PROXY WARS: 200,000 civilians flee Pakistan military offensive
More than 200,000 people have fled Pakistan's latest offensive against Taliban militants in the northwest, the United Nations said Monday, as fresh clashes in the remote region killed 41 insurgents and six soldiers. Elsewhere in the northwest, a suspected U.S. missile killed five alleged militants in a house in North Waziristan, the latest in a series of strikes in the region, Pakistani officials said. North Waziristan is home to al-Qaida and Taliban commanders, many of whom play a role in the insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan. AntiWar: Pakistan’s Orakzai Offensive Drives Another 200,000 Civilians From Home. Yahoo: U.S. military playing expanded role in Pakistan.