24 July 2017

News Story: Pakistan Army Captures Strategic Mountain Top In Operation

The Pakistan Army announced on Saturday that it had completed the first phase of Operation Khyber-IV in the Rajgal area of Khyber Agency after gaining control of a key mountain top called Brekh Top, Dawn news reported.

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the valley associated with Brekh Top is now being cleared adding that the mountain top had been cleared on Friday night by the Special Services Group (SSG).

"Every inch of Pakistan will be peaceful, no one can beat resilient Pakistan,” Geo TV quoted ISPR as saying.

During the operation to clear Brekh Top, many “terrorists” were killed with a few managing to escape to Afghanistan, Geo TV reported.

“Terrorists’ hideouts” were cleared and caches of IEDs, arms and ammunition were recovered during the operation,” the reported stated.

Dawn News said two soldiers had been killed in the operation, which covered a total so far of 250 square kilometers.

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