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Pakistan pounds Taliban; fighters pour into Swat

Helicopter gunships and mortar teams pounded militant strongholds, killing dozens outside emerald mines, the military said, as Taliban reinforcements poured down from their mountain hide-outs and seized homes and government buildings.

 

The army began taking the fight to militants entrenched in both the Swat Valley and in Buner, just 60 miles from the capital, as Pakistan's leader prepared to hear demands from President Barack Obama for forceful action from a struggling ally. (AP)

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.06.09, 18:05