following day, Pakistani soldiers abandoned their positions in a nearby district, fearing attack by militants. Meanwhile, Pakistani army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani has held talks with the head of the US military's Central Command for the Middle East, Adm William Fallon. A Pakistani military statement said the two men discussed the security situation in the region. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7202902.stm Published: 2008/01/22 15:43:49 GMT © BBC MMVIII --------------- Jusfiq Hadjar gelar Sutan Maradjo Lelo Allah yang disembah orang Islam tipikal dan yang digambarkan oleh al-Mushaf itu dungu, buas, kejam, keji, ganas, zalim lagi biadab hanyalah Allah fiktif. ___________________________________________________________ Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/ Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
