Residents of the violence-hit Swat Valley have said that civilians are the main victims of the Pakistani army’s operations against militants.

The Internally Displaced People (IDP) told Press TV on Sunday that most of those who have been killed in the army’s attacks are the civilians who had been trying to flee the conflict zone.

Army spokesman Athar Abbas, however, rejected the claims, saying the strikes have only killed militants.

Military officials claim that nearly 900 militants have been killed in the offensive against the insurgents on the outskirts of the troubled Swat valley.