Three militant hideouts were targeted. PHOTO: FILE
Three of their hideouts were destroyed by fighter jets near Zara Mela and Para Chamkanni in a crackdown against militants.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is on the frontline of a nearly seven-year domestic Taliban insurgency and suffers near-daily bomb and shooting attacks blamed on militants.
Attacks between security officials and the militants have seen a rise forcing the residents of tribal areas to seek refuge elsewhere, often without ample food and water supplies.
On May 7, militants took control of several security check-posts in the Masuzai and Para Chamkani mountainous areas of Central Kurram, Haji Sadeen Khan said. On May 9, a heavy gunfight erupted between security forces and militants in the area, forcing the families to flee for safety.
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