US, Pakistani Strikes Kill 62 Islamic Militants

Pakistan's military says security forces ambushed "a large assembly of terrorists" near the border with Afghanistan, killing at least 16 of them and wounding 20 others. A brief military statement issued Saturday says an overnight "intense battle" took place in a territory separating the Orakzai and Khyber tribal districts and that at least four solders were wounded. Earlier, Pakistani officials said two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed at least seven Islamist...

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