The Other War

Lest we all forget, there is another war going on and it's not going so hot:

MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan - Fighting between Islamic militants and security forces near the Afghan border has killed as many as 250 people over four days _ the deadliest clashes in Pakistan since it threw its support behind the U.S.-led war on terrorism in 2001, the army said Tuesday.

Airstrikes hit a village bazaar in North Waziristan tribal region on Tuesday afternoon, killing more than 50 militants and civilians and wounding scores more, said resident Noor Hassan. "The bombing destroyed many shops and homes," Hassan said by telephone from the village of Epi. "We are leaving."

Twelve huge explosions rocked the village and bombs also hit the nearby village of Hader Khel, Hassan said.

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"We had confirmed reports about the presence of militants, and the air power was used to target those militant hideouts," he told The Associated Press.

Also Tuesday, a roadside bomb killed two soldiers, the army said.