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       Pakistan Retaliates With Strikes Inside Iran as Tensions Spill Over

       The exchange of attacks came as the upheaval sweeping the Middle East threatened to expand.

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       By Salman Masood

       Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan

       Published Jan. 17, 2024Updated Jan. 18, 2024, 1:52 a.m. ET

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       In an expansion of hostilities rippling out from the Israel-Hamas war, Pakistan said on Thursday that it had carried out strikes inside Iran. The military action came a day after Iranian forces attacked what they said were militant camps in Pakistan.

       The Pakistani Foreign Affairs Ministry said that the country’s forces had conducted “precision military strikes” against what it called terrorist hide-outs in southeastern Iran. A number of militants were killed, the ministry said in a statement.

       A senior Pakistani security official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Pakistan had struck at least seven locations used by Baluch separatists about 30 miles inside the border. The official said that air force fighter jets and drones were used in the Pakistani retaliatory strikes.

       Pakistan and Iran Exchange Military Strikes

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       1. Iran conducted an airstrike, saying it targeted militants, but Pakistan reported civilian casualties.

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       2. Pakistan said it struck terrorist hide-outs in Iran.

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