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| Pakistan army 'in Taliban city' | |
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| Pakistani forces have clashed with Taliban fighters after entering the main city in the militant-controlled Swat Valley, the military has said. | |
| At least 17 militants have been killed in street fighting in Mingora, it said. | |
| The push into the city is the latest phase of an offensive aimed at crushing the militants, whose influence extends across a wide area of the north-west. | |
| The army has been fighting the Taliban in Swat and other areas since a peace deal broke down earlier this month. | The army has been fighting the Taliban in Swat and other areas since a peace deal broke down earlier this month. |
| "Street fights have begun," Maj Gen Athar Abbas told reporters. | |
| "It is a difficult operation because we have to make a house-to-house search. We have cleared some of the area in the city." | |
| Nearly 1.5 million people have been displaced by this month's fighting in the north-western region, the United Nations refugee agency says. | Nearly 1.5 million people have been displaced by this month's fighting in the north-western region, the United Nations refugee agency says. |
| On Friday, the UN appealed for $543m in humanitarian aid to help those displaced by the conflict. | |
| Pakistan's army began an offensive against the Taliban on 2 May after the peace deal broke down and the militants began spreading their area of influence. | |
| A recent investigation by the BBC suggested that less than half of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), which contains Swat Valley, and the neighbouring Federally Administered Tribal Areas is under full government control. | A recent investigation by the BBC suggested that less than half of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), which contains Swat Valley, and the neighbouring Federally Administered Tribal Areas is under full government control. |