12 militants, 2 officials killed in Bara clashes
Helicopters pounded militant hideouts in the Malakdin Khel area after clashed erupted earlier today.
BARA:
Twelve suspected militants and two security officials were killed in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on Monday.
Officials said the militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded hideouts in the Malakdin Khel area after a clash eruped with forces in Shlobar earlier today.
“The bodies of six militants are lying in the Nala Khwar area,” a security official said.
An official was killed and three other were injured during clashes in Sipah, Qambar Abad and Malikdin Khel early Monday morning at around 6:00am, official sources told The Express Tribune.
One official was killed as a result of a landmine explosion.
The renewed operation in Bara began on October 23 after militants continued to attack settled areas frequently. A police station was burnt down and six officials, including a senior police official, were killed in the bordering Mattani area.
Twelve suspected militants and two security officials were killed in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on Monday.
Officials said the militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded hideouts in the Malakdin Khel area after a clash eruped with forces in Shlobar earlier today.
“The bodies of six militants are lying in the Nala Khwar area,” a security official said.
An official was killed and three other were injured during clashes in Sipah, Qambar Abad and Malikdin Khel early Monday morning at around 6:00am, official sources told The Express Tribune.
One official was killed as a result of a landmine explosion.
The renewed operation in Bara began on October 23 after militants continued to attack settled areas frequently. A police station was burnt down and six officials, including a senior police official, were killed in the bordering Mattani area.