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| Security forces gun down 12 militants, nab 25 in Kurram |
| 2010-01-24 |
| [Dawn] The leader of a militant group among 11 others was killed security forces in central Kurram on Saturday. Meanwhile, 25 other militants were arrested and two of their hideouts were destroyed. With the death of these militant, claim officials, the area has been 'cleared' up to thirteen kilometers. Speaking to the media in Parachinar, commanding officer militia force Colonel Tauseef Akhtar said that the security forces conducted a fresh operation against militants in Gadar and Zangai areas of central Kurram during which huge cache of arms and ammunition was also seized. Security forces also destroyed a strategic position of militants in Janaat Rais, which was being used to fire rockets on the FC camp and Sada city. Colonel Akhtar said that all the entry and exit routes for the militants have been sealed and oil supply to central Kurram has also been suspended in order to limit the mobility of the militants. 'The security forces will soon clear the whole of Kurram Agency of militants,' he added optimistically. In another operation in the Khoedad Khel area of Upper Orakzai Agency, at least ten militants and two security personnel were killed. According to officials, the militants had attacked the army check post Khoedad Khel with rockets which left two FC personnel dead and two injured. Security forces also captured 22 militants from the area, who were later shifted to an unknown location. |
| Posted by:Fred |