10-22-2009, 11:22 AM
<b>Troops advance to clear heights surrounding Kotkai</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->According to sources, planes and helicopters heavily pounded suspected militant positions in Sam, Laddah, Makin, Sherwangai and Kanigoram. Heavy bombing also caused widespread damage to residential quarters.
Security personnel also suffered casualties in Kotkai and Tangi, the sources said.
<b>Militants hit a military vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Tangi area, wounding three soldiers</b>.
<b>In Swat, troops foiled a suicide bombing attempt by raiding a house in Tilligram and killing the potential bomber who was getting ready for a mission.</b>
According to the ISPR, the raid was conducted after interception of a message. A search operation was conducted in Shalpin, near Khawazakhela, and 10 suspects were apprehended.
A militant, said to be a relative of militant âcommanderâ Nazar, was captured in Dabsar, near Martung.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Security personnel also suffered casualties in Kotkai and Tangi, the sources said.
<b>Militants hit a military vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Tangi area, wounding three soldiers</b>.
<b>In Swat, troops foiled a suicide bombing attempt by raiding a house in Tilligram and killing the potential bomber who was getting ready for a mission.</b>
According to the ISPR, the raid was conducted after interception of a message. A search operation was conducted in Shalpin, near Khawazakhela, and 10 suspects were apprehended.
A militant, said to be a relative of militant âcommanderâ Nazar, was captured in Dabsar, near Martung.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->