22 August 2017

News Story: Pakistani forces kill 52 terrorists in cleanup operation in tribal region

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani forces have killed 52 terrorists and injured 31 others in an offensive in a mountainous region in Khyber tribal region, the military said on Monday.

The forces had launched the major ground and air offensive in Rajgal valley in Khyber in northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan in July to clear the rugged and difficult terrain of the terrorists who use the area for cross-border movements.

Military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor told a news conference in Rawalpindi that in the operation codenamed "Khyber-4" the army has cleared the area and the terrorists can no longer use the area to cross the border.

The spokesman said that 52 terrorists have been killed and 31 injured while four surrendered in Rajgal and Shawal area in North Waziristan during the operation.

Read the full story at Xinhua