Security forces on Sunday killed 15 Taliban and injured another 14 in air and ground strikes on the ninth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. The security forces killed five Taliban and wounded six in Momi Karam and gained control of the area. Capturing the strategically-important Tarkona Narai mountaintop after 16 hours of "intense" efforts, they also took control of Salayrogha and Upper Kanigaram as fighter jets pounded Badar, Saam, Lower Kanigaram and other areas, destroying two Taliban hideouts. Seven Taliban were killed in Kotkai. Fighter jets bombed Tangi Budaizai area in Ladha, killing three Taliban and injuring eight.