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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 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. The first Battle of Swat had ended with a peace agreement, that the government had ...
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 ...
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]
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 ...
20 March - 10 people (including 2 soldiers) were killed in a bomb blast and gun attack by the BLA militants at Gwadar Port Authority Complex. [13] 26 March - 6 killed (including one paramilitary soldier) in a militant attack on Pakistan naval airbase. [14] 26 March - Five Chinese nationals killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan. [15]
The Operation Rah-e-Nijat ("Path of Salvation"; Urdu: آپریشن راہ نجات) was a strategic offensive military operation by the unified command of Pakistan Armed Forces against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their extremist allies in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas that began on June 19, 2009; [12] a major ground-air offensive was ...
The battle was won by the Pakistani army, but Taliban militants slowly re-entered Swat over the coming months and started engaging security forces in battles that lasted throughout 2008. By early February 2009, the Taliban had managed to regain control of most of Swat and at least 80 percent of the district was under their control. [62] 50: 25 ...