KURRAM: A bloody clash between two militant groups in the Manato Kamran Kala area of Central Kurram has left 19 militants, including a key commander, dead and several others injured.
According to police officials, the armed clash took place between two militant groups active in Central Kurram, Commander Kazim and Mumtaz Amiti groups, in which modern weapons were freely used.
In the fierce exchange of fire, the miscreant commander Mumtaz Amiti was also killed along with his associates, after which the local tribesmen have started the process of collecting the bodies and burying them.
Police say that there are several militant groups in this area of Central Kurram against which the security forces have conducted several successful operations in the past. Hundreds of militants have been killed so far during these operations, while training centers and dozens of hideouts of terrorists have also been completely destroyed in the operations of the forces.
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