11 killed in Tirah air attack

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LANDI KOTAL: Eleven suspected militants were killed and five of their hideouts destroyed in air strikes in Tirah valley on Friday.

Official sources said that eight militants belonging to the Tariq Afridi group of the Taliban were killed when military planes bombed their hideouts in Tor Darra, Sur Kas, Sra Vela and Wacho Wany areas of Kukikhel.

Three activists of the banned Lashkar-i-Islam militant group died in similar attacks in Naakai area of Malikdin Khel and Gaary area of Qambar Khel. Five hideouts were destroyed.

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A civilian was killed in Dro Adda area of Akkakhel when security forces opened fire over violation of curfew.

Meanwhile, security forces put on fire some houses of militants affiliated with the Lashkar-i-Islam group. An unspecified number of civilians, including three teenagers, were released by security forces after questioning.

Published in Dawn, November 29th , 2014

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Adam

Nov 29, 2014 06:32am

Thanks for using correct pictures! Appreciate it

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Faisal Naqvi

Nov 29, 2014 07:50am

Every decision Musharraf made is turning out to be absolutely correct. General Raheel keep on serving Pakistan. You are a national hero. Imran khan and Nawaz Sharif will be remembered as the worst kind of hypocrites in the history.

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Nov 29, 2014 08:45am

Keep it up army. You are doing a great job in cleansing

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Vikram

Nov 29, 2014 08:55am

Any collateral damage?

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Faisal

Nov 29, 2014 09:48am

Fighting the militants is one thing, but burning their homes is not an act of courage. We make a lot of noise when Israel does the same to homes of Palestinians fighters. It is not right there and it is not right here. Even in war there needs to be humanity.

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Paki Baba

Nov 29, 2014 10:33am

PAF is using smartest of bombs which does not cause civilian death unlike dumb American drone bombs which causes collateral damage.

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deva

Nov 29, 2014 10:36am

good kill all kind of terrorist there is nothing good terrorist or bad terrorist. They are like virus spread into the person who hold them or treat.

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sri1

Nov 29, 2014 10:57am

Oh my goodness, cannot believe it. But der aaye, durust aaye. All the best Army.

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Dara

Nov 29, 2014 12:45pm

' a civilian was also killed'. Bombing own people from air. And these people comment on mishaps in Kashmir

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Dr Carla

Nov 29, 2014 02:58pm

Why India never uses airforce to bomb terrorists? Why it takes extreme care and loses so many soldiers and police lives in gun bottle with terrorists ? I remember one encounter with Naxalites, when police found naxilites hiding in a remote house, they know there were no civilians in the house, when Police asked them to surrender, Nasals opened fire, military helicopters were ready but government did not given permission to bomb on them. encounter went on 2 days until naxals were out of ammunition, 4 brave police men were dead and finally they recovered 3 naxals bodies and arrested one person. Something India need to learn from Pakistan how to save police lives.

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