Pakistani troops killed ninemilitants while three soldiers were injured in fresh clashesduring operations against the Taliban in the lawless SouthWaziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the militarysaid today.Fighting was reported from areas around the formermilitant strongholds of Sararogha, Kaniguram and Makeen overthe past 24 hours, the military said.Eight militants were killed during a...
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exchange of fire between security forces and militants left at least five persons dead and seven injured in a border town in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region today, officials said.The skirmish occurred at Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency, officials of the local political administration said.A mortar shell landed within Landi Kotal town, killing five persons and injuring seven others. Both sides used heavy...
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South Korean troops went on high alert on Wednesday in anticipation of a possible retaliation by North Korea after one of its navy ships was nearly destroyed in a skirmish with the South the day before.President Lee Myung-bak has ordered his Defense Minister Kim Tae-young to strengthen the military readiness of the country's 680,000-strong troops.The clash Tuesday along the disputed western sea border...
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South Korea's troops went on high alert Wednesday for possible retaliation by North Korea after one of its navy ships was nearly destroyed and an officer reportedly killed in a skirmish with the South, ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.The clash Tuesday along the disputed western sea border was the first such engagement in seven years, sending tensions soaring about a week before Obama travels...
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Seoul, Nov. 11 : South Korean troops went on high alert on Wednesday in anticipation of a possible retaliation by North Korea after one of its navy ships was nearly destroyed in a skirmish with the South the day before.President Lee Myung-bak has ordered his Defense Minister Kim Tae-young to strengthen the military readiness of the country's 680,000-strong troops.The clash Tuesday along the disputed...
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Seoul, Nov. 11 (ANI): South Korean troops went on high alert on Wednesday in anticipation of a possible retaliation by North Korea after one of its navy ships was nearly destroyed in a skirmish with the South the day before.President Lee Myung-bak has ordered his Defense Minister Kim Tae-young to strengthen the military readiness of the country's 680,000-strong troops.The clash Tuesday along the disputed...
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South Korea | South Korea's troops went on high alert today for possible retaliation by North Korea after one of its navy ships was nearly destroyed and an officer reportedly killed in a skirmish with the South, ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.The clash Tuesday along the disputed western sea border was the first such engagement in seven years, sending tensions soaring about a week before...
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Thirteen militants and a soldier were killed in violence during operations by Pakistani security forces in the restive tribal belt while eight rebels died in a US drone attack in North Waziristan, authorities said today.Security forces gunned down eight militants and injured several others while repulsing an attack on a check post in Gandhao area of Khyber tribal region, the Frontier Corps said.A soldier...
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