TaimiKhan
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Militants ran away in all directions north,south and towards Afghanistan, but question how they ran away if sorrunded by army from all three directions .
It means they ran away before the start of operation and now hidding in high mountains waiting for right time .
Open Google Earth, go to SWA and see what kind of harsh terrain environment there is. Army had closed the major roads in and out of SW, so the food items and such kind of other stuff stops going in or become hard to get. The hundreds of land routes in between the mountains to be crossed by foot were not all of them monitored, so the chances of their escape was there which they utilized. They have horses, mules & donkeys at their disposal too, which they can utilize.
Plus they had plenty of time in which to run away, many of them did left behind to fight, but in the start they did gave a tough fight but once they saw the tactics of PA un-counterable, they left in disarray, evident by the weapons & other stuff left behind. Most probably majority may have been there hiding in the mountains, but with Army all around and closing in to far flung areas each day, their options of hiding are being reduced and confined.