Posts Tagged ‘Kurram’

Identity of al-Qaeda militant killed in Kurram revealed

An Azerbaijani national Aslanov Zaur, was among the six militants killed during clashes with security forces on Feb 1.

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Via DAWN.com

Eight troops among 32 dead in clashes

PESHAWAR  – At least 24 militants were killed and eight soldiers embraced martyrdom in Taliban attack on a checkpost in Kurram Agency and skirmishes with insurgents in Orakzai and Khyber agencies on Friday. Two hideouts of the militants were also destroyed by the security agencies during the clashes.
Seven soldiers were killed and three others wounded in an overnight attack on …

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18 militants killed, 7 soldiers martyred in Kurram Agency

At least 18 extremists were killed and seven security personnel martyred when armed militants attacked a security check post here in Kurram  on Friday. The attackers also kidnapped five troops.
According to details, more than 30 militants stormed a security check post located in Shidano Dan area of Lower Kurram Agency near Pak Afghan border.
The attackers used heavy automated weapons and …

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Seven Pakistani soldiers killed in Taliban attack: officials

PESHAWAR: Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a Taliban attack on their check post in the country’s northwestern tribal belt, security officials said on Friday. The overnight attack on Shidano Dand post in the Kurram region triggered clashes in which 18 militants were also killed, a senior military official said. “Armed [...]

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38 militants killed in Kurram, Orakzai

KURRAM/ORAKZAI – As many as 38 militants, including a key commander, were killed while 14 other sustained injuries after their positions were attacked in Kurram and Orakzai agencies on Wednesday. Political administration of Orakzai Agency has said that no US drone attack has been carried out in the agency.In Kurram Agency, clashes between forces and militants erupted in Jogi area as a result …

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18 militants, including Uzbeks killed in Kurram Agency clashes

 At least 18 militants including six foreigners were killed in clashes with security forces in different areas of Kurram Agency on Wednesday.
According to details, during security forces operation fierce fighting with miscreants took place in Jogi area near Mamozai, located between the Orakzai and Kurram agencies.
During the clash at least 18 militants including 6 Uzbeks were killed and …

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35 militants, 8 security men killed in Kurram clash

PARACHINAR, Jan 31: At least 35 militants and eight security personnel were killed in a clash in Kurram Agency on Tuesday.

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10 troops, 40 militants killed in battle for Kurram mountaintop

KURRAM AGENCY – At least ten soldiers and 40 militants were killed in fierce clashes erupted when Taliban attacked a security post in central Kurram Agency on Tuesday.Armed with sophisticated weapons, a group of over 200 militants attacked a newly established checkpost on strategically important mountaintop at Jogi locality in Mamozai area overlooking a route used by militants to pass into North …

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Ten soldiers, 25 militants killed in Kurram Agency clashes

Dozens of heavily armed Taliban militants attacked a Pakistani military post on Tuesday, sparking a clash that killed ten soldiers and wounded another 10, the military said. Moreover, sources said that 25 militants were also killed in the clash that took place in Kurram tribal region’s Jogi village. Independent confirmation of the death toll was not immediately possible as the lawless …

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6 militants killed in Kurram operation

Kurram/peshawer – At least six militants were killed and two of their hideouts were destroyed during an operation by the security forces in Murghan area of Kurram Agency on Monday.  Sources informed The Nation that militants and security forces also exchanged intense firing in Jogi and Murghan areas that led to killing of six militants.

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Eight militants killed in Kurram operation

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As many as eight militants were killed and 11 others sustained injuries after gunship helicopters pounded militant positions in Kurram Agency, sources said Sunday. The gunship helicoptes, backed by security forces, shelled militant positions in Murghan Kandao, resultantly eight militants were killed and 11 more sustained injuries in the attack. Besides, two of their hideouts were …

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Gunship shelling kills 8 militants in Kurram

At least eight militants were killed and another 10 injured when Pakistani gunship helicopters shelled in Central Kurram Agency of country’s tribal region. According to security sources, the helicopters have fired heavy shells on hideouts of the militants in Margan Kandao area of the region. They added that eight militants were killed and another 10 injured in the shelling.

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2 soldiers killed in Kurram blast

PARACHINAR – Two soldiers were killed in a roadside blast in Jogi area of Kurram Agency on Saturday. Official sources said that a convoy of security forces was on way to their camp when a roadside bomb exploded, killing two soldiers at the spot. Security forces had launched a major operation in central Kurram last summer and declared that the area had been cleared of militants but still the …

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Two soldiers killed in Kurram blast

A roadside bomb killed the soldiers when it exploded in the Jogi area of the northwestern tribal region, a local security official said.

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Via DAWN.com

11 militants killed in Kurram, Orakzai

PESHAWAR – The security forces killed 11 militants and destroyed their two hideouts in Kurram and Orakzai Friday. The forces targeted militant hideouts in Murghan area of central Kurram Agency with heavy artillery fire, killing six extremists and destroying two hideouts. Sources said the death toll might rise as several miscreants were buried under the rubble. Meanwhile, the troops killed five …

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11 militants killed, two hideouts destroyed in Kurram and Orakzai Agencies

At least 11 militants were killed and two hideouts destroyed in security forces action in Kurram and Orakzai Agencies here on Friday.
According to details, security forces engaged the suspected hideouts of militants in Murghan area of central Kurram Agency with heavy artillery fire. Two hideouts were destroyed in the shelling and six extremists were reported killed. Sources said that death toll …

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35 militants dead in Kurram, Hangu

KURRAM AGENCY – At least 35 militants were killed and 21 troops sustained injuries during clashes with security forces in Hangu and Kurram Agency, sources said on Thursday.
Armed with sophisticated weapons, militants attacked forces at Jogi area, from two sides. As a result of which 20 personnel of the security forces were injured. In retaliation, troops launched assault on militants and killed …

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