.- More than 20 thousand Pakistanis have fled the tribal region of Mohmand, where the army continues an offensive against the militias allied to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Official sources put in at least a hundred rebels killed in attacks in the restive area near the border with Afghanistan, reported the Pakistani news channel Dawn News.
The offensive, which included aerial bombardment, artillery and infantry ground, started on 27 January in Mohmand. The Pakistani military has conducted several military operations in the area in the past three years. Accounts of civilian deaths are numerous, but the army does not allow independent reporting in the area, considered a sanctuary for Taliban forces and groups associated with Al Qaeda.
The offensive, which included aerial bombardment, artillery and infantry ground, started on 27 January in Mohmand. The Pakistani military has conducted several military operations in the area in the past three years. Accounts of civilian deaths are numerous, but the army does not allow independent reporting in the area, considered a sanctuary for Taliban forces and groups associated with Al Qaeda.
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