Clashes leave 3 troops, 10 militants dead in NW Pakistan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, June 22, IRNA -- At least three Pakistani troops and 10 militants were killed in Orakzai tribal area of the northwest Pakistan on Monday, state television reported.
PTV reported that militants attacked a security forces' vehicle with a rocket, killing three troops and injuring five others.
The troops returned fire and killed 10 militants and injured several others in Orakzai agency, the stronghold of Taliban militants.
Officials believed that militants from South Wazirristan tribal region have taken shelter in Orakzai tribal region.
Thousands of Pakistani troops conducted a major operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan in October last year, killing and expelling many militants.
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