Fifteen militants were reportedly killed and three insurgent hideouts were destroyed in action by security forces in Orakzai and Khyber agencies on Tuesday. According to a private TV channel, 10 militants were killed when fighter jets pounded suspected insurgent hideouts in Orakzai’s Mamozai, Jandarkhel and Samaa Bazaar areas. The bombardment destroyed three suspected militant hideouts. Security sources said over 92 percent of Orakzai had been cleared of militants in the ongoing operation in the region. In another attack by airforce jets, five suspected militants were killed in Khyber Agency’s Tirah valley area. The number of casualties from the reported action could not be independently verified.
