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Militants Scatter as Pakistan Takes South Waziristan

Raza Khan | Bio | 11 Nov 2009
World Politics Review

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ISLAMABAD -- With Pakistani security forces taking over several Taliban and al-Qaida strongholds in South Waziristan, thousands of militants have apparently fled to other parts of the country -- raising fears that militancy will spread and escalate.

On Nov. 5, Pakistani military and paramilitary security forces reclaimed Laddah, an important Taliban stronghold in South Waziristan, leaving only Makeen in the hands of the Pakistani Taliban movement called TTP. ...

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