Pakistan: 7 TTP militants, 1 soldier killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa operation

• Seven Taliban militants and one soldier were killed in a counter-insurgency operation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
• The intelligence-based operation targeted Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan’s Kulachi area.
• Weapons and ammunition were seized from the militants, who were involved in local terrorist activities.
• This incident follows the killing of thirteen TTP militants in the same province on December 12-13.

Why It Matters: Ongoing conflict between Pakistan's army and Taliban militants results in casualties.