Pakistan air assault kills 15 militants near Afghan border
Iran Press TV
Fri Oct 3, 2014 8:41AM GMT
More than a dozen militants have been killed in an airstrike carried out by the Pakistani army in a restive tribal district near the Afghan border.
The military said in a Friday statement that the Pakistani air force targeted 'three terrorist hideouts" and killed "15 terrorists" in Khyber region.
The Pakistani army has been fighting since June to demolish bases belonging to the pro-Taliban militants in the tribal areas.
The militant groups in Pakistan have carried out numerous attacks against Pakistani security forces and civilians.
Many Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001, when the Pakistani government entered an alliance with Washington in its so-called war on terror.
The Pakistani army says it has killed more than 1,000 militants since June when it started its clean-up operations along its border with Afghanistan. At least 86 Pakistani soldiers also have been killed during the operations.
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