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             More Than 30 Militants Killed in Pakistan's Northwest

   by VOA News

   Pakistan's military says it has killed more than 30 militants in
   fighting and air strikes targeting militant hideouts in the country's
   restive northwest.

   The military says the air strikes killed 20 militants and destroyed
   three hideouts in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal district.

   In a separate incident, it says 11 militants were killed after they
   launched a cross-border attack on a security post in North
   Waziristan.

   A statement says the troops repulsed the early morning attack and
   captured one militant. Three Pakistani soldiers were killed.

   Pakistan's army says it has killed more than 900 militants since
   launching a major offensive in the northwest tribal region in June.

   The area is off limits to journalists, making it impossible to
   independently confirm military figures.
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