Pakistan Forces Kill 21 Militants in Three Days of Operations
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- Pakistan’s military said security forces killed 21 militants in several engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between September 3 and 5.
- The military identified the dead as members of Fitna-al-Khawarij, its term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, and said they were sponsored by India.
- The statement also referred to a separate engagement in North Waziristan on the night of August 31 to September 1.
Pakistan security forces killed more than 20 militants during several engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between September 3 and 5, the military’s media affairs wing said.
The Inter-Services Public Relations statement identified the slain militants as members of Fitna-al-Khawarij, the term used by the state for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. It also said they were sponsored by India.
The statement referred separately to an engagement in North Waziristan during the night between August 31 and September 1.
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