Pakistani Taliban militants shot dead eight police in a northwestern Pakistani town close to restive Swat valley, officials said on Saturday

PESHAWAR, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - A close aide to a radical Muslim cleric and eight other militants were killed Wednesday in a clash with Pakistani security forces in northwestern Swat valley, the military said.

PESHAWAR, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Pakistan's military said Monday that 94 Taliban militants, 14 troops and 28 civilians have been killed in the past week in fighting in northwestern Swat Valley.

PESHAWAR, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - At least 15 militants and one Pakistani soldier were killed Sunday in clashes in the troubled northwestern Swat Valley, the military said in a statement.

PESHAWAR, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - At least eight police and security workers were killed Saturday when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near their vehicle in northwestern Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, officials said.

PESHAWAR, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - At least six policemen were killed Saturday when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near their vehicle in northwestern Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, security officials said.

Another five policemen were wounded in the blast, a security official said, requesting anonymity. One of the dead was a senior officer, he said.

PESHAWAR, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Fresh fighting erupted between Pakistani troops and Taliban militants in a troubled northwestern region on Thursday, leaving 12 civilians and around 15 militants dead, officials said.

PESHAWAR, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - At least 12 civilians, including seven members of the same family, were killed Thursday in fresh clashes between troops and Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.

PESHAWAR, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Seven members of the same family were killed early Thursday when shells hit their house during clashes between troops and Taliban militants in Pakistan's northwest, officials said.

Fierce fighting erupted in the troubled Swat valley between militants and security forces on Wednesday, after dozens of rebels attacked a checkpost.

PESHAWAR, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - Pakistani Taliban militants kidnapped 30 security forces from a police station in the northwestern Swat Valley on Tuesday, a day after killing three intelligence men, officials said.