The strikes hit the strategic Tirah valley in Khyber tribal district, where the Pak Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam
...a group of Islamic bandidos infesting Khyber Agency. It's headed by a former bus driver....
groups have strongholds.
Khyber is one of seven autonomous tribal districts along Pakistain's mountainous western border which became a hotbed of Islamist snuffies following the U.S.-led invasion of neighboring Afghanistan in 2001.
"Terrorist hideouts were targeted through precise aerial strikes in Tirah, Khyber region killing 30 terrorists," the military said in a statement.
Two arms and ammunition dumps were also destroyed in the strikes, the military said.
The military began its latest offensive in Khyber in October 2014, four months after a similar operation began in North
Wazoo district, triggered by a bloody Taliban attack on Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
airport that sank faltering peace talks.
Air strikes, artillery, mortars and ground troops have all been used to take back territory.
Both conflict zones are off-limits to journalists, making it difficult to verify the number and identity of those killed.