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Air strikes kill 44 militants in NWA, Tirah Valley: ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani air strikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.

In Khyber district´s Tirah valley where troops are battling local and foreign terrorists, air strikes killed 28 militants, the ISPR said.

While in North Waziristan, air strikes killed 16 militants, it added.

The military began

By AFP
May 02, 2015
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani air strikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.

In Khyber district´s Tirah valley where troops are battling local and foreign terrorists, air strikes killed 28 militants, the ISPR said.

While in North Waziristan, air strikes killed 16 militants, it added.

The military began its latest offensive in Khyber in October 2014 carrying out airstrikes and using artillery, mortars and ground troops.

Most of the fighting is now concentrated in the tribal districts of North Waziristan and Khyber.