Three soldiers and three suspected militants were killed in attacks on a regional police headquarters and two military posts in northwest Pakistan early on December 15, local police chief Iftikhar Ali Shah told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal. The attacks occurred in the town of Tank in Dera Ismail Khan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province bordering Afghanistan, Shah said. A new armed group called Ansar al-Jihad has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which came three days after a suicide bomber in the same region rammed his car into a police station’s main gate and five others opened fire, killing 23 officers. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, click here.
Three Soldiers, Three Suspected Militants Killed In Attacks In Northwest Pakistan
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