Security forces raid hotels in North Waziristan, kill 6 suspected militants

MIRANSHAH: At least six suspected militants were killed and 12 others were wounded Thursday when armed forces raided two hotels in North Waziristan, officials said.The raids were conducted in Mirali area a
day after a suicide attack on a military checkpoint which killed at least five soldiers and wounded 34 others.Ansarul Mujahideen, a little-known militant group linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack.Security forces raided two hotels in the area close to the site of the suicide bombing and intense gun battles left six suspected militants dead and 12 others wounded a local security official told AFP.Troops cordoned off the area and were carrying out a search operation to hunt down militants involved in the truck suicide bombing, he added.Local intelligence officials confirmed the raids and casualties.