October 10 , 2016
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Air strikes kill seven alleged militants in Tirah Valley
PESHAWAR: At least seven terrorists were killed when fighter jets pounded their hideouts in Koki Khel area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency on Monday.
According to sources, three terrorist hideouts were also decimated in the precision strikes. Security sources said that all the militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), eight terrorist hideouts located near the border with Afghanistan were decimated in the precision strikes. In August, air raids in Rajgal Valley of Khyber Agency killed at least 11 terrorists and wounded four others.
The army offensive took place in the mountainous terrain of Babar Kachkol, Naray Nao and Tor Sapar areas of Khyber. Most terrorist-infested regions of Khyber Agency – including the strategic Tirah Valley – were cleansed in two previous operations, codenamed Khyber-I and Khyber-II.
Large dumps of arms and ammunition and terrorist hideouts were precisely targeted in air raids and ground operations in the treacherous terrain and nine dens of terrorists were decimated, the ISPR said in a communiqué.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk