Militants on Friday fired three missiles on a Mohmand Rifles camp in Yousaf Khel, but no casualties were reported, officials said.
| Khawazai tribespeople opened fire on the local Taliban who were fleeing the area after firing missiles and the shootout that lasted for around 30 minutes left a Talib injured. |
A tribal official told Daily Times that militants fired three missiles from Dara mountain at around 1pm, adding that two missiles landed near Tora Suka and Bazaar pickets in Yousaf Khel. Security forces retaliated using light machine gun (LMG) and artillery from Ghalani and targeted the area where the missiles had been fired from. Some of the artillery shells also landed in the Miagan Spintangy area that houses a camp of local Taliban, but no casualties were reported. According to sources, the Khawazai tribespeople opened fire on the local Taliban who were fleeing the area after firing missiles and the shootout that lasted for around 30 minutes left a Talib injured. |