14 Taliban killed in Pakistan air raids

BAJAUR, Pakistan, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Fourteen Pakistani militants were killed when jets bombed targets in the northwestern tribal areas, officials said.

The strikes in the Bajaur region targeted Taliban hideouts in the Sparay, Kharkay, Damodola and Choptra areas, the Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported Monday. Ten other militants were injured, it said.

Local residents reported four civilians were also killed in the bombings, but military sources denied that, telling the newspaper only Taliban positions, including bunkers and tunnels, had been attacked.

Sources also told Dawn government troops were poised to advance into Inyat Kalley, a position they hoped to use to effectively restrict movement of Taliban forces in the tribal areas.