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Swat, located around 240 kilometres (150 miles) from Islamabad, was a significant TTP stronghold until operation rahe rast in 2009, when the Pakistani military drove the armed group's militants out. [5] The new uptick in violence comes after peace negotiations between Pakistan's security services and the TTP failed to produce any results. [2]
The Second Battle of Swat also known as Operation Rah-e-Rast, was Sub-Operation of Operation Black Thunderstorm,began in May 2009 and involved the Pakistan Army and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan.
On 24 April 2023, an explosion in the Counter-Terrorism Department building in Kabal, Swat Valley, Pakistan, killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 others. [1] Although the origin of the explosion is still being looked into, it is assumed that either an ancient ammo store or the explosive material kept in the building's basement ...
Pakistan security forces killed six militants and wounded eight others in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s northwest, the military said Sunday. Security forces conducted an ...
Suspected militants blew up a school for girls in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country's volatile northwest, badly damaging the structure but no one was harmed in the ...
Militants stormed a paramilitary checkpoint in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing seven troops, the latest in a string of attacks by separatist insurgents, police said. The early-morning ...
The First Battle of Swat, also known as Operation Rah-e-Haq, was fought between Pakistan and the Tehrik-i-Taliban in late 2007 over control of the Swat District of Pakistan. The battle began on 25 October 2007 and involved the Pakistani Army and TTP-led forces in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan. From 25 October 2007, to 7 ...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said. Swat district ...