Summary Fleeing terrorists left behind 9 dead bodies of their accomplices.
RAWALPINDI (Web desk) - Security forces have killed 16 militants and injured 20 others on the border of Orakzai and Khyber Agency, the army said Saturday.
According to the Inter Servcies Public Relations (ISPR), "last night security forces ambushed a large assembly of terrorists on the border of Orakzai and Khyber agency in Khazana Kandao & Shirin Darra. "
"An intense battle took place, in which 16 terrorists were killed and 20 injured," the ISPR stated.
Fleeing terrorists left behind 9 dead bodies of their accomplices while two seriously wounded terrorists were apprehended. 4
Four soldiers were also injured in the exchange of fire, the army said.
The security forces have stepped up offensives against the militants after Taliban s deadly attack on an army-run school last week that killed 150 children and their teachers.
