Eight militants killed in SWA, Swat operations
 

The International News (Pak) , Friday, January 22, 2010  

  WANA:

Pakistan army have killed 3 militants in South Waziristan and 5 in Swat during the last 24 hours in the ongoing military operations there.

According to ISPR, terrorists fired with small arms on security forces at Siplatoi Post on Jandola Sector in South Waziristan which was effectively responded.

On Shakai Sector, security forces conducted search and clearance operation at Chelwesti, Wana and apprehended 2 suspects and recovered cache of arms and ammunition.

During the sanitization of area around Serwekai, 10 compounds were cleared.

On Razmak Sector, security forces conducted search and clearance operation near Pash Ziarat, Machis near Miran Shah. During encounter, 3 terrorists were killed, 1 injured and 2 were apprehended.

Security forces conducted search and clearance operation in village Qalandar and cleared 50 compounds.

In the continuing operation Rah-e-Rast in Swat – Malakand, security forces conducted search and clearance operation in Jukhtai near Fatehpur, during encounter with terrorists, 5 terrorists were killed.

Security forces conducted search and clearance operation at Madyan, Nagwa, Balo Khan near Bhai Kalle, Karakar check post and apprehended 8 suspected terrorists.

Security forces conducted search and clearance operation Doghalgai near Biha, Sambat near Matta, Damghar near Kanju, Zulmkot near Thana and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition.

As many as 30,317 Cash Cards have been issued to displaced families of Waziristan.

Nine Taliban fighters killed in Mohmand clashes

The Daily Times (Pak) , Friday, January 22, 2010  

BARA:

Clashes between the (Pakistani) security forces and (Taliban fightes) left at least nine (Taliban fighters) dead in Mohmand Agency during the last 24 hours, an FC spokesman said on Thursday. The forces engaged (Taliban fightes) at several hideouts with helicopter gunships in the Matta, Bahadar Killi in Suran Valley, Mathai Chaqorai Markaz, Methai Markaz, Jarobai Dara, Gulmain, Shamshah and Shandara areas of the tribal region.

A (Taliban fighte) was killed while planting an improvised explosive device on the Narai-Zara Road. He was later identified as Malikhel resident Miraj Ali, son of Dawa Haji. Separately, the security forces seized a vehicle driven by Abdur Rehman in Michni Post area of Khyber Agency and seized four sub-machineguns, 10 pistols and RDX.

Bodies of five (Taliban fightes) were found from Jokhotai area of Khawazakhela tehsil in Swat district, sources said. In Bara tehsil, terrorists attacked a security forces convoy with rockets but no casualties were reported, while five suspected attackers were arrested. app/staff report

Three killed, 20 hurt in Bajaur blast

KHAR:

A roadside bomb on Thursday killed two anti-Taliban tribal elders and a woman travelling on a bus in Salarzai district of Bajaur Agency, officials said, adding that 20 other passengers were injured.

“It was an improvised explosive device which exploded as the bus headed to the region’s main town of Khar,” local government official Mazhar Ali said. Senior administration official Abdul Kabir said one woman died on the spot while “two others succumbed to their injuries in the hospital”. The two men were members of a tribal militia formed to fight against Taliban in the region, he said. afp