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Pakistan's military said Tuesday it had killed 15 militants in air strikes along its restive border with Afghanistan on Tuesday as part of a major offensive to clear Taliban and Al-Qaeda strongholds.
The strikes were carried out in the Alwara, Khar Tangi and Maizer areas of North Waziristan's tribal region, the bastion of Islamist insurgents who rose up against the state in 2004.
Pakistan began its operation in June 2014, after a bloody Taliban attack on Karachi airport finally sank faltering peace talks earlier that year.
"Fifteen terrorists were killed and eight of their hideouts destroyed in the aerial strikes today," the military said in a brief statement.
The conflict zone is remote and off-limits to journalists, making it difficult to verify the army's claims, including the number and identity of those killed.
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