Pakistan: 4 troops, 4 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan

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Pakistan: 4 troops, 4 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan

12th Feb 2021

By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): At least four Pakistani army soldiers were killed during a clash with terrorists in northwestern Waziristan region near the Afghan border, the military said on Friday.

The terrorists opened fire on military posts in Makeen area of South Waziristan late Thursday night, the military said in a statement.

Four terrorists were also killed during the clash.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that troops responded promptly and killed four terrorists. “During the exchange of fire, four soldiers embraced shahadat,” the statement added.

The four soldier killed were Lance Naik Imran Ali, Sepoy Atif Jahangir, Sepoy Aneesur Rehman and Sepoy Aziz.

Earlier this month, four terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire with security forces in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district.

North Waziristan and South Waziristan, once dubbed as the heartland of militancy, are among two of seven former semi-autonomous tribal regions in Pakistan where the army has conducted a series of operations since 2014 to eliminate the Pakistani Taliban.

Successive operations have pushed the group toward neighboring Afghanistan, and Islamabad claims the network has now set up bases across the border to attack Pakistani security forces and civilians.

Additional report by The Muslim News

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