Seventeen people found slain in Darra, Orakzai
KOHAT: Seventeen bodies of militants and tribal elders were found in Darra Adamkhel and Orakzai Agency on Saturday. One of the bodies has been identified to be that of local commander Ehsan.
Bodies of four associates of Ehsan — Bashir, Qayyum, Hadiullah and Raj Mir — have also been found.
The identity of the other victims has yet to be ascertained. All of them are said to be in their thirties.
Six militants and two lashkar men were killed in a clash over deployment of a Frontier Corps platoon in the Storikhel area of upper Orakzai Agency.
Taliban militants opened fire on tribesmen for welcoming the deployment, killing two volunteers.
Six militants were killed when the lashkar retaliated and attacked the Taliban.
Seven bodies were found in Jawaki and Darra Adamkhel on Friday. The Tehrik-i-Taliban claimed that the bodies belonged to people who had been arrested by security personnel.
It is common for the security forces personnel and TTP men to trade allegations over the death of tribesmen.
A pro-government tribal elder, Malik Fazal Mohammad, was killed in Ghaljo area in upper Orakzai Agency on Friday evening. Two bodies of elders were recovered from Dabori area in the lower part of the agency.
The killings triggered panic among tribesmen in Darra Adamkhel, where a military operation has been going on for more than a year.
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