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Hostages Taken In Pakistani Army Headquarters

Oct. 10, 2009
Militants held several security officers hostage inside an intelligence wing of the army headquarters Saturday after they and others attacked the complex in an audacious assault on Pakistan's most powerful institution.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Nine Pakistani militants, including three Taliban commanders, were slain in the Swat Valley and nearby areas of northwest Pakistan, officials said Sunday.

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Indian army foils infiltration bid in J&K

NEW DELHI, June 21 (UPI) -- The Indian army said it has foiled an infiltration attempt by Pakistan at the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir state.

Fighting renews at refugee camp

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 25 (UPI) -- Fighting renewed Wednesday between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants holed up for more than two months in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

Pakistani army attacks militant camp

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, April 6 (UPI) -- Pakistani security forces said they killed 16 suspected militants and arrested 19 others in North Waziristan in a seven-hour battle at a militants' camp. After militants attacked security forces in the towns of Shawal and Datakhel, killing four soldiers a

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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch