Pakistan says its finally winning terror battle in rugged tribal ...
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WANA, Pakistan - Pakistan says it has Islamic militants in the rugged tribal belt bordering Afghanistan on the run after a protracted and hard-fought military campaign.
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Key facts about Pakistan's northwestern tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, which have become a haven for al-Qaida and Taliban-linked militants.
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A missile strike that killed senior al Qaeda leader Abu Laith al-Libi in Pakistan this week marked the first big success the United States has notched in the region against Osama bin Laden's group for over two years.
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Pakistani forces recaptured a  road tunnel leading to the volatile tribal belt on the Afghan  border on Sunday after killing around two dozen pro-Taliban  militants in a fierce battle, the military said.
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U.S. often scores its rare victories against al-Qaeda in Pakistan, without Pakistan's formal permission.
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Pakistani security forces secured a mosque and school complex in Islamabad on Wednesday, snuffing out the last pockets of resistance a day after an assault that killed a rebel cleric and more than 50 militants.
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Pakistan, criticized by some Afghan   leaders over cross-border infiltration by the Taliban, vowed on   Wednesday to help its neighbor fight terrorism as Afghanistan   battles its worst violence in five years.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 30 -- In an audacious display of force, Taliban fighters on Thursday ambushed a convoy of military vehicles in a remote tribal area and took more than 100 Pakistani troops hostage, local officials said.
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Pakistan hit back on Sunday at U.S. critics of its fight against terrorism, insisting its army was best suited to hunt for Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda militants Washington believes enjoy safe haven in Pakistani tribal areas near Afghanistan.
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Around 250 Islamic militants and 60 troops have been killed in just over a month of fighting in Pakistan&#39;s tribal belt, the army said Friday, following intense US pressure to pacify the area.
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Al Qaeda and the Taliban appear stronger in the region than at any time since the U.S. invasion.
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MINGORA, Pakistan  - Troops battled militants near the stronghold of a Taliban-style movement in northwest Pakistan on Friday, a day after a suicide bomber killed 21 people in the area, 17 of them soldiers, security officials said.
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Pakistani troops on Friday combed mountains in the volatile tribal stronghold of an Al-Qaeda-linked militant blamed by Islamabad and Washington for the killing of Benazir Bhutto.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistan's prime minister said Saturday the government is lifting economic sanctions in a tense tribal region near Afghanistan to encourage help in tracking down foreign militants and those who shelter them.    The sanctions, including the closure of shops and seizure of vehicles, were imposed in South Waziristan this year to punish tribesmen for failing to evict suspected foreign terrorists from their areas...
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KARACHI, Pakistan  - For all the breakthroughs  Pakistan made against al Qaeda and homegrown militant groups in  2004, its war on terror risks sliding into a morass due to  abuse of the court appeals process by lawyers for terror  convicts.
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WASHINgTON: For the first time, it has been officially stated that there are over 100,000 Pakistani troops on the country&#39;s border with Afghanistan.
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Fierce fighting in a militant infested tribal region underscored Western fears of an al Qaeda threat radiating from Pakistan as U.S. officials met President Pervez Musharraf for talks on Thursday.