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Three security personnel were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Warghara area of Tiarza tehsil in South Waziristan tribal region on Sunday.
Intelligence sources said the personnel were patrolling the area when an improvised explosive device placed by the road exploded. One soldier died on the spot and three others suffered critical injuries.
The district chief of Achin, Haji Ghalib, said that the insurgents attacked security check post in Abdul Khel area. In retaliation, security forces killed a dozen Daesh militants and wounded several others.
He said the clash lasted for several hours in which three security personnel sustained injuries.
Burma’s Armed Forces continued their offensive on Kachin Independence Army (KIA) positions in Kachin State’s Mohnyin Township on Thursday, firing artillery rounds since 7 am, according to locals.
KIA spokesperson La Nan told The Irrawaddy earlier this week that Kachin forces had already abandoned three bases in the township since Saturday, after “intense” attacks launched by government troops who utilized a jet fighter, helicopter gunships and ground artillery.
One Burmese Army’s fighter jet and two helicopters on Monday bombed KIA’s 8th Brigade headquarters in southwestern Kachin State at around 12 pm. The fighter jet and two helicopters fired five rounds on KIA’s positions and nearby area.
Local sources say the two helicopters were seen circling above to help find targets for the fighter jet. “The bombs they dropped from the fighter jet seem like cluster bombs. They exploded on ground impact. Small explosions like firecrackers used in Chinese New Year,” said a frontline source.
Government officials and insurgent sources in southern Afghanistan say at least 70 Afghan soldiers have defected to the Taliban while 85 others were killed in days of fierce fighting.
Mirza Khan Rahimi, governor of the volatile Helmand province, told reporters Saturday that the defections occurred in Sangin district, and that the soldiers joined the Taliban with their weapons and equipment.