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Published 10/14/2009 by Khaleej Times


Airstrikes killed 9 militants: Pakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Pakistani jets pounded militant hide-outs along the Afghan border and killed at least nine guerrillas, intelligence officials said Wednesday, part of a stepped-up campaign of airstrikes before an expected government offensive in South Waziristan.

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