Information About Incident 38724-73988-178273 in Swat Pakistan

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In the Shamozai area of Swat valley, the troops commenced an operation for clearing the area and killed 10 Taliban militants.

From this sentence, the following information was extracted.

• Meta Location: Swat valley
• Matched District: Swat
• Actgroup: kill
• Actor: the troops
• Subject: 10 Taliban militants

Context

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Security Forces (SFs) killed 34 more Taliban militants in the ongoing operation in the Swat and Dir Upper Districts, while seven others were arrested, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on June 18, The News reported. The SFs continued action against the Maulana Fazlullah-led militants in Kabal sub-division of Swat even as the militants are still offering some resistance in the area. On June 18, SFs are reported to have secured the area around Bridge-II, Kabal and Kotlai. During clashes in these areas, the ISPR said 12 militants were killed while five soldiers sustained injuries. Further, six militants were killed in the Totano Banda area of Kabal during an operation launched for the consolidation of SFs positions. In the Shamozai area of Swat valley, the troops commenced an operation for clearing the area and killed 10 Taliban militants. According to the ISPR, 28 militants were killed in the Swat Valley on June 18.

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