Three alleged terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on Tuesday night by security forces in North Waziristan, shared the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release on Wednesday.

According to the details, the security forces conducted an IBO in Mirali after receiving confirmation of the presence of terrorists in a hideout. During the operation, three terrorists affiliated with the Aleem Khan group were killed by the security forces.

These terrorists were involved in target killing, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, fire raid on security forces, and IED explosions, the media wing of the military said and added, "Sanitisation of the area was carried out."

Last week, four soldiers were martyred after terrorists opened fire on a security forces post in Makeen, South Waziristan. The ISPR in a statement said that security forces responded to the offense and killed all the perpetrators.

"During the exchange of fire, four soldiers embraced shahadat," the statement added. The martyred soldiers were identified as Lance Naik Imran Ali, Sepoy Atif Jahangir, Sepoy Anees ur Rehman and Sepoy Aziz.