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AFP: Rocket attack kills Pakistan soldiers: officials
Rocket attack kills Pakistan soldiers: officials
(AFP) – 4 hours ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected Taliban militants launched a rocket attack killing three Pakistani soldiers and wounding four at a military camp in a remote tribal area on Friday, officials said.
Militants targeted the Landi Noor army camp in Shakai area of South Waziristan, a Taliban and Al-Qaeda stronghold near the Afghan border where the military is said to be planning a ground offensive to flush out extremists.
The rocket strike left three soldiers dead and four wounded, a security official said, requesting anonymity.
Fighter jets pounded suspected militant hideouts in the area but details of casualties were not immediately available, officials and residents said.
Before dawn, a Pakistan drone crashed near Jandola town in South Waziristan.
"The crash was caused by a technical fault and no hostile fire was involved," a senior official said.
Pakistani jets have stepped up bombing of suspected militant hideouts in South Waziristan ahead of an anticipated ground offensive in the region, which the feared Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has turned into its headquarters.
Pressure is building on the military to take action against an escalation of militant attacks this month, including a humiliating hostage siege at Pakistan's army headquarters near Islamabad.
The government in June ordered an operation into the mountainous South Waziristan stronghold of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, but so far only air raids and occasional artillery strikes have hit rebel sanctuaries.
Helicopter gunships pounded suspected rebel bases in Bajaur, another tribal area, on Friday killing 10 people, officials said.
"The gunship helicopters raided suspected militant hideouts which left 10 people dead," local administration official Iqbal Khattak said.
Security officials confirmed the attacks but gave no casualty figure.
Rocket attack kills Pakistan soldiers: officials
(AFP) – 4 hours ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected Taliban militants launched a rocket attack killing three Pakistani soldiers and wounding four at a military camp in a remote tribal area on Friday, officials said.
Militants targeted the Landi Noor army camp in Shakai area of South Waziristan, a Taliban and Al-Qaeda stronghold near the Afghan border where the military is said to be planning a ground offensive to flush out extremists.
The rocket strike left three soldiers dead and four wounded, a security official said, requesting anonymity.
Fighter jets pounded suspected militant hideouts in the area but details of casualties were not immediately available, officials and residents said.
Before dawn, a Pakistan drone crashed near Jandola town in South Waziristan.
"The crash was caused by a technical fault and no hostile fire was involved," a senior official said.
Pakistani jets have stepped up bombing of suspected militant hideouts in South Waziristan ahead of an anticipated ground offensive in the region, which the feared Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has turned into its headquarters.
Pressure is building on the military to take action against an escalation of militant attacks this month, including a humiliating hostage siege at Pakistan's army headquarters near Islamabad.
The government in June ordered an operation into the mountainous South Waziristan stronghold of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, but so far only air raids and occasional artillery strikes have hit rebel sanctuaries.
Helicopter gunships pounded suspected rebel bases in Bajaur, another tribal area, on Friday killing 10 people, officials said.
"The gunship helicopters raided suspected militant hideouts which left 10 people dead," local administration official Iqbal Khattak said.
Security officials confirmed the attacks but gave no casualty figure.