War on Terror
Airstrikes
in North Waziristan kill 23 suspected militants
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Airstrikes
targeted militant hideouts in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan. -File
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PESHAWAR: At least 23
suspected militants were killed on Friday during airstrikes conducted by
military fighter jets in the Dattakhel area of North Waziristan tribal Agency.
Official sources said
that airstrikes targeted militant hideouts in Madakhel, Lataka and Basikel
areas and destroyed at least six hideouts.
The airstrikes
targeted the hideouts of Uzbek militants and there are reports that a key
commander is among the dead.
The Inter Services
Public Relations (ISPR) has also confirmed the report.
"In very
effective and precise aerial strikes north of Dattakhel in North Waziristan
this evening, 23 terrorists including some important commanders were killed. A
huge underground ammunition dump and tunnel system have been destroyed,"
the ISPR statement said.
North Waziristan is
among Pakistan’s seven semi-autonomous regions governed by tribal laws and lies
near the Afghan border.
The area has been
isolated by deploying troops along its border with neighboring agencies and
Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (Fata) regions to block any move of
terrorists in and out of the Agency.
The Taliban and other
Al Qaeda-linked groups who stage attacks in both Pakistan and Afghanistan are
known to have strongholds in the zone.
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