Pakistan’s security forces killed five terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a joint operation in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
Three civilians, including two women, were also killed and several others were injured during the operation, which lasted around ten hours, local police confirmed late night.
The operation was carried out jointly by security forces and police in Domel tehsil of restive Bannu district, during which five terrorists, including a TTP commander, were killed, it added. The slain commander was identified as Zewaran alias Al-Badri, who was wanted in several cases. The security forces targeted the terrorists’ hideouts with more than 25 quadcopter strikes, while a heavy exchange of fire continued throughout the clashes.
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