Operation Khyber 1 is successfully continued in district Bara and Tirah in Khyber Agency. In the duration of eight days since the operation commenced, at least 60 militants got killed and more than 25 injured whereas more than 100 militants including a key commander surrendered to the security forces.
Israfeel, son of Mangal Bagh who is the leader of outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam and key commander Hanif is among the militants who got killed.
Numerous militant hideouts have also been destroyed.
3 security forces’ officers have also been martyred whereas 12 got injured. 6000 families have migrated to fetch for safe havens. Due to the troublesome route map, many of the displaced families have settled in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Earlier, Pakistan’s army has launched Operation Khyber 1 in Bara area of Khyber tribal region to eliminate terrorists on October 18.
This week’s fighting concentrated around the remote Tirah valley in the region known as the Khyber agency, where TTP militants and their al Qaeda backers from across the mountainous area have been holed up since the start of the operation.
