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Pakistani Soldiers, Militants Clash In North Waziristan

Pakistani paramilitary troops guard a checkpost on the Pakistani-Afghan border in North Waziristan (file photo) (epa)

Pakistani paramilitary troops guard a checkpost on the Pakistani-Afghan border in North Waziristan (file photo) (epa)

March 4, 2006 -- Pakistani soldiers exchanged fire today with militants in the main town of the tribal region of North Waziristan.

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March 04, 2006


The clashes in the town of Miran Shah caused hundreds of people to flee the area.


There were no immediate reports of casualties.


The clash follows a raid by Pakistani security forces on a militant hideout on March 1 in the village of Saidgai in the same area. The raid killed dozens of suspected insurgents.


Pakistani forces are battling Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants who move back and forth from Afghanistan into Pakistan's tribal border areas as well as their local supporters.


(AFP, AP)

 
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