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| Pakistan army 'regains' Swat city | Pakistan army 'regains' Swat city |
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| The Pakistan military says it has regained control of the largest town in the Swat valley from the Taliban. | The Pakistan military says it has regained control of the largest town in the Swat valley from the Taliban. |
| Army spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas told the BBC that the centre of Mingora was under military control, although there were still skirmishes on the outskirts. | Army spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas told the BBC that the centre of Mingora was under military control, although there were still skirmishes on the outskirts. |
| Fighting intensified a week ago as the army strengthened its presence in the town, conducting house-to-house searches for Taliban militants. | Fighting intensified a week ago as the army strengthened its presence in the town, conducting house-to-house searches for Taliban militants. |
| Journalists are banned from the area so it is hard to verify the army's claims. | Journalists are banned from the area so it is hard to verify the army's claims. |
| Hundreds have died and more than 2 million have fled the Swat valley since the operation against the Taliban was launched after a peace deal broke down earlier this month. | Hundreds have died and more than 2 million have fled the Swat valley since the operation against the Taliban was launched after a peace deal broke down earlier this month. |
| name="story"> class="bodl" href="#map">See a map of the region The army's latest declaration comes days after a lethal bombing in Lahore, which was later claimed by Taliban as revenge for the Swat operations. | |
| Although the military has always had bases in Mingora, the city has in effect been under Taliban control in recent weeks. | Although the military has always had bases in Mingora, the city has in effect been under Taliban control in recent weeks. |
| The army said seven days ago that it had re-taken key intersections, and expected a further seven to 10 days of fighting. name="map"> | |
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