Killing at least 20 members of the Taliban in Pakistan army air strike

Pakistani army continues its military operations against Taliban

Pakistani military announced that at least 20 members of Pakistan's Taliban movement were killed on Wednesday in army shelling of the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan stronghold of these Alemtemrdihn the Islamists and the main sanctuary for al Qaeda in the world.



Targeting in the Orakzai tribal hideouts of the Taliban, Pakistan, the main responsible for the wave of attacks - especially suicide bombings - which killed about five thousand people in each country during more than four years.



Said a senior official in the army on condition of anonymity, told AFP: "We have four strongholds were destroyed and could be a toll greater than that." And can not verify the tolls that are declared by the military operations against Islamist insurgents, preventing journalists from reaching the tribal areas, mostly under the control of the Taliban.



The raid targeted an air fighter stronghold of rebels under the leadership of Mullah and Mullah flood Mohiuddin known that they were from Pakistan, Taliban leaders. He said another official said killed 20 people, at least until time "indicated some of the information to the death of Mohiuddin in the raid." The tribal areas of northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan when a Taliban stronghold and haven for allies of al Qaeda and a rear base for the Taliban's Afghanistan mission.

Killing at least 20 members of the Taliban in Pakistan army air strike