11 militants killed in NW tribal region
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, March 8, IRNA -- At least eleven suspected militants have been killed in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber and Orakzai tribal regions during operations conducted by security forces while three hideouts were also destroyed, local media reported on Friday.
In Upper Orakzai agency, security forces pounded militant hideouts in two separate areas in which 8 militants were killed while several hideouts were destroyed.
In Tirah valley of Khyber Agency three militants were killed during a security forces operation while several were injured. Three militant hideouts were also destroyed.
Orakzai Agency, the lone tribal region of Pakistan which does not have borders with Afghanistan, had been once the stronghold of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP.
The security forces had established posts in different parts of Orakzai agency after expelling the militants of most of their former base. But they are still hiding in several remote and hilly areas and launch attacks on the forces.
Many TTP leaders also took shelter in Orakzai after they were expelled as the result of major offensive by Pakistani forces in South Waziristan tribal region in 2009. Orakzai had been relatively peaceful tribal region before the Taliban activities there.
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 80575970
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