Four militants killed in Dera Ismail Khan operation
Security forces killed four militants during an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan, officials said Monday. The operation targeted militants based on intelligence about their movements in the area. Read More: Three traffic police personnel martyred in Tank attack According to security sources, forces monitored the suspected militants before launching the operation. They successfully…
Security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday, resulting in the deaths of four militants. According to Dawn, the slain militants belonged to Fitna-al-Khawarij, a term used by the state to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. The operation was based on close intelligence-based surveillance of terrorist movements by the security forces.
A large quantity of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the militants, as well as Afghan currency, Dawn reported. The province has been experiencing a surge in terrorist attacks and security challenges, with 54 terrorist attacks recorded in August, a 50% increase from July, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).
Recent attacks in the area include a suicide blast on Saturday that targeted the Aman Mela police checkpost in DI Khan’s Darazinda tehsil, resulting in 12 deaths and 35 injuries. Earlier this month, police foiled an attack by TTP terrorists on a checkpost in DI Khan’s Daraban area, while on September 18, a major attack in the old Police Lines in KP’s Kohat claimed 23 lives and injured about 100 others.
Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Times, Dawn, Dawn - Pakistan — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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