Taliban accept responsibility of PNS Mehran attack

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility on Monday for a brazen attack on a Karachi naval base that has claimed five lives and destroyed naval aircraft, saying the carnage was to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden.

“It was the revenge of martyrdom of Osama bin Laden. It was the proof that we are still united and powerful,” Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said by telephone from an undisclosed location.

A spokesman said that the team of militants they sent into Karachi s PNS Mehran naval base on Sunday night had enough supplies to survive a three-day siege.

“They have enough ammunition and food and they can fight and survive for three days,” Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said.

He said up to 22 militants were assigned to launch the attack. Accounts are unclear, but up to five militants may have been killed by Pakistani troops. The remaining are holed up in a building on the base exchanging fire with commandos.

Troops kill eight militants in Orakzai

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ORAKZAI AGENCY: Eight Taliban militants were killed in a clash with security forces in Orakzai Agency on Saturday.

According to reports, militants stormed a security convoy which retaliated, killing eight attackers on the spot.

Three soldiers were injured in the ambush.

Security forces surrounded the area and launched a search operation against the suspected militants.

In the ongoing offensive, so far more than 800 militants have been killed by security forces since March 23, 2010.

In addition, 80 soldiers embraced martyrdom while fighting. Trend Pk

Missile attacks kill 13 terrorists in N. Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: At least 13 terrorists have been killed in spying missile attacks in Miranshah area of North Waziristan, Trend Pk learnt Wednesday.

Sources said that two missile were fired on a vehicle in Qutab Khel some five kilometers from Miranshah. Four terrorists were killed on the spot.

Sources said that it was the second attack in this month.

AGENCIES ADD: At least 11 militants were killed in three US drone missile strikes targeting Islamist fighters in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, security officials said.

Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles at a car in Khaiso Khel town 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in the lawless North Waziristan region, late Wednesday, three local security officials said.

Almost simultaneously another drone strike killed four

Drone strike kills 5 in North Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: A missile strike by a drone killed five militants and left several others injured in North Waziristan tribal region on Monday.

The pre-dawn attack targeted militants sleeping at a compound in Haider Khel village of Mir Ali district in North Waziristan, 25 kilometres (15 miles) east of the region’s main town of Miranshah.

According to security sources, at least five militants were killed in the strike. Trend Pk

Airstrikes kill 12 militants in Orakzai

At least 12 militants were killed and 8 others got injured in the shelling of gunship helicopters in different areas of Orakzai Agency, Dunya News reported on Saturday.
According to security sources, gunship helicopters pounded Khadizai, Sawarokot and Kotkali due to which 4 hideouts of militants were destroyed. Security forces have started search operation in Gondikali and Malapatti.

Troops kill 15 militants in Orakzai Agecny

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ORAKZAI AGENCY: Security forces backed by helicopter gunships pounded militant hideouts in different parts of Upper Orakzai Agency, killing 15 terrorists.

According to sources, helicopter gunships targeted suspected militant positions in Khadizai, Sekaram and Merandi areas.

At least 15 militants were killed and 10 other wounded in the bombing.

In addition three militant hideouts were also destroyed in the shelling. SAMAA

Troops kill 3 militants in Swat

SWAT: Three militants were killed in a fresh clash with security forces in Matta tehsil of Swat early Monday morning.

Acting on a tip off, troops raided a house in Shagai village of Matta tehsil, where suspected militants were holed up.

However, militants opened fire at the troops who retaliated, killing three attackers.

Besides, five hand grenades and heavy arms were recovered from the raided house. SAMAA

Missile strike kills 8 Germans in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A suspected U.S. drone strike killed eight militants of German nationality in northwest Pakistan on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

They died when two missiles from a suspected CIA pilotless aircraft struck a mosque in Mirali in North Waziristan, the

officials added.

The strike came a day after the United States and Britain warned of an increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe. Western security officials said last week they believed a group in northern Pakistan were connected to a plot to stage attacks.

The militants were members of a group called Jihad Islami, the Pakistani intelligence officials said without elaborating. There was no independent verification and militants often dismiss official reports.

The United States has increased drone aircraft strikes on al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan’s

Drone strike kills 10 in North Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: A drone strike killed 10 suspected militants on Saturday in North Waziristan tribal belt along the Afghan border on Saturday.

According to sources, four missiles hit a militant compound in Dashgah village near Datta Khel town, some 45 kilometres (28 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district.

“Two drones fired four missiles and destroyed the house. 10 militants were killed in this attack,” a security official said.

Two intelligence officials in Miranshah also confirmed the attack and the death toll.

“All of them were militants attached to the Haqqani group,” one intelligence official said.

The second intelligence official told that initial reports suggested the dead were Uzbek militants from Afghanistan. SAMAA

Drone strike kills 10 in North Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: A drone strike killed 10 suspected militants on Saturday in North Waziristan tribal belt along the Afghan border on Saturday.

According to sources, four missiles hit a militant compound in Dashgah village near Datta Khel town, some 45 kilometres (28 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district.

“Two drones fired four missiles and destroyed the house. 10 militants were killed in this attack,” a security official said.

Two intelligence officials in Miranshah also confirmed the attack and the death toll.

“All of them were militants attached to the Haqqani group,” one intelligence official said.

The second intelligence official told that initial reports suggested the dead were Uzbek militants from Afghanistan. SAMAA

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