Troops kill 35 militants in Darra Adam Khel
Troops kill 35 militants in Darra Adam Khel
Darra Adam Khel has become a stronghold of the banned extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. —File photo
PESHAWAR; Pakistani security forces killed at least 35 militants in Darra Adam Khel after a two-day military operation, a senior security official said on Tuesday.
‘At least 35 militants were killed and three soldiers were injured in a two-day-long operation in Darra Adam Khel,’ the official told AFP.
‘Several militant hideouts and their training facilities were destroyed during the operation,’ the official said.
The militant death toll could not be confirmed independently as the area is sealed off under military operations.
Darra Adam Khel has become a stronghold of the banned extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, said to have links to al-Qaeda.
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