Overview
- ISPR said four fighters from the group it labels Fitna al‑Khawarij were killed in engagements on November 17–18 across Bajaur, North Waziristan’s Spinwam and Zakir Khel, and Dera Ismail Khan.
- The military described the targeted network as an Indian proxy and a state label for banned TTP militants.
- Weapons and ammunition were recovered, and security forces launched area sanitisation to locate any remaining suspects.
- Earlier in the campaign, ISPR reported 38 killed in four IBOs on November 15–16 and identified ringleaders Alam Mehsud and Sajjad alias Abuzar among the dead.
- Civilian leaders praised the operations and the army vowed to sustain Azm‑e‑Istehkam, citing a sharp rise in KP terror incidents this year.