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Troops secure important Mingora areas, kill 10 Taliban

Staff Report

RAWALPINDI: Troops have secured several important areas in Mingora, including a crossing infamous for beheadings carried out by the Taliban, said security forces on Sunday as the military killed 10 more Taliban in various areas of Swat.

The ISPR said that 10 Taliban and three troops were killed in gunbattles in various areas of Swat, while 14 Taliban were also arrested.

Five of the Taliban were killed in Malam Jabba when the forces were tipped off about their presence in the area. “Their bodies are lying along the road,” said the ISPR.

The troops secured various important areas in Mingora – including Wattakai Chowk, Nawakilli Chowk, Nishat Chowk, Sirafe Chowk, Gulshan Chowk, Green Chowk, Haji Baba Chowk and Sohrab Chowk – in the 24 hours preceding the latest ISPR update on the operation. Green Chowk is infamous for beheadings carried out by the Taliban.

The military said troops came across 12 IEDs and defused four during the operation in Mingora.

After surrounding Peochar valley, troops entered Peochar village and seized a huge cache of arms from Taliban hideouts and overtook a factory manufacturing bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), “The people of Peochar are cooperating with the security forces,” said the ISPR in a statement.

Meanwhile, a curfew was relaxed in Matta and Khawazakhela from 9am to 4pm on Sunday. The army also stepped up relief activities, and despatched 15 trucks of relief goods to Khawazakhela for the people of Madian, Bahrain and Kalam.

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