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Security forces on Saturday killed at least two terrorists in North Waziristan’s Boya area during a clearance operation, the military said.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists were spotted fleeing from Mohammad Khel village towards Vezda Sar and were killed during the exchange of fire.
Earlier in the day, a terrorist commander Ghafoor alias Jaleel was killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bajaur district.
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ISPR said in a statement that Ghafoor was a close acquaintance of Moulvi Faqir Muhammad — a senior leader of the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — and was involved in many terrorist activities.
During the exchange of fire, one security official also got injured, the statement added.
In October, security forces had killed a wanted terrorist in an IBO in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan.
“Wanted terrorist Arif Ullah alias Dadullah got killed during exchange of fire,” the military’s media wing said.
On October 9, four terrorists were killed by Frontier Corps when the security forces spotted and engaged them near Balochistan’s Awaran district.
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The terrorists were killed after an intense exchange of fire, and weapons and ammunition were recovered from them.
On September 28, 10 terrorists including four commanders were killed in an IBO carried out by the security forces in South Waziristan district on the reported presence of a militant hideout.
The terrorists remained actively involved in planting IEDs, conducting fire raids and target killing of innocent civilians.
These terrorists were planning to conduct more acts of terrorism inside South Waziristan, it added.