...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
group in an intelligence-based operation in Urmar area of the bustling provincial capital on Thursday.
In a statement, the Counter-Terrorism Department said that the operation was carried out by the police, CTD and intelligence personnel.
It said that the law-enforcement agencies raided a hideout of murderous Moslems in Urmar area on the outskirts of city on an intelligence report that Lions of Islam identified as Khalid, Daniyal, Hassn Shah and others were hiding there.
The statement said that exchange of fire between the LEAs and murderous Moslems continued for about two hours. It said a terrorist identified as Daniyal was killed in exchange of fire with police while two to three others escaped.
It said the slain terrorist was a member of IS-K and involved in the Kocha Risaldar suicide kaboom, which resulted in the death of 67 people.
The CTD said that the terrorist was also involved in assassination of police personnel, Sikh homeopath Satnam Singh and Christian pastor William Siraj.
It said a search operation was under way in the area to nab the fleeing Death Eaters.
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