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                  35 Militants Killed in Pakistani Air Strikes

   by VOA News

   The Pakistan military says it has bombed suspected militant hideouts in
   the North Waziristan tribal territory, killing at least 35 militants.

   The army said the air strikes Sunday focused on the Datta Khail area
   near the Afghan border. Foreign fighters are said to be among those
   killed.

   Pakistan's military has launched a major counter-terrorism offensive in
   the Waziristan region since June. Officials said the attacks have
   killed around 2,000 suspected militants. The military said it has lost
   more than 200 soldiers in the fighting.

   U.S. officials have said the Waziristan district was where al-Qaida and
   its allied Haqqani Network have established bases.

   Washington acknowledged the Pakistani offensive has damaged the
   terrorist infrastructure, but has not yet said it believes the threat
   from the Pakistani side of the border is over.

   Sunday's air strikes come as U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting
   neighboring India.
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