Militants Pushed Back After Attack On Security Post In Orakzai
May 19 2010
Over 200 Pakistani Taliban insurgents were involved in a Wednesday attack on a government security post in the Orakzai tribal agency, Pakistan's Dawn reports.
At least 28 militants and two soldiers were killed in the firefight, officials said.
Troops backed by tanks and gunships then chased the militants back into their mountain hideouts, said a Pakistani officials cited by RTT News.
Pakistani forces have stepped up pressure on militants in Orakzai and the neighboring...
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