Militants Attack Border Post in Northwestern Pakistan
The Intel Hub
February 4, 2012
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — Suspected Taliban militants attacked a border post in the northwestern region of Pakistan on Friday, officials said on Saturday, killing at least seven Pakistani soldiers. More than a dozen militants were also killed.
The clash happened when members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked a border post in the Shaheedano Dhand area of lower Kurram Agency, one of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), near the Afghan border. Officials said at least 18 militants and seven soldiers were killed, the Express Tribune reported.
The attack occurred in a rugged mountainous region right on the border of North Waziristan, where security forces have been setting up check posts in order to block the route, which is commonly used by militants moving from tribe to tribe, officials sources told the newspaper.
A senior official confirmed that three security personnel had also been injured while seven have gone missing. The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack, reports said.
Earlier this week, at least eight security personnel and 35 militants were killed in an attack on a newly established security post in central Kurram. Security officials have been trying to block the heights of Kurram, which are of strategic importance because of their natural connectivity from Tirah valley of Khyber to North Waziristan.
On Thursday, at least 20 suspected militants were killed after suspected hideouts of TTP commander Mullah Toofan and commander Moheyuddin were targeted by Pakistani fighter jets in the Orakzai Agency of Pakistan, also in the FATA. The strikes were launched while ground forces also carried out operations
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