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Security forces seize huge cache of weapons from South Waziristan

Security forces seize huge cache of weapons from South Waziristan
February 7, 2019
PESHAWAR (92 News) – As a part of ongoing Operation Raddul Fasaad, security forces conducted Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in the village Manra of Tehsil Birmal, South Waziristan District, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. According to the ISPR, a cache of weapons and ammunition were recovered from an abandoned terrorist hideout. The ISPR said that the recovered weapons include guns of various types and calibers, rocket launchers, heavy and light machine guns and ammunition. Operation Raddul Fasaad was launched in February 2017, with the objective of eliminating terrorism across the country.
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