addvertsement

13 Feb 2013

Khyber: 11 militants killed in Tirah fighting

 Updated :   Tuesday  February  12 , 2013  3:25:06 PM
 
Around 11 suspected militants were killed as clashes between Ansarul Islam (AI) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) erupted in the troubled Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency.

The clashes started when AI fighters attacked the check post held by TTP militants, in an attempt to take control over it.

Around 11 fighters were killed and 23 were injured in bloody clashes between Ansarul Islam and Tehreek-e-Taliban, reports said. The death toll in the fighting continued for last two days has reached to 15.

The Tirah Valley has been under the control of militants engaged in a deadly turf war. Strategically an important area, the valley borders Afghanistan and also connects to Bara
 

No comments:

Post a Comment