15 militants slain in Kurram and Orakzai agency.KALAYA/TIRA, October 31, 2009 (Frontier Star): At least 15 militants were killed and their 13 hideouts and training camps destroyed in shelling and air strikes by security forces in Orakzai and Kurram agency Kurram (Urdu: کرم ) tribal agency is located in the FATA area of Pakistan. Until the year 2000, when divisions were abolished, Kurram District used to be part of the Peshawar Division of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. . The troops backed by jet fighters pounded militants' hideouts in Mamoonzai, Maidan Mai`dan´ n. 1. In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an esplanade. A gallop on the green maidan. - M. Crawford. and Dewry area of upper Orakzai agency Orakzai Agency is situated in the Federal Administrated Areas, Pakistan. It has a population of 450,000 and an area of 700 square miles. History The Orakzai tribes take their name, which literally means the lost son (Wrak Dzoy), from a romantic legend about their , killing at 8 militants and wounding 11 others, sources said. 8 hideouts and training camps of militants were also destroyed in the action. In Mamoonzai, the Shirah court was also destroyed where the Taliban militants held the trial of criminal and alleged spies. The security forces noticed the movement of large number Taliban towards the mountain of Tora Bora Tora Bora (Pashto: تورا بورا, “black dust” ), known Locally as Spīn Ghar, is a cave complex situated in the White Mountains (Safed Koh) of eastern Afghanistan (), in the Pachir Wa Agam District of Nangarhar province, and launched air strike. According to the locals the death may rise, as 8 hideouts and training camps dashed to ground. On the other hand, in central Kurram, the troops backed by gun ship helicopters bombarded militants hideouts, killing 7 militants and wounding several others. At least 3 hideouts of militants were also destroyed during the air strike. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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