DTN News: Pakistan Security Forces Kill 14 Militants, Arrest 29 In Swat Operation

DTN News: Pakistan Security Forces Kill 14 Militants, Arrest 29 In Swat Operation *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - July 26, 2009: Security forces continued search operation in different parts of Swat valley on Saturday, during which 14 suspected militants were killed, 29 were apprehended, and huge ammunition was recovered. Suspected militants being held by security forces after search operations. Pakistan says more than 1,800 militants and 166 security personnel have been killed since April but the death tolls are impossible to verify independently The military continued search and clearance operations across Malakand district and the Swat Valley. ‘During last 24 hours, search and clearance operations were conducted in Swat and Malakand division,’ it said in a daily update on the operation. Ten militants were killed in Buner district and 29 were arrested elsewhere in the region, it said. Troops killed four militants in Swat and destroyed a training camp and a militants’ cave, recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition, the statement said. Pakistani refugees who were displaced from Swat Valley due to fighting between security forces and Taliban militants, wait to enter Swat Valley at Dargai, Pakistan, Friday, July 24, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of the roughly 2 million people displaced by the fighting in Swat and surrounding areas since April have been returning home after the army said the region was largely cleared of militants. Army special support group has distributed 217,660 cash cards amongst the IDPs of Malakand. Twelve trucks of rations and relief goods have been distributed amongst the IDPs of Malakand in the last twenty four hours.