Pakistan bombs militant hideouts in tribal area after Taliban attacks


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Jan 2014

PESHAWAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - P akistan fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban hideouts in a tribal area on the Afghan border on Tuesday killing at least 15 people, military sources and residents said, after a wave of insurgent attacks against security forces.

It was the first time the air force has resorted to aerial strikes in the volatile region since it struck a ceasefire agreement with local Taliban chiefs in 2007. Aerial strikes also took place in the nearby tribal region of Kurram.

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