PESHAWAR: Security forces claimed that at least 36 foreign terrorists were among those killed in an air strike carried out in the restive North Waziristan tribal region on Monday night and Tuesday, security sources said.
Those 40 who were killed in the air strike included 33 Uzbeks and 3 Germans, while 15 others militants also sustained injuries. Moreover, some of the key figures like Wali Muhammad‚ Asmat ullah Shaheen Bittani‚ Noor Badshah‚ and Maulvi Farhad Uzbek were also among those killed in the air strike.
The security officials said the strikes were carried out on the basis of intelligence reports.
Top TTP commanders killed in North Waziristan including Wali Muhammad‚ Asmat ullah Shaheen Bittani‚ Noor Badshah‚ and Maulvi Farhad Uzbek
