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Internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, queue for registration in Dera Ismail Khan on October 25, 2009. Pakistan hailed the capture of Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud's hometown Kotkai a major gain after eight days of painstaking advance, siege and bombing as 30,000 government troops engage an estimated 10,000-12,000 Al-Qaeda-linked militants.
