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  • 9 terrorists killed in two separate engagnments in North Waziristan: ISPR

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    Nine terrorists have been killed and two others arrested by security forces in two separate engagements in Dosalli and Esham areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district, Inter-Services Public Relations said on Sunday.

    The intelligence-based operations (IBOs) were conducted by the security forces on January 11 on the reported presence of terrorists in the areas.

    The first IBO was conducted in the tribal district's general area Dosalli in which troops effectively engaged the terrorists' location and resultantly, six terrorists were killed and two others were apprehended.

    Subsequently, three terrorists were neutralised by security forces after an intense fire exchange in the Esham area. Two terrorists were also wounded in the gunbattle, the military's media wing said.

    It added that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as target killing of innocent civilians.

    "Sanitisation operations are being conducted to eliminate any other kharji [terrorists] found in the area, as security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country," it concluded.