Information About Incident 62291-125166-317267 in Mardan Pakistan

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At least 16 militants were killed and 12 others were injured in fresh clashes between Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Ansarul Islam (AI) in Maidan area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), tribal sources said on March 13, reports The News.

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• Meta Location: Tehrik Maidan Tirah
• Matched District: Mardan
• Actgroup: injure
• Actor: in fresh clashes between Tehrik - e - Taliban Pakistan ( TTP ) and Ansarul Islam ( AI )
• Subject: 12 others

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At least 16 militants were killed and 12 others were injured in fresh clashes between Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Ansarul Islam (AI) in Maidan area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), tribal sources said on March 13, reports The News. The sources said that over 299 fighters of TTP descended from Drey Stani hilltop, bordering the Kukikhel area, to Narkhaw area populated by Qambarkhel Afridi tribe in AI-controlled Maidan part of the valley in the evening of March 12 and occupied two dozens of houses. Subsequently, around 600 volunteers of AI from different parts of Maidan moved to Narkhaw and launched the counter-attack. The sources said the fighting between the groups was going on till filling of this report.

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