Army moves Pakistan frontline forward

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The Pakistani military has released the latest video footage of its anti-terror operation in South Waziristan.

The army has been fighting for control of the local Taliban chief's hometown, Kotokai.

Pakistan's military is advancing on three fronts in the heavily fortified insurgent stronghold. Taliban head Hakimullah Mehsud and a top deputy, Qari Hussain, both hail from the area.

The army also reported three more soldiers were killed, bringing the total to 16 so far. The slaying of 15 more militants, meanwhile, takes their overall death toll to 105.

Pakistani security forces launched the counter-terror operation in South Waziristan on October 17th. About 30-thousand soldiers are taking on an estimated 10 thousand hard-core Taliban militants in the lawless region.