Caught in fighting between security forces and terrorists, residents in KP's Bara are forced to leave their homes

Wire excerpt

KHYBER: Scores of families from the Bara tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district have been compelled to vacate their homes due to fighting between terrorists and security forces in recent days, in which the residents say they feel vulnerable to drone strikes and artillery shelling by both sides. The displaced families are from the Sturikhel area, which is located near the border of Khyber and Orakzai districts. Sources in the area told Dawn that they were left with no option but to vacate their homes and move to safer localities. They said the residents of Meero Darra, Sal Gazai, Sawi Kot and Parrwan villages, in particular, were forced to leave their homes due to artillery shelling and drone strikes that were conducted day and night. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the newly displaced residents told Dawn that the terrorists also tried to use them as human shields. “We felt completely insecure and decided to leave our houses instead of getting caught in the fighting between terrorists and security forces,” said one of the displaced Sturikhel tribesmen. Some of the displaced residents told Dawn that terrorist groups had come to Bara from the Tirah valley in recent days…