Two soldiers martyred, 3 terrorists killed in KP operations

RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Wednesday conducted separate Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) against terrorists in Tank, Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) and village Kot Kili in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), two terrorists were killed, three were arrested while and one terrorist surrendered to security forces in the operations.

“Weapons and huge cache of ammunition including improvised explosive devices and rockets were also recovered from the terrorists,” said the military’s press wing.

Moreover, during an intense exchange of fire, two soldiers embraced martyrdom. The martyred soldiers were identified as Sepoy Faridullah (31) resident of Karak, and Sepoy Shuaib Hassan (29) resident of Dera Ismail Khan, the ISPR said in a press release.

On December 31, four soldiers embraced martyrdom and two terrorists were killed during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Tank and Mir Ali

“Two Terrorists killed during IBO identified as Shahzeb alias Zakir and Daniyal. Weapons and ammunition recovered. These Terrorists were involved in terrorist activities against security forces, target killing and kidnapping for ransom,” said the military’s press wing.