15 killed as Pakistan Army jets pound terrorist hideouts in Shawal

Officials say hideouts were targeted in different areas of Shawal valley


Nasruminallah September 13, 2015
Officials say hideouts were targeted in different areas of Shawal. PHOTO: PPI/FILE

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least 15 suspected militants were killed in airstrikes at two different locations in Shawal, North Waziristan, officials said on Sunday evening.

Speaking to The Express Tribune, officials in Peshawar confirmed "12 to 15 people" were killed in airstrikes.

However, officials in political administration in Waziristan said the toll was 17, adding that a number of hideouts were targeted in Zway Narai and Gorbal areas of Shawal’s mountainous region.

The security forces are engaged in Operation Zarb-e-Azab against militants in FATA since June 15, 2014.

Read: North Waziristan: 14 terrorists killed in Shawal blitz

Recently, the military action was extended to Shawal’s mountainous region.

Earlier on August 29, 14 terrorists were killed in airstrikes in the valley.

On August 24, a lieutenant colonel and a soldier were killed during clashes between militants and Pakistan Army in the same area of the agency, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

COMMENTS (7)

Siddique | 8 years ago | Reply Not 15 killed.. its 15 terrorists killed.
Azi | 8 years ago | Reply @Curious: "officials in Peshawar confirmed". Do you have a habit of skipping the article and just reading the headlines? What else do you want? Your family members counting the death toll because they are more trust worthy? Maybe you should concentrate towards being more thankful that these scum are still at bay because of the airstrikes.
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