IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dera Ismail Khan area, Pakistan on Tue 12th December 2023

Twenty-five Army soldiers were killed while 27 terrorists were killed in three separate incidents in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 12, reports Dawn. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a group of six terrorists attacked a security forces’ checkpost in the Daraban area. “The attempt to enter the post was effectively thwarted which forced the terrorists to ram an explosive-laden vehicle into the post, followed by a suicide bombing attack. The resulting blasts led to the collapse of the building, causing multiple casualties; 23 brave soldiers embraced shahadat, while all six terrorists were effectively engaged and sent to hell,” the ISPR said. Tehreek-i-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), a new group affiliated with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack on the checkpost. The TJP ‘spokesman’ in his claim said four bombers, belonging to Lakki, Dera Ismail Khan, Swat and Mardan Districts, took part in the attack.