PESHAWAR: Fourteen `Indian-sponsored` terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the tribal district of North Waziristan on Wednesday, the military`s media wing said.

Troops conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on the reported presence of militants in the Datta Khel area of the district, a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

Security forces effectively engaged their location and, in the ensuing gun battle, 14 terrorists were gunned down, the military`s media wing said.

Sanitisation operations are being conducted to eliminate any other militant found in the area as the security forces are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian-sponsored terrorism from the country, it read.

Earlier on the night of May 28-29, India-sponsored militants had attempted to attack a check post in the Shawal area of North Waziristan, an ISPR statement issued at the time had said, adding that the attempt was effectively thwarted by the security forces.