BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan army fights for key city - 0 views
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Pakistan's army says it has recaptured several areas of Mingora, the main city in the Swat valley, as its offensive against the Taliban continues.
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Hundreds have died and over a million have fled Swat since the operation against the Taliban was launched.
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Although the military has always had bases inside Mingora, the city has effectively been under Taliban control in recent weeks.
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Nearly 1.5 million people have been displaced by this month's fighting in the north-western region, and about two million since last August, the United Nations refugee agency says.
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In Swat, the army says that about 15,000 members of the security forces are fighting between 4,000 and 5,000 militants. It says more than 1,000 militants and more than 50 soldiers have been killed since the offensive began.