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16 Taliban killed in Waziristan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\11\02\story_2-11-2009_pg1_7
TANK: Security forces killed 16 Taliban and injured another 10 in clashes on
Sunday during Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan.
In the fight to win Sararogha, one of the terrorists' main strongholds,
security forces killed six Taliban and injured four others.
Separately, airstrikes in Ladha, Saam, Gadawai, Maidaan and Makeen killed
five terrorists and injured three others. Four terrorist hideouts were also
destroyed in the airstrikes.
Captured: Also, security forces captured Kaniguram, a town with a population
of 30,000, and seized heavy weapons during a door-to-door search operation.
According to Reuters, nine Taliban and two soldiers were killed during
Sunday's fighting, taking the terrorists' death toll to 331 in 16 days of
fighting.
Thirty-eight soldiers have been killed in the operation, according to army
estimates, although there is no independent verification of casualty
figures.
"The command and control structure of the Taliban exists in Sararogha,
Makeen and Ladha," a security official said. "It's going to be a tough fight
here," he added.
Bounty: Also, as part of the government's ramping up of its fight against
the Taliban, it will offer bounties of up to Rs 50 million each for
Hakeemullah Mehsud, Waliur Rehman and Qari Hussain Mehsud, AP reported.
"Such people are killers of humanity, and they deserve an exemplary
punishment," the advertisement states. "The brutal acts of these people are
earning a bad name for the Muslims in Pakistan and around the world." staff
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