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Officials say Pakistani strikes kill 96 militants
 
 
  
 
 By HUSSAIN AFZAL,Associated Press Writer -
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PARACHINAR, Pakistan – Pakistani airstrikes killed nearly 100 suspected militants in two northwest tribal regions Saturday, an apparent intensification of efforts by the army to mop up Taliban fighters fleeing a military operation farther south.
 
The strikes were carried out in the Orakzai and Khyber tribal regions.
 
In Orakzai, some 54 alleged militants were killed during ongoing clashes over a checkpoint in the Baizoti town area, local official Samiullah Khan told The Associated Press.
 
Another 42 people, most of them suspected insurgents, died in the Khyber tribal region when military jets pounded a hide-out the in Sra Walla area. The location was believed to be a gathering point for the Lashker-e-Islam insurgent group.
 
Two intelligence officials said jets pounded the area twice _ once when local tribesmen were retrieving bodies from the rubble. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media on the record.
 
Local government official Rehan Khattak confirmed the strikes but refused to give a death toll.
 
The information could not be independently verified because access to the tribal areas is largely restricted.
 
The U.S. has endorsed Pakistan's efforts to eliminate militants using its tribal areas to wage attacks against Islamabad as well as Western troops across the border in Afghanistan.
 
Pakistan began an operation in Orakzai in mid-March and so far about 350 militants have been killed there. Nearby Kurram tribal area has also witnessed fighting, while there have long been on and off operations against militants in Khyber.
 
All three regions are believed to have become key destinations for Pakistani Taliban militants fleeing an army offensive against their network in the South Waziristan tribal area.
 
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Associated Press writers Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan and Riaz Khan in Peshawar contributed to this report.
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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