Pakistan's Military Claims Taliban Stronghold.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/pakistan.taliban.town/index.html

Summary

Pakistan's military said on Tuesday that its forces had taken over a Taliban stronghold in the region of South Waziristan. Pakistan forces have secured the area of Sararogha and started to clear the area of weapons and ammunition. They have also gained control of Kaniguram. 21 militias and 1 Pakistan soldier died when they have been fighting for 24 hours in Sararogha. Pakistan's leader Hakimullah Mehsud is still in the region backed up by 8,000 militant soldiers. More than 180,000 people have been taken out from their town by the Taliban's offensive.The taliban atacked the cities of Lahore and Rawalpindi with suicide bombs which killed 30 people. Hours later two suicide bombers detonated their explosives near a police checkpoint and injured 17 cops and civilians.