Six troopers have been killed in a shootout with militants in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban close to the border with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD — Six troopers have been killed in a shootout with militants in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban close to the border with Afghanistan, the navy mentioned Thursday.
In line with a navy assertion, the alternate passed off within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of North Waziristan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban and different militant teams. Six troopers have been “martyred” and three militants have been killed, the navy mentioned.
The assertion offered no additional particulars, and it was unclear who the assailants have been or whether or not they suffered any casualties. The outlawed Pakistani Taliban, who’re often called Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, have a robust presence in North Waziristan and elsewhere within the area.
TTP is allied with the Afghan Taliban. The 2021 Afghan Taliban takeover has emboldened the insurgents, who’ve stepped up assaults since then. The navy in current weeks has additionally carried out a number of raids on militant hideouts within the northwest, killing and arresting dozens of insurgents.