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PESHAWAR: At least 15 suspected militants were killed early on Tuesday as F16 jets bombed militant hideouts in the Tirah valley along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, according to the initial information.


The military jets targeted nine suspected hideouts in various parts of the Kokikhel area in Tirah valley of the Khyber tribal region, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed.

Military sources added that the death toll could be higher.

This is a developing story and will updated accordingly.



At least 15 killed in air strikes in Tirah valley - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
 
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thank You Pakistan defence force .. although the forces inside the government and media is busy in demoralizing you ... but u stand firm against the enemies of Pakistan
 
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Good response to recent atrocities. I hope they keep this up, along with intel in the FATA regions so that the PAF knows when and where to strike.
 
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i bet jeo news will find images of dead kids in Afghanistan or Syria and then claim these are casualties of this strike

jeo - being a terrorist supporting channel.


PAF - good work! Blast these rodents
 
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AP | June 10, 2014

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Smoke rises above the Jinnah International Airport on June 9 after an attack by militant forces.(Photo: Shakil Adil, AP)

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani army says it has carried out airstrikes in a tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least 15 militants.

An army statement says the air raids on Tuesday morning pounded nine hideouts of the militants in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber tribal region.

The area is part of a lawless terrain along the Afghan border that is home to a mix of local militants and al-Qaida-linked foreign fighters.

The military action came less than 36 hours after 10 Pakistani Taliban militants launched an assault on the nation's busiest airport, killing 19 people and raising new challenges for the nuclear-armed nation that is trying to end years of fighting that has claimed thousands of lives.

Pakistani army airstrikes kill 15 militants | USA Today
 
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PESHAWAR: At least 15 suspected militants were killed early on Tuesday as F-16 jets bombed militant hideouts in the Tirah valley along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, military sources said.

Military jets targeted nine suspected insurgent hideouts in various parts of the Kokikhel area in Tirah valley of the Khyber tribal region, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed.

Military sources added that the death toll could be higher.

Pakistani fighter jets have been pounding targets in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) for the past couple of weeks.

The air strikes are the latest in a succession of such attacks carried out by the Pakistani military in the tribal belt this year.

The last were carried out in North Waziristan in late May, killing at least 75 people and causing some 58,000 people to flee from the district in fear of a fuller ground offensive that has been anticipated for years.

The Khyber district itself was targeted previously in April in aerial bombing that killed 37 people.

The district is believed to be home to several militant factions, most notably Lashkar-i-Islam, led by warlord Mangal Bagh, as well foreign fighters from Central Asia.
 
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You'll see soon Pakistan Airforce also conduct Airstrikes inside Afghanistan and US will not even show any single interest in that - hold on.....
 
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You'll see soon Pakistan Airforce also conduct Airstrikes inside Afghanistan and US will not even show any single interest in that - hold on.....
Well now they have given us excuse to pay back with interest . :D
 
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Karachi airport was damaged by a Taliban assault on Sunday

The Pakistani military has carried out air strikes in tribal areas in the north-west of the country, killing at least 15 militants, officials say.

The raids destroyed nine militant positions in the Tirah Valley in Khyber district, the military said.

The strikes came after the Taliban stormed Karachi airport, in an attack that killed at least 30 people.

The Pakistani Taliban said Sunday's assault was in revenge for the killing of their leader last year.

"Nine terrorist hideouts were destroyed by early morning military air strikes near the Pakistan-Afghan border," the military said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Khyber tribal region, near the Pakistan-Afghan border, is believed to be a base for several militant groups and foreign fighters.

It is not clear when the air strikes took place or which militant group was targeted, the BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad reports.

'Charred beyond recognition'
Late on Sunday, 10 heavily armed Taliban fighters attacked an area of Karachi's Jinnah international airport used mainly for cargo and private flights.

Security forces gained control in the early hours of Monday. The militants were among those killed.

The airport reopened late on Monday.

On Tuesday, officials said nine more bodies had been recovered from the airport.

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Experts say Sunday's airport attack has brought the government under pressure to act against the Taliban

The number included seven bodies found in the airport's cold storage facility. Officials said they were charred beyond recognition.

There were reports that the bodies belonged to a group of airport employees who were trapped in the facility after taking refuge from the attack.

'Renewed pressure'
Pakistan has been fighting an Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, with the Pakistani Taliban the main militant grouping.

The airport attack came against the backdrop of a major split in the Pakistani Taliban, and threats of retaliation following limited military operations against foreign militants in North Waziristan.

The brazen attack has brought the government of the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, under renewed pressure to order tough action against the Taliban militants, says the BBC's Shahzeb Jillani.

The Pakistan government began peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban in March, but little progress has been made and the violence has continued, with Karachi a frequent target.

Correspondents say that given the violence, it seems clear that any pretence at a peace process is now over.

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BBC News - Pakistan air strikes 'kill 15 militants'
 
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Kill them all.............. we should go all out war with these scum bags, enuff of these dialogue & these being our misguided bro's..... all BS....
 
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Shit maan. Thats worse. Its so demoralising for Army to fight its own people. Pakistan shud have created a Paramilitary force.
demoralizing? and what they are doing was I dont know deserves a medal prob? :enjoy:
 
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