Two terrorists killed in South Waziristan IBO, says ISPR.

RAWALPINDI -- Two terrorists were killed and one injured in an intelligence-based operation (IBO)conducted by the security forces in Nargosa area of South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.

"Security forces conducted an IBO in Nargosa area of South Waziristan district," said the military's media wing. "During intense fire, two terrorists, Usman Ali and Waheed Lashtai, were killed and one got injured and apprehended."

ISPR said the killed terrorists were active members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Sajna group and were experts in making improvised explosive devices (IED) as well as terrorist trainers and motivators.

[They] were involved in the attack on security forces on October 14, 2020 in which Captain Umer Cheema and two junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and three soldiers embraced shahadat while four [were] inured.

On October 14 last year, a security forces convoy came under attack near Razmak in North Waziristan. The martyred security personnel...

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