Fresh airstrikes by Pakistan Military killed at least 40 terrorists, including unidentified foreign militantsearly on Wednesday in Dattakhel Tehsil of North Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Five militant hideouts were also destroyed in the strikes targeting them in areas of Kiza Madakhel, Datakhel, Ezark of NWA.
The airstrikes are a part of a military operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ launched in mid-June by Pakistan Armed Forces to eliminate local and foreign militants from the tribal area.
Pak Army says it has killed more than a thousand militants and lost 86 soldiers since the start of the operation, though the numbers cannot be independently verified as journalists do not have regular access to the combat zone.
Since June 15, airstrikes, artillery, mortars and ground troops have all been used to retake territory in North Waziristan tribal region, which had become a haven for fighters with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant outfits.
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