Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Pakistan Military Launches Airstrikes Against Militants


Pakistani Military Carries Out Airstrikes Targeting Militants In North Waziristan -- CNN

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani military carried out airstrikes early Wednesday in the country's northwest, targeting alleged militant hideouts in the volatile region.

The army claimed it killed 60 militants, including some key commanders, and injured 30 others in North Waziristan, a loosely governed tribal area that borders Afghanistan.

A local Taliban commander, Umar Khurrassani, challenged that report, and said 39 tribesmen, including women and children, were killed. If those tribesmen were affiliated with the Taliban commander, the Pakistani army would consider some of them militants.

One area resident told CNN that up to 20 civilians had been killed in the airstrikes.

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60 killed as air force jets target Taliban -- AFP
Pakistan: North Waziristan strikes 'kill 60 militants' -- BBC
Pakistani Military Says It Killed 60 Militants in Raids -- New York Times
Pakistani Air Strikes Target Terrorists -- VOA
Pakistan jets kill 60 militants in tribal region -- Times of India
Dozens Killed as Pakistani Jets Bomb Suspected Militant Hideouts -- NBC
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