Pakistan airstrikes on Taliban hideouts kill 15
Friday, 21 February 2014
MIRANSHAH, (Pakistan), Feb 20 (AFP): Pakistani jets launched multiple strikes on Taliban holdouts in the northwest Thursday, killing at least 15 in retaliation for a string of attacks by the militants which has derailed peace talks.
The first strike confirmed by security officials came early Thursday when jets bombed several locations including a compound in the town of Mir Ali and surrounding areas of North Waziristan.
"There are confirmed reports of 15 militants including foreigners killed in these airstrikes," a senior security official told the news agency on condition of anonymity.