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\u2022 Militants storm D.I. Khan compound in gun-and-bomb attack D.I. KHAN: In the deadliest attack on security forces this year, at least 23 Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred and more than 30 troops wounded after militants belonging to the Tehreek-i-Jihad Pakistan (TJP) stormed a compound used by the military in Dera Ismail Khan\u2019s Daraban area, in the early hours of Tuesday.<\/p>\n Six militants who stormed the building were killed. Separately, two military operations in Dara\u00adzi\u00adnda and Kolachi resulted in the death of 21 militants and claimed the lives of two soldiers, the military\u2019s media wing said in a statement.<\/p>\n Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said a group of six militants stormed a security post in the early hours of Tuesday in Daraban, but their attempt was foiled.<\/p>\n The assault was followed by blasts, as militants rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the gate and carried out a subsequent suicide bombing. \u201cThe resulting explosion caused the building to collapse, resulting in multiple casualties. All six militants were engaged and killed,\u201d the ISPR statement said.<\/p>\n Sources told Dawn<\/em> that the battle-ready troops were staying at a school compound adjacent to the Daraban police station to conduct search and strike operations in the area, where militancy has seen a significant spike over the past month.<\/p>\n
\u2022 ISPR says two more soldiers martyred in Kolachi operation; total of 27 militants killed in actions across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
\u2022 TJP claims responsibility; Islamabad issues demarche to Afghan diplomat, demands extradition of TTP leaders<\/p>\n