Heavy Fighting Reported In Pakistan's Tribal Regions

Militants Launch Coordinated Attacks In Pakistan -- New York Times

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Eleven members of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps were killed and nine were wounded on Friday when about 150 militants launched simultaneous attacks on five security posts in the northwestern Mohmand tribal region close to the Afghan border, a senior security official said.

The official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said that the security forces had received a tip about an impending assault, “but frankly, we didn’t expect an attack of this scale and magnitude.”

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More News On Today's Militant Attacks In Pakistan

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Pakistan clashes kill 11 troops, 24 militants -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Pakistan checkpoints attacked by 150 militants -- The Telegraph
11 Pak soldiers, 24 militants killed in clashes -- Indian Express
11 soldiers, 24 militants killed in NW Pakistan: Official -- Times Of India
Taliban commander killed in Pakistan: security officials -- AFP

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