Summary Militants have taken sanctuary in Khyber after fleeing strongholds in North Waziristan.
KHYBER AGENCY (Web Desk) – Military jets pounded several militant hideouts in the Khyber tribal region, killing at 19 suspected militants on Wednesday morning, Dunya News reported.
According to ISPR, fighter jets destroyed five terrorist hideouts in Sanda Pal valley near the Afghan border.
The aerial strikes by the Pakistani military came as part of its offensive against local and foreign militants in the tribal regions of North Waziristan and Khyber Agency.
Khyber is part of Pakistan s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and is one of the eight tribal areas, which are known as "agencies" in Pakistan.
Militant groups linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban and al-Qaeda are believed to have carved out strongholds in this region and stage attacks both in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
