Pakistanis Flee Army Offensive Near Afghan Border -- BBC At least 20,000 people have fled fierce fighting between troops and militants in the Pakistani tribal region of Mohmand, officials and witnesses say.
Many of the displaced are sheltering in temporary camps, the authorities add.
Troops have been using helicopter gunships and heavy weapons to pound suspected militant positions for a week, according to residents.
Mohmand, on the border with Afghanistan, has long served as a sanctuary for the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
"We are targeting militant hideouts there," military spokesman Maj-Gen Athar Abbas confirmed.
The army told the BBC that 60 to 70 militants had been killed in what it calls a search and clearance operation.
There is no independent confirmation of the casualty figures - independent media have no access to the area.
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More News On Pakistan's Offensive In The Tribal Regions
22,000 Pakistanis flee fighting near Afghan border -- AP
Scores flee Pakistan army operation -- Al Jazeera
22,000 flee due to fighting in Pakistan -- Sify News
Military operation forces 22,000 to flee Pakistani tribal region -- DNA
100 militants dead, 22,000 residents have evacuated from Pakistan -- All Voices
About 22,000 flee Mohmand operation: UN -- Pakistan Observer
About 22,000 Pakistanis flee fighting in Mohmand -- Dawn/AP
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