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Pakistan: Thirty militants killed in Orakzai fighting
KALAYA, (Dawn): Thirty militants and three security personnel were killed in a clash in Dabori area of Orakzai on Wednesday.
The clash is reported to have taken place after a group of militants tried to encircle troops near Zokhtan.
Three soldiers—Ramazan, Ghulam Bashir and Mehrab—were killed and five others—Ghulam Sarwar, Tanveer Shah, Kalimullah, Khasadars Naeem and Qayyum—were injured.
The injured were taken to the Kohat CMH in a helicopter.
After suffering heavy causalities, the militants fled to nearby Gandi Tal area and troops took control of their stronghold in Rokhtan.
A curfew was imposed and troops launched a search operation.
AFP adds: A security official said about 50 Taliban fighters attacked a convoy to block the movement of troops in the area.
Three soldiers were killed in the Taliban attack, he said, adding that troops retaliated and killed 33 militants.
“We have recovered 17 bodies from the site of the encounter,” another official said.
A spokesman for the paramilitary Frontier Corps confirmed the clash but gave no details, beyond saying that troops had “occupied important heights” near the towns of Ghiljo and Sambagha “after encountering stiff resistance”.
KALAYA, (Dawn): Thirty militants and three security personnel were killed in a clash in Dabori area of Orakzai on Wednesday.
The clash is reported to have taken place after a group of militants tried to encircle troops near Zokhtan.
Three soldiers—Ramazan, Ghulam Bashir and Mehrab—were killed and five others—Ghulam Sarwar, Tanveer Shah, Kalimullah, Khasadars Naeem and Qayyum—were injured.
The injured were taken to the Kohat CMH in a helicopter.
After suffering heavy causalities, the militants fled to nearby Gandi Tal area and troops took control of their stronghold in Rokhtan.
A curfew was imposed and troops launched a search operation.
AFP adds: A security official said about 50 Taliban fighters attacked a convoy to block the movement of troops in the area.
Three soldiers were killed in the Taliban attack, he said, adding that troops retaliated and killed 33 militants.
“We have recovered 17 bodies from the site of the encounter,” another official said.
A spokesman for the paramilitary Frontier Corps confirmed the clash but gave no details, beyond saying that troops had “occupied important heights” near the towns of Ghiljo and Sambagha “after encountering stiff resistance”.