Peshawar (Pakistan), July 3: Continuing to inflict massive damage upon Pakistani forces, Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) has claimed to have killed 354 and injured 414 security personnel in 336 operations, mostly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, during the month of June.
At least 51 personnel of the Pakistani forces were captured during this period by TTP, according to its spokesman Muhammad Khorasani who shared the monthly details of the actions conducted under the ongoing ‘Operation Khyber’.
Regarding the casualties, the Pakistan Army and its Special Services Group (SSG) were hit the most, as 465 of their personnel were killed or injured.
The paramilitary force Frontier Corps (FC) suffered 173 casualties, Police/Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) had 129 casualties and Intelligence/Peace Committee 52.
The Types of Operations were:
Sniper/Laser Attacks: 83
Guerrilla Attacks: 73
Grenade/Bomb Explosions: 57
Frontal Attacks: 34
Targeted Attacks: 26
Missile Attacks: 25
Ambushes: 20
Retaliatory Attacks: 18
During these operations, the assets of the Pakistani forces destroyed by TTP included:
Trucks, Vehicles, Heavy Machinery: 61
Security Cameras: 54
Water, Energy and Communication Systems: 25
Military and Police Structures: 21
Motorcycles: 5
Quadcopter Drones: 3
Tanks/Armored Vehicles: 1
Signal Jammer: 1
TTP also seized equipment from the “enemy”, which included:
Various Rifles: 53
Kalashnikov Magazines: 116
Ammunition Belts: 41
Rocket Launcher Rounds: 30
Hand Grenades: 12
Belts: 5
Rocket Launchers: 4
DShK Heavy Machine Gun: 1
Various Vehicles: 3
Night Vision Lasers: 3
Sniper Rifle: 1
Motorcycle: 1
The Areas of Operations included (District-wise):
South Waziristan: 92
North Waziristan: 51
Bajaur Province: 26
Peshawar Province: 23
Bannu Province: 21
Dera Ismail Khan Province: 20
Tank Province: 17
Khurram Province: 15
Lakki Marwat Province: 15
Karak Province: 11
Khyber Province: 11
Orakzai Province: 7
Kohat Province: 5
Quetta & Harnai Province: 4
Quetta District: 2
Harnai District: 2
Chitral Province: 3
Pishin Province: 3
Mohmand Province: 2
South Punjab Province: 2
Makran Province: 2
Diamer–Gilgit-Baltistan Province: 2
Karachi Province: 2
Swat Province: 1
Lower Dir Province: 1
(NVI)
