Clashes kill 22 militants in South Waziristan, Mohmand

At least 22 militants were killed in clashes with security forces in the Mohmand and South Waziristan tribal areas on Tuesday.

Eleven militants and two security personnel were killed in the Mohmand tribal region in a gun-battle following an attack by militants on a security check post.

Three soldiers and six militants were also injured during the clashes.

Official sources confirmed that more than 30 militants attacked the Baidani security check post in Mohmand’s Baizai tehsil.

In South Waziristan, at least 11 suspected militants, including eight foreigners, were killed as security forces retaliated against a militant attack in the region.

Following the attack on the forces, troops pounded a militant hideout and targeted a militants’ residence killing all 11 on the spot.

In a separate incident, militants attacked a security vehicle with a remotely controlled bomb, injuring three security men.

In another incident, militants attacked a security forces vehicle in the Khazina area of the Safi tehsil injuring three personnel.

Meanwhile, in North Waziristan’s Razmak, unidentified men attacked a security forces’ camp with eight rockets, official sources said. No casualties were reported, they added.