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| Pakistan army 'kills militants' | Pakistan army 'kills militants' |
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| Five Pakistani troops and 25 militants have died in fighting in the north-western Swat region, the military says. | Five Pakistani troops and 25 militants have died in fighting in the north-western Swat region, the military says. |
| The militants confirm the clashes but say only five of their fighters died. Elsewhere, militants killed a woman who they said had spied for the US. | The militants confirm the clashes but say only five of their fighters died. Elsewhere, militants killed a woman who they said had spied for the US. |
| The Swat clashes come after three officials were killed and up to 25 security personnel kidnapped. | The Swat clashes come after three officials were killed and up to 25 security personnel kidnapped. |
| The violence has delivered a serious blow to a peace deal signed with the militants in Swat two months ago. | The violence has delivered a serious blow to a peace deal signed with the militants in Swat two months ago. |
| 'Heavy losses' | 'Heavy losses' |
| Parts of the valley have been placed under curfew after the latest clashes, officials say. | Parts of the valley have been placed under curfew after the latest clashes, officials say. |
| A military spokesman told reporters in Swat that the security forces fought a gun battle with the pro-Taleban militants after they attacked a security patrol near Matta, a militant stronghold in the district. | A military spokesman told reporters in Swat that the security forces fought a gun battle with the pro-Taleban militants after they attacked a security patrol near Matta, a militant stronghold in the district. |
| The security situation in Swat has been deteriorating despite a peace deal | |
| "We have inflicted heavy losses on the militants. We have the video footage of the bodies of the militants killed in the fighting," a military spokesman in Swat told Reuters news agency. | "We have inflicted heavy losses on the militants. We have the video footage of the bodies of the militants killed in the fighting," a military spokesman in Swat told Reuters news agency. |
| "Five of our brave soldiers have been martyred." | "Five of our brave soldiers have been martyred." |
| A spokesman for the militants, Muslim Khan, however, told the BBC Urdu service that the troops had fired first, killing five militants. Three others were injured, he said. | A spokesman for the militants, Muslim Khan, however, told the BBC Urdu service that the troops had fired first, killing five militants. Three others were injured, he said. |
| He also said the militants had destroyed the remaining portion of a government-owned hotel they had partly destroyed last month. | He also said the militants had destroyed the remaining portion of a government-owned hotel they had partly destroyed last month. |
| The hotel was in the country's only ski resort, located in the Malam Jabba area of Swat which has been under Taleban control since late last year. | The hotel was in the country's only ski resort, located in the Malam Jabba area of Swat which has been under Taleban control since late last year. |
| The spokesman also said that the militants had destroyed an abandoned army rest house and a girls' school in the Malam Jabba area. | The spokesman also said that the militants had destroyed an abandoned army rest house and a girls' school in the Malam Jabba area. |
| Officials in Mingora, the headquarters of Swat district, said they had received some reports of destruction in the area, but could not confirm them immediately. | Officials in Mingora, the headquarters of Swat district, said they had received some reports of destruction in the area, but could not confirm them immediately. |
| Correspondents say the security situation in Swat has been deteriorating despite a peace agreement between the government and pro-Taleban cleric Maulana Fazlullah. | Correspondents say the security situation in Swat has been deteriorating despite a peace agreement between the government and pro-Taleban cleric Maulana Fazlullah. |
| Woman killed | Woman killed |
| In the tribal region of North Waziristan, pro-Taleban militants shot dead a woman whom they accused of spying for the United States, officials said. | In the tribal region of North Waziristan, pro-Taleban militants shot dead a woman whom they accused of spying for the United States, officials said. |
| The body of Gulzada Bibi was found with three bullet wounds in the chest about 35km (22 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the area. | The body of Gulzada Bibi was found with three bullet wounds in the chest about 35km (22 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the area. |
| "A note pinned to her body said she belonged to Afghanistan's Paktia province and was caught with a satellite phone she had been using to spy for the US," a local man told Reuters. | "A note pinned to her body said she belonged to Afghanistan's Paktia province and was caught with a satellite phone she had been using to spy for the US," a local man told Reuters. |
| The militants have killed dozens of people they accused of spying for Afghanistan or the US, but targeting a woman in this way is rare. |