VOA NEWS: TROOPS KILL AT LEAST 50 MILITANTS IN NORTHWEST PAKISTAN
August 23, 2008
August 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing at least 50 pro-Taliban militants.
An army spokesman (Major Murad Khan) said at least 10 soldiers also were killed and seven others wounded in the offensive that took place in troubled Swat Valley.
Military officials launched the operation shortly after a . . .
Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing at least 50 pro-Taliban militants.
An army spokesman (Major Murad Khan) said at least 10 soldiers also were killed and seven others wounded in the offensive that took place in troubled Swat Valley.
Military officials launched the operation shortly after a . . .