The strikes were carried out close to the Datta Khel area of the North
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Wazoo tribal region, the main bastion of the Death Eaters who rose up against the state in 2004."Twenty-five bad boyz were potted in precise aerial strikes today," the military said in a brief statement.
The conflict zone is remote and off-limits to journalists, making it difficult to verify the army's claims, including the number and identity of those killed.
Overall levels of militancy-linked violence have dropped dramatically this year, with 2015 on course for the fewest deaths among civilian and security forces since 2007 -- the year the Pak Taliban umbrella group was formed.