Pakistani soldiers at a checkpoint overlooking Wana, the capital of South Waziristan. Shots were fired when US-led coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan neared the border with Pakistan, officials said Monday, but there were conflicting accounts of the incident. (AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)New Pakistan Clashes Kill 15 Suspected Militants -- MSNBC
Border fighting comes a day after deaths of 32 people, including 3 women
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships and fighter jets killed 15 suspected militants Monday as security forces advanced on Taliban strongholds near the Afghan border, an official said.
The deaths — along with 22 wounded — are the latest toll from a bloody six-week military offensive that has reportedly killed hundreds in the Bajur tribal region. Some 32 people, including three women, died Sunday, senior government official Iqbal Khattak added.
U.S. officials say the Taliban and other militant groups have been using Bajur as a base from which to support the insurgency in Afghanistan. It has also been named as a possible hide-out of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
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