21 Turks Reportedly Killed In US Drone Attack

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Turks were killed in US drone attacks on Thursday. According to Gazavat Media, a jihadist propaganda website, the dead included ““Turkish mujahedeen affiliated with the Haqqani group.” “It was confirmed that the number of the Turkish mujahedeen affiliated with the Haqqani group was 21, and that there were also mujahedeen heavily wounded in the attack,” a statement on the website said.

Pak Tribune also reported two US drone strikes killed 21 foreign militants in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region. However according to the account of the attack on the Long War Journal website, the Turks killed were members of Victorious Sect, a Turkish jihadist group.

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