ISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Two terrorists and three Pakistani security forces personnel were killed during a clash in Pakistan's northwestern North Waziristan tribal district, the Pakistani army said.

The army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement on Wednesday night that the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan on reported presence of terrorists.

The statement said that two terrorists were killed, and in exchange of fire a military officer and two soldiers were also killed.

Located along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, North Waziristan used to be a hotbed of militancy a few years ago, but the security forces have successfully flushed out the terrorists from the area in separate armed offensives.

Though the area has been purged from the militancy to a great extent, sporadic attacks continue in the area by the militants who are at flee but come back to the area to launch attacks at security personnel whenever they find a chance to breach the security of the highly guarded area. Enditem

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