Pakistan military back in tribal zone

Pakistani troops have re-occupied part of the tribal area along the Afghan border they left two years ago as part of a peace deal with local leaders.
Pakistani troops were deployed on Friday into the mountainous Shin Warsak area, just west of Wana, the main town of the semi-autonomous South Waziristan tribal agency, military spokesman Maj. Gen. Wahid Arshad told reporters in Islamabad.
The deployment follows a month of clashes between local tribal militias and more than 1000 Uzbek Jihadis who settled in the region after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.
It was the first time troops had left their barracks in Wana since a peace deal was signed with local tribal leaders in 2005.
Taliban guerrillas fighting U.S., NATO and Afghan troops in Afghanistan are known to use Pakistan's tribal border areas for safe haven.
Courtesy: UPI