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| Pakistani Taliban: Army kills '59 militants' | |
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| Pakistan's military says it has killed 59 militants in ground assaults and air strikes on Taliban units in areas near the border with Afghanistan. | |
| The operations come days after the Taliban killed 141 people at a school in Peshawar, mostly children. | The operations come days after the Taliban killed 141 people at a school in Peshawar, mostly children. |
| The military has stepped up its offensive against the insurgents in the provinces of the Khyber agency and North Waziristan. | The military has stepped up its offensive against the insurgents in the provinces of the Khyber agency and North Waziristan. |
| Assaults on militants in North Waziristan began in June. | Assaults on militants in North Waziristan began in June. |
| This week's operations included a series of ground assaults and 20 air strikes by Pakistani jets in the Khyber tribal region, which killed 27 militants including an Uzbek commander. | |
| An ambush on Thursday night by special forces in the Tirah Valley, an area near the Afghan border, killed another 32 militants. | |
| Airport | Airport |
| The army says it has killed more than 1,700 militants since its current offensive started in June. | |
| However, restricted access to many of the conflict zones means that the numbers are difficult to independently verify. | However, restricted access to many of the conflict zones means that the numbers are difficult to independently verify. |
| The June offensive started in response to a Taliban attack on the country's busiest airport in Karachi that left at least 38 dead, including the attackers. | |
| Efforts to stamp out insurgent networks have focused on the North Waziristan agency on the border with Afghanistan. | Efforts to stamp out insurgent networks have focused on the North Waziristan agency on the border with Afghanistan. |
| The province is a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) as well as the Haqqani Network - a Pakistan-based militant group with links to both the Taliban and al-Qaeda. | The province is a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) as well as the Haqqani Network - a Pakistan-based militant group with links to both the Taliban and al-Qaeda. |
| The city of Peshawar, close to the Afghan border, has seen some of the worst violence during the Taliban insurgency in recent years, culminating in Tuesday's attack on the army-run school. | |
| The massacre at the Public Army School prompted outrage around the world. | The massacre at the Public Army School prompted outrage around the world. |
| The Taliban said that the attack was an act of revenge for its own losses in the army's military offensive. | The Taliban said that the attack was an act of revenge for its own losses in the army's military offensive. |
| Political violence | Political violence |
| The BBC tracked fatal global jihadist attacks across the month of November 2014 and a total of 13 were carried out in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Peshawar is located. | The BBC tracked fatal global jihadist attacks across the month of November 2014 and a total of 13 were carried out in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Peshawar is located. |
| Of all the 35 attacks in Pakistan in November, 32 were carried out by the TTP or Taliban. It killed 143 people. | Of all the 35 attacks in Pakistan in November, 32 were carried out by the TTP or Taliban. It killed 143 people. |
| It is estimated that as many as 50,000 Pakistanis have been killed in political violence since 2001. | It is estimated that as many as 50,000 Pakistanis have been killed in political violence since 2001. |
| Members of the security forces, including both the army and the police, account for around 10,000 of those deaths. | Members of the security forces, including both the army and the police, account for around 10,000 of those deaths. |
| Who are the Pakistani Taliban? | Who are the Pakistani Taliban? |
| • With its roots in the Afghan Taliban, the Pakistani Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) movement came to the fore in 2007 by unleashing a wave of violence | • With its roots in the Afghan Taliban, the Pakistani Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) movement came to the fore in 2007 by unleashing a wave of violence |
| • Its leaders have traditionally been based in Pakistan's tribal areas but it is really a loose affiliation of militant groups, some based in areas like Punjab and even Karachi | • Its leaders have traditionally been based in Pakistan's tribal areas but it is really a loose affiliation of militant groups, some based in areas like Punjab and even Karachi |
| • The various Taliban groups have different attitudes to talks with the government - some analysts say this has led to divisions in the movement | • The various Taliban groups have different attitudes to talks with the government - some analysts say this has led to divisions in the movement |
| • Collectively they are responsible for the deaths of thousands of Pakistanis and have also co-ordinated assaults on numerous security targets | • Collectively they are responsible for the deaths of thousands of Pakistanis and have also co-ordinated assaults on numerous security targets |
| • Two former TTP leaders, Baitullah Mehsud and Hakimullah Mehsud, as well as many senior commanders have been killed in US drone strikes | • Two former TTP leaders, Baitullah Mehsud and Hakimullah Mehsud, as well as many senior commanders have been killed in US drone strikes |