One solider martyred, two militants killed in SWA and NWA attacks

[Devil Soul]

One solider martyred, two militants killed in SWA and NWA attacks
Submitted 2 hrs 14 mins ago
One soldier was martyred and five others injured in militants attack on a checkpost and roadside bomb blast here in South and North Waziristan tribal agencies on Sunday. According to sources, militants targeted security checkpost located in tehsil Laddha of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) with a rocket. The rocket hit the checkpost destroying a portion and resultantly one solider was killed. The security forces promptly retaliated the attack, killing two militants and injuring five others. In the second attack, seven troops were wounded when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle on Bannu-Miranshah Road in Chashma area of North Waziristan tribal Agency.
Locals surrounded the militants following the attack and opened fire at them. One man was reported dead in the exchange of fire.
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[Yeti]

Attacks kill 2 soldiers in northwest Pakistan
By RASOOL DAWAR, Associated Press – 4 hours ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants carried out a series of attacks against soldiers in Pakistan's rugged tribal region along the Afghan border Sunday, killing two troops and wounding more than a dozen others, intelligence officials said.

The attacks took place in the North and South Waziristan tribal areas, both of which are strongholds for Pakistani Taliban fighters who have waged a deadly war against the government. The region is also home to militants who stage cross-border attacks against U.S. troops in neighboring Afghanistan.

A group of militants attacked an army checkpoint early Sunday in the town of Ladha in South Waziristan, killing one soldier and wounding another, said intelligence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

A second soldier was killed when troops engaged militants in a gunbattle in the Pasht Ziarat area on the border of North and South Waziristan, the officials said. Three militants were killed during the fight. Six soldiers and seven militants were also wounded.

A roadside bomb struck an army convoy near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, wounding five soldiers, said the officials.

South Waziristan was the main stronghold for the Pakistani Taliban until the military launched a major offensive in the fall of 2009. Periodic attacks still occur in the area, and many of the militants fled to North Waziristan.

The U.S. has urged Pakistan to conduct a similar offensive in North Waziristan, but the military has declined, saying its troops are stretched too thin by operations in other parts of the tribal region.

Many analysts believe Pakistan is reluctant to target Afghan Taliban militants based in North Waziristan with whom it has historical ties and who could be useful allies in Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw.