Wazoo, officials said on Saturday.Irfan Mehsud, son of Azam Tariq, a member of the central shura and former front man for the TTP, was killed in an exchange of fire with troops as sporadic festivities continued in Bober. An official source identified the other slain leader as Wafadar Mehsud.
Officials claimed that five TTP supporters had also been killed in festivities on Friday and Saturday.
Security forces and supporters of TTP leader Khan Said alias Sajna have been engaged in fighting since Monday. His supporters, including foreigners, have set up hideouts in Bober.
Sources in the TTP confirmed the killing of Irfan Mehsud. About Wafadar Mehsud, they said he had sustained minor injuries in the fighting.
They claimed that eight soldiers had been killed in festivities, but officials did not confirm that.
Militants said security forces, backed by helicopter gunships, had launched an undeclared offensive and destroyed their hideouts in Bober. They admitted that troops had made an advance in the area.
They said nomads had been cauÂght in the conflict and families who had returned to their homes only recently after having been displaÂced earlier had again moved to safe locations. They claimed that several women and kiddies had suffered injuries in artillery shelling.