PAK ARMY ATTACKING BAJAUR: IS PAKISTAN FINALLY PULLING OUT THE STOPS?

PAKISTAN/BBC:

More than 100 militants have been killed in four days of heavy fighting in a tribal area near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, officials say.

Pakistan said nine of its soldiers were killed in the battles in Bajaur.

Fighter jets, helicopter gunships and artillery were all reportedly used to pound the militants' positions in the strategically important area.

The Pakistani Taleban say that only seven of their men died. Neither claim has been independently verified.

Security has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks along the frontier, which the Afghan government and Nato say is a haven for al-Qaeda and Taleban militants.

Talks between Pakistan's new government and Taleban leaders broke down in June.

Heavy fighting

Bajaur civilians were evacuated as fighting raged over control of a strategically important post near the Afghan border.

BAJAUR: THIS IS WHERE ZAWAHIRI AND BIN LADEN ARE LIKELY TO BE...

"Fighter jets, helicopter gunships and artillery were all reportedly used to pound the militants' positions in the strategically important area."

THEIR DEATHS MAY BE IMMINENT.... STAY TUNED...

********UPDATE: AP AGREES:

Pakistani forces bombed dozens of houses in a tribal region near the Afghan border Sunday, officials and witnesses said, amid reports that days of clashes have killed at least 100 insurgents and nine paramilitary troops.

Details have been scarce about the military offensive in Bajur, an insurgent stronghold considered a possible hiding place for al-Qaida leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri.

KILLING ALL THE TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA IN THE REGION WOULD BE A GOOD THING.

I'M PRAYING WE WHACK THESE TWO ISLAMO-SCUMBAG BIGGIES, ESPECIALLY.

LET'S USE REALLY REALLY BIG BOMBS JUST TO MAKE SURE!