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Air strikes, clash kill 34 militants in NWA
[DAWN] An army officer, four soldiers and at least 34 suspected hard boyz were killed in a clash, air strikes and a landmine kaboom on Saturday as the security forces kicked off a ground offensive in Shawal and Dattakhel area... which is owned and operated by Hafiz Gul Behadur... s of North  Wazoo Agency (NWA). The offensive has been dubbed the last phase of Zarb-e-Azb..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)... operation. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, the clash took place after troops surrounded a group of fleeing hard boyz in Mangroti, near the Afghan border. At least 19 hard boyz were killed and an unspecified number injured in an intense exchange of fire. An officer, Captain Umair, and three soldiers bit the dust in the clash. The ISPR said the ground operation in Shawal was progressing smoothly. According to reports, air force planes destroyed four hideouts and killed at least 15 suspected hard boyz in bombing raids in Dattakhel. Posted by: Fred 2016-02-29 |
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