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06-09-2009, 01:43 AM
Pakistan tribesmen battle Taliban
A victim of Friday's attack on a mosque in Upper Dir
Dozens of people were injured in the attack on the mosque
Hundreds of tribesmen are continuing an offensive against Taliban militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
At least 11 Taleban are said to have been killed in the three-day offensive.
It follows the bombing of a mosque on Friday which killed 38 people in Upper Dir district. Villagers blamed the bombing on Taliban fighters.
Nearby Swat valley has been the scene of heavy fighting between the Pakistani military and Taliban militants. Upper Dir has also seen sporadic clashes.
'Tough fight'
Local officials say between 1,000 and 1,500 tribesmen are involved in the offensive against the Taliban.
Tribesmen attacked five villages in the Dhok Darra area which are thought to be militant strongholds, the Associated Press news agency quoted district official Atif-ur-Rehman as saying.
The citizens' militia had occupied three of the villages since Saturday and was trying to push the Taliban out of two others on Sunday, he said.
Some 20 houses of local tribesmen suspected of harbouring Taliban fighters were destroyed, the official said.
Source and rest of report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8088621.stm
Someone pissed someone off. Always though the majority would fight back some day.
A victim of Friday's attack on a mosque in Upper Dir
Dozens of people were injured in the attack on the mosque
Hundreds of tribesmen are continuing an offensive against Taliban militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
At least 11 Taleban are said to have been killed in the three-day offensive.
It follows the bombing of a mosque on Friday which killed 38 people in Upper Dir district. Villagers blamed the bombing on Taliban fighters.
Nearby Swat valley has been the scene of heavy fighting between the Pakistani military and Taliban militants. Upper Dir has also seen sporadic clashes.
'Tough fight'
Local officials say between 1,000 and 1,500 tribesmen are involved in the offensive against the Taliban.
Tribesmen attacked five villages in the Dhok Darra area which are thought to be militant strongholds, the Associated Press news agency quoted district official Atif-ur-Rehman as saying.
The citizens' militia had occupied three of the villages since Saturday and was trying to push the Taliban out of two others on Sunday, he said.
Some 20 houses of local tribesmen suspected of harbouring Taliban fighters were destroyed, the official said.
Source and rest of report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8088621.stm
Someone pissed someone off. Always though the majority would fight back some day.