Militants attacked three army posts in northwest Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan, triggering intense shoot-outs that killed three soldiers and four insurgents. The attacks happened on August 9 in the Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the military said in a statement. It said a search operation was under way in the area to eliminate any other insurgents and security forces were "determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism." The military gave no further details. The Gul Bahadur group, a breakaway faction of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Attack On Pakistani Army Posts Leaves 3 Soldiers, 4 Insurgents Dead
Pakistani soldiers patrol along a road in a northwestern district close to the Afghan border. (file photo)