Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- More than two dozen militants were killed Friday in a Pakistani military airstrike that targeted high-value Taliban leaders, a Pakistani military official told CNN on Saturday.
The strike on militant hideouts in the country's tribal region killed Taliban leader Fateh Mohammad, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Pakistani station Express TV.
Taliban commanders Mullah Faqir Mohammad and Qari Ziaur Rehman were also targets, but Malik could not confirm whether they were killed in the assault.
Fateh Mohammad, the Taliban leader in Pakistan's Swat Valley who fled the area when the military launched an offensive there nearly a year ago, was killed by helicopter gunships, Malik said.
The strikes targeted Mohmand, one of seven districts in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border.
Fateh Mohammad had been moving between Mohmand and neighboring Bajaur to the north since fleeing the tribal region, officials said.
Taliban leader in Swat Valley killed in airstrike - CNN.com
The strike on militant hideouts in the country's tribal region killed Taliban leader Fateh Mohammad, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Pakistani station Express TV.
Taliban commanders Mullah Faqir Mohammad and Qari Ziaur Rehman were also targets, but Malik could not confirm whether they were killed in the assault.
Fateh Mohammad, the Taliban leader in Pakistan's Swat Valley who fled the area when the military launched an offensive there nearly a year ago, was killed by helicopter gunships, Malik said.
The strikes targeted Mohmand, one of seven districts in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border.
Fateh Mohammad had been moving between Mohmand and neighboring Bajaur to the north since fleeing the tribal region, officials said.
Taliban leader in Swat Valley killed in airstrike - CNN.com
