Monday, November 10, 2008

More Than 30 Militants Dead In NW Pakistan Violence

From Yahoo News/AFP:

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – More than 30 suspected extremists were killed in military air strikes and ground operations targeting Al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants in northwest Pakistan, officials said Sunday.

The highest number of dead was in the restive Swat valley, which was until last year a popular tourist destination, but has since become a battleground after a pro-Taliban cleric began a push to impose Islamic Sharia law.

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