Peshawar, Oct 15 (NVI) Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) today claimed to have killed more than 10 personnel of Pakistani forces and injured over a dozen others in multiple attacks in a span of 24 hours.
The biggest twin-attacks were carried out in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in which 15 soldiers were killed.
Fighters of Special Istishad-i-Force (SIF) of TTP attacked a military fort located in Umar Khan Kili in Tank, using a quadcopter (drone), followed by a full-scale offensive attack on October 13 night, in which several personnel were killed and wounded, while a significant portion of the fort was also destroyed, the Islamist outfit said.
A military convoy that arrived to provide assistance was targeted using a mine, and a large tank was destroyed, TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani said.
At least 8 military personnel were killed in the mine blast, he said, adding further casualties were reported in subsequent ambush attacks.
In South Waziristan district, TTP fighters attacked a military post located in Tapar Sar in Shaktoi using a sniper and laser gun, killing one soldier.
In North Waziristan district, TTP carried out a sniper attack on a military post in Mengarite in Shawal district which is likely to have caused casualties on October 13.
Another sniper and Grenade Launcher attack was carried out on a military fort at Zair Bridge in Dera Ismail Khan district in which there is a strong possibility of further casualties and material damage, the spokesman said.
TTP carried out two quadcopter attacks in Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab Province, targeting Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and so-called ‘Peace Committee’ centers in two separate areas in which 2 personnel were killed and 10 were wounded. (NVI)
