Al Jazeera: Pakistani Taliban storms airbase near Peshawar
At least 21 security officers among 43 dead in firefight after attack by fighters on military barracks and mosque.
Fighters belonging to the Pakistani Taliban have stormed an air force station near Peshawar in Pakistan's northwest, resulting in a firefight with security forces and the deaths of at least 43 people, sources say.
ISPR, the Pakistan military's media wing, said at least 21 security officers and five civilians working at the Badaber Air Force base died and 14 fighters were killed in Friday morning's gun battle.
WNU Editor: This was not a soft target that the Taliban were targeting .... this was a hard target in every way. And while many Taliban and Pak soldeirs were killed, the Taliban gave a very clear message that they are far from defeated.
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