Pakistan: TTP says it killed and injured 284 security personnel during October

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Cadres of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). (File Pic)
Peshawar: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) today said it killed 130 Pakistani security and and affiliated personnel and injured 154 in 220 operations during the month of October.
In a detailed monthly report of its operations, the TTP said the Pakistani military and Special Services Group (SSG) suffered the maximum casualties of 123 (killed and injured) while the police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) faced 99 casualties, paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) had 59 casualties and Intelligence had 3 casualties.
Among the places, the maximum 87 operations of TTP took place in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while 72 were carried out in Bannu district, 27 in Malakand district, 24 in Peshawar district and 6 in Kohat district of the same province.
At least 3 operations were carried out in Mianwali district of Punjab Province and one in Zhob district of Balochistan, according to the statement issued by TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani.
The nature of the operations included 94 Sniper/Laser Attacks, 50 Guerrilla Attacks,
19 Grenade/Bomb Blasts, 9 Raids, 32 ambushes, 8 Counterattacks, 7 Target Killings, 1 missile attack and 1 Istishadi Attack, he said.
These operations resulted in the destruction of 40 military vehicles, 6 military posts, 3 tanks, 2 tankers and 33 CCTV cameras, the spokesman said.
The TTP seized from the “enemy” 10 G3 Rifles, 13 Kalashnikovs, 8 Rockets, 1 MG-1, 1 Large Sniper Rifle, 1 Rocket Launcher, 1 Mortar, 1 Pistol along with numerous mobile phones, large sums of cash, thousands of rounds of ammunition, magazines, and various other military equipment.
The TTP also apprehended 11 Pakistani military personnel and their associates.