Death Toll from Pakistani Militant Clashes Reaches 70

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Fighting between two banned Islamist militant groups in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal belt along the Afghan border has killed at least 70 people and wounded scores more since fierce clashes broke out last week.  Local residents told VOA Radio Deewa that the Pakistani Taliban, the largest alliance of militant groups in Pakistan’s remote tribal area, launched a new offensive Monday that led to the capture of five strategic hilltops from a rival faction, the pro-government …

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