Pakistan: 250,000 displaced by army operation in Khyber Agency
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Pakistan: 250,000 displaced by army operation in Khyber Agency
By Ali Ismail 13 April 2012
Fierce clashes between Pakistani troops and Islamist militants in the country’s northwest tribal areas have forced more than 250,000 people, most of them women and children, to flee their homes since January, according to Save the Children.
Much of the fighting is taking place in Khyber Agency, where the army has been struggling since 2009 to defeat the local warlord Mangal Bagh and his supporters. Pakistani troops have used heavy and indiscriminate shelling in their attempt to crush Bagh’s militia, killing an untold number of civilians, reports the local media.
Pakistan Afpak Réfugiés Déplacés