Four Pakistani troops killed in clashes with Taliban
At least four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a shootout with a group of pro-Taliban militants in the country’s rugged northwestern tribal region close to the border with Afghanistan.
According to a statement released by the army on Sunday, at least 12 militants were also killed during the clashes, which took place in the town of Datta Khel, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan region.
"Fleeing terrorists also left behind three of their dead bodies. Four soldiers also embraced Shahadat (martyrdom) in the exchange of fire," the statement read.
On June 28, nearly two dozen pro-Taliban militants were killed after Pakistani military warplanes pounded their hideouts and ammunition depots in areas across Khyber and North Waziristan tribal districts.
The Pakistani military says it has managed to kill more than 2,700 al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants across the country's troubled northwest over the past few months.
The military started a massive security operation against the militants in North Waziristan in June 2014, after a deadly raid on the Karachi International Airport ended Islamabad's faltering talks with the pro-Taliban militants.
Islamabad intensified its anti-terror campaign following a December 16, 2014 attack on a military-run school in the northwestern city of Peshawar, which claimed the lives of about 150 people, mostly school children.
The semi-autonomous tribal regions on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan have been a hideout for militant groups over the past years. The militants use the mountainous border area to launch attacks in both countries.
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