Air raid: Eight militants killed in Orakazai Agency
Security official says that two Pakistani fighter planes bombarded the hideouts of militants in Halaan area on sunday.
Security forces had called for aerial assistance after being informed about the presence of the TTP Orakzai Chapter commander Moulvi Gul Zaman’s in a hideout.
HANGU:
At least eight militants were killed in an air raid that destroyed their trenches in upper Orakzai Agency in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.
A security forces official from the area said that two Pakistani fighter planes bombarded the hideouts of militants in Halaan area, killing eight militants and destroying three of their trenches.
The official added that the security forces in the area had called for aerial assistance after being informed about the presence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Orakzai Chapter commander Moulvi Gul Zaman’s in a hideout.
Halaan, a mountainous region, shares a border with the central Kurram Agency. Security forces claim that they have cleared the agency’s troubled areas of the militants. However, they are still facing resistance from TTP in Arghanjo, Khadizai and Ali Khel.
The military offensive in these areas has met with extra resistance as on one side, the area shares a border with the Kurram Agency and on the other side, the troubled Khadizai and Ali Khel areas are connected to the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency.
Militants from the two agencies infiltrate into Momozai, Khadizai and Ali Khel areas, where they target the security forces and escape to their hideouts in Tirah Valley and Kurram Agency.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 7th, 2013.
At least eight militants were killed in an air raid that destroyed their trenches in upper Orakzai Agency in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.
A security forces official from the area said that two Pakistani fighter planes bombarded the hideouts of militants in Halaan area, killing eight militants and destroying three of their trenches.
The official added that the security forces in the area had called for aerial assistance after being informed about the presence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Orakzai Chapter commander Moulvi Gul Zaman’s in a hideout.
Halaan, a mountainous region, shares a border with the central Kurram Agency. Security forces claim that they have cleared the agency’s troubled areas of the militants. However, they are still facing resistance from TTP in Arghanjo, Khadizai and Ali Khel.
The military offensive in these areas has met with extra resistance as on one side, the area shares a border with the Kurram Agency and on the other side, the troubled Khadizai and Ali Khel areas are connected to the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency.
Militants from the two agencies infiltrate into Momozai, Khadizai and Ali Khel areas, where they target the security forces and escape to their hideouts in Tirah Valley and Kurram Agency.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 7th, 2013.