Commanders among five terrorists killed in North Waziristan IBOs

TTP commanders Syed Raheem and Saifullah Noor were involved in several terrorist activities, says ISPR

Five terrorists including two commanders were killed during two intelligence-based operations (IBOs) of the security forces in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district on Sunday, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

The military's media wing said Syed Raheem AKA Abid of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) AKK group and Saifullah Noor of TTP Gohar group were killed during the operations in Mir Ali and Khaisur areas of North Waziristan.

Syed Raheem was involved in 17 terrorist activities against the security forces since 2007. He was in-charge of two suicide bombings in Wana and Mir Ali areas.

"He was tasked by hostile agencies for target killing, recruiting new terrorists and organising them," ISPR said. He was also involved in several terrorist activities between November 2020 and January 2021, it added.

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The terrorist commander had also killed four Maliks (tribal elders) in Mir Ali, three engineers working in a company in North Waziristan and had carried out several improvised explosive device (IED) attacks.

Commander Saifullah Noor, the ISPR said, was directly involved in different IED attacks on security forces in Khaisur.

On January 18, at least two terrorists were killed by security forces during an IBO in Nargosa area of South Waziristan district.

“During intense fire, two terrorists Usman Ali and Waheed Lashtai were killed and one was injured and apprehended,” the military’s media wing added.

The ISPR further added that the killed terrorists were active members of the TTP Sajna group and were experts in IEDs. They were also terrorist trainers, motivators and were involved in attacks on security forces.

On January 10, it was reported that Sepoy Naseer embraced martyrdom during an IBO on a terrorist hideout in Kani Roga, Doga Macha, North Waziristan district.

Two terrorists were also killed in the operation, the ISPR revealed.