32 militants killed in Bangidar
'During the air assault, 23 explosive-laden vehicles and four ammunition dumps were also destroyed,' says ISPR
ISLAMABAD:
At least 32 terrorists were killed and three sanctuaries were destroyed by Army Aviation’s gunship helicopters in a remote area of Bangidar in the North, the military’s media wing claimed on Saturday.
“During the air assault, 23 explosive-laden vehicles and four ammunition dumps were also destroyed early in the morning,” said a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The long-awaited military campaign Zarb-e-Azb was launched by the army on June 15 following an attack on Karachi’s international airport. Since then, the military has pounded militant safe havens in the Taliban-dominated part of the country’s borderlands in a bid to curb the menace of terrorism.
Over a million people have been displaced since the operation began.
Meanwhile, security forces also killed five foreign terrorists in Ghulam Khan area of North Waziristan.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 31st, 2014.
At least 32 terrorists were killed and three sanctuaries were destroyed by Army Aviation’s gunship helicopters in a remote area of Bangidar in the North, the military’s media wing claimed on Saturday.
“During the air assault, 23 explosive-laden vehicles and four ammunition dumps were also destroyed early in the morning,” said a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The long-awaited military campaign Zarb-e-Azb was launched by the army on June 15 following an attack on Karachi’s international airport. Since then, the military has pounded militant safe havens in the Taliban-dominated part of the country’s borderlands in a bid to curb the menace of terrorism.
Over a million people have been displaced since the operation began.
Meanwhile, security forces also killed five foreign terrorists in Ghulam Khan area of North Waziristan.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 31st, 2014.