Two die as militant groups clash in Darra

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Two militants were killed while four soldiers sustained injures in two separate incidents in Darra Adamkhel Monday, official sources said.


The sources said members of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Darra Adamkhel led by Tariq Afridi and pro-government militants led by Momin Afridi exchanged fire with heavy arms in Razakhel village of Akhorwal in Darra Adamkhel in the wee hours of Monday.

Two militants Roaid and Mushtaq of Tariq Afridi group were killed in the firefight. Their bodies were found in the forest of Razakhel. Meanwhile, four soldiers were injured when militants opened fire on security personnel manning a checkpost in Akhorwal area at 5 p.m.

The militants fled the scene after the attack. The security forces launched a search operation to track down the militants in the area while injured were shifted to the Combined Military Hospital in Kohat.