At least nine militants were reportedly killed Friday in security forces renewed offensive in Kurram agency, report said. A spokesman of the Frontier Constabulary told a private TV channel that the militants were killed in a sweep operation in Dogar area of the agency. Ten others were also wounded in the gunfight, he claimed. Earlier in the day dozens of militants attacked a military checkpoint in neighboring Orakzai agency, triggering a gunbattle that left 18 insurgents dead, a military spokesman said. The fighting involved insurgents who arrived from the nearby Khyber region to try to retake a checkpoint in the Orakzai tribal region, military official said. Forces repulsed the attack and captured four insurgents. One soldier was wounded.