Pakistan attacks "terrorist hideouts" in Iran as neighbors trade fire
CBSN
Pakistan carried out "a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes" in Iran early Thursday, its foreign ministry said in a statement. The attacks came two days after Iran conducted similar strikes in Pakistan.
"This morning's action was taken in light of credible intelligence of impending large-scale terrorist activities," Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said in the statement, calling the strikes "a manifestation of Pakistan's unflinching resolve to protect and defend its national security against all threats."
Thursday's attack appeared to have targeted the Baluch Liberation Army, an ethnic separatist group that has operated in the border region between Pakistan and Iran for over 20 years, The Associate Press reported.
