Claiming to have killed 35 miscreants and getting control of militant strongholds in Upper Orakzai, officials on Friday said two security personnel had been killed and 11 others injured in clashes with the militants.
An official said security forces started advancing to gain hold of the Barlaas area of Upper Orakzai in the night between Thursday and Friday. The operation continued until Friday morning. Officials said during the clash, the militant strongholds were targeted, resulting in the killing of 35 miscreants. The official said 32 dead bodies were in their possession and identified, while three had been left beyond recognition. During the military action, 13 dens of militants at Barlaas were also destroyed. As a result of severe resistance, two personnel of the security forces were killed and 11 others injured. The killed were identified as Frontier Corps constables Wakeel Ahmad and Sher Nawaz. The officials said advancement continued in the area and claimed further increase in casualties of the militants. They also informed that security forces, with the help of helicopter gunships, also got hold of Daboori, Badama, Sandoori and Sra Garhi areas of Upper Orakzai.
US drone kills four in NWA:
At least four suspected militants were killed when a US drone fired four missiles on a hideout in main bazaar of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, in the early hours of Friday. Tribesmen in Miranshah said some suspected militants were sleeping inside a building in Sarafa Bazaar when they were struck by four missiles fired by a US drone. Officials confirmed the killing of four militants.
