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Airstrikes kill 12 militants in Orakzai Tribal Region
Al PARACHINAR Published in Saudi Press Agency on 23 - 10 - 2010

Qa'dah 15, 1431, Oct 23, 2010, SPA -- A local government official says army airstrikes have killed 12 suspected insurgents near the Afghan border.
The helicopter gunships targeted two suspected militant hide-outs in the Orakzai tribal region on Saturday.
The day before, a roadside bomb killed six paramilitary soldiers in Orakzai, where the army has waged an offensive against the Taliban.
The Associated Press quoted Local government administrator Aurangzeb Khan as saying that Saturday's airstrikes also wounded six militants.

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