'Dozens die' in Pakistan clashes -- BBC NewsMore than 100 militants have been killed in four days of heavy fighting in a tribal area near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, officials say.
Pakistan said nine of its soldiers were killed in the battles in Bajaur.
Fighter jets, helicopter gunships and artillery were all reportedly used to pound the militants' positions in the strategically important area.
The Pakistani Taleban say that only seven of their men died. Neither claim has been independently verified.
Security has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks along the frontier, which the Afghan government and Nato say is a haven for al-Qaeda and Taleban militants.
Talks between Pakistan's new government and Taleban leaders broke down in June.
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More News On The War On Pakistan's Tribal Regions
Pakistani forces bomb houses near Afghan border -- Yahoo News/AP
Forces retreat from Bajaur -- Daily Times
Pakistan troops withdraw from Taliban stronghold -- LA Times
100 militants, nine soldiers killed in Pakistan clashes -- AFP
Heavy fighting on Pakistan-Afghan border -- UPI
Four-Day Long Fierce Clashes In Pakistan Leave Over 100 Militants, 9 Troops Dead -- AHN
At least 100 militants, 9 soldiers killed in Pakistan -- ABC News (Australia)
At least 100 reported killed in Pakistan tribal region -- USA Today
Fighters killed in Pakistan attack -- Al Jazeera
Bullet-riddled bodies of 22 troops retrieved -- International News
Fighting escalates in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal agency -- Long War Journal
14 troops killed in northwest Pakistan -- New Kerala
Taliban Execute Three "Spies" In Pakistani Tribal Area -- RTT News
Taliban’s ideology not selling well in tribal belt along border, says survey -- The Peninsula Online
My Comment: If the Pakistani Army killed all of these militants, why are they retreating. The sad fact is that the Pakistani army is having its butt kicked out of the Tribal regions. This is the area that Al Qaeda's leadership are probably hiding .... any battle to get them out will be tough .... a fact that many Pakistani soldiers have found out in the past few days.
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