Five terrorists killed in Khyber Agency

Five terrorists have been killed while eleven others injured as security forces continue their Operation ‘Khyber-II’.

Gunship helicopters targeted and destroyed militant hideouts in several areas of Tirah Valley. The killed and injured terrorists had affiliations with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam.

The airstrikes are part of the ongoing operation ‘Khyber-II’ against militants hiding in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency.

The operation in Tirah aims to build on the army´s offensive against strongholds of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups in nearby North Waziristan that began in June last year.