Clashes Between Pakistani Forces And Militants Kill Dozens (Roundup) -- Monsters And CriticsIslamabad - Dozens of people, including many civilians, have died over the weekend in fighting between security forces and Islamic militants in north-west Pakistan, officials said on Sunday.
The fierce clashes took place in various areas of the restive district of Swat, which is located in North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), and hardly 100 kilometres from country's capital, Islamabad.
Government forces targeted several militant positions with artillery in Charbagh area, one of the strongholds of insurgents loyal to local radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah, who started an armed struggle in 2007 to impose Taliban-style rule in the mountain district.
'Sixteen militants were killed in fighting during the last 24 hours,' a military spokesman in Swat said over the telephone.
The spokesman said troops had consolidated their positions in Charbagh after inflicting heavy casualties on the insurgents.
Skirmishes also occurred in several other villages.
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