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| 8 personnel martyred in Tank, South Waziristan clashes |
| 2022-03-31 |
| [Dawn] Eight security personnel, including an army captain, were martyred and seven terrorists were killed in clashes between security forces and members of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district and adjacent South Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday. The ISPR said the terrorists launched a pre-dawn attack on a military compound in Tank, but security forces foiled their attempt to enter the complex. “During an intense exchange of fire, six soldiers, having fought gallantly, embraced shahadat (martyrdom),” it said.. In a statement, TTP spokesperson Mohammad Khorasani claimed responsibility for the attack on the FC fort in Tank. Tank’s District Police Officer Waqar Ahmed told the media in Dera Ismail Khan that the militants attacked Frontier Constabulary (FC) Qila Tank. He said 22 FC and army personnel were also injured in the gunfight. The injured were shifted to the Tank district hospital. Those in critical condition were later referred to Combined Military Hospital in Dera Ismail Khan. The exchange of fire continued for several hours. Police officials said the terrorists attacked the compound, where FC and army troops were stationed, at around 3am on Wednesday. According to reports, terrorists attempted to sneak into the compound from behind a wall where concertina wire was not installed and the area was surrounded by bushes and hedges. Officials said the terrorists used ladders to climb the wall. CLASHES IN MAKIN Clashes also took place between security forces and terrorists in the Makin area of South Waziristan. During an intense exchange of fire, Captain Saad Bin Amir, 25, of Rawalpindi, and Lance Naik Mohammad Irfan, 37, of Tank were martyred, the ISPR said. However, troops responded in a befitting manner, killing four terrorists. Security forces later combed the area for other terrorists. Related: Tank district: 2022-01-02 Pakistani security forces raid militant hideouts in a former Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan Tank district: 2021-12-13 Gunmen shoot dead a policeman guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan’s northwest Tank district: 2019-12-13 Four more polio cases detected in KP |
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