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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 16 > Pakistan claims 55 Taliban dead Friday

Pakistan claims 55 Taliban dead Friday

Army readies for major assault and warns militants may try to flee disguised as refugees

By Mark Magnier / The Bulletin
May 16, 2009

MARDAN, Pakistan — The Pakistani military said it killed 55 Taliban in the Swat Valley on Friday and that it had lifted a curfew so thousands more civilians could flee the area in advance of an expected operation against militants in the area’s largest town.

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