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2009 Khyber Pass offensive

Coordinates: 34°05′35″N 71°08′45″E / 34.093056°N 71.145833°E / 34.093056; 71.145833
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2009 Khyber Pass offensive
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date1 September - 30 November 2009
(2 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Result

Pakistani victory[1][2][3][4][5]

  • NATO routes were secured
  • Taliban forces were eliminated from the area
Belligerents
 Pakistan Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Abid Mumtaz
P/A Tariq Hayat
Mangal Bagh
Units involved

 Pakistan Army

  • 20th Mountaineering Brigade
  • 57th Army Combat Brigade
Lashkar-e-Islam
Casualties and losses
2 soldiers killed 151+ Killed[6]

The 2009 Khyber Pass offensive was an offensive military campaign by Pakistani Army against Islamic militants from Lashkar-e-Islam in and near the Khyber Pass. The offensive was launched after a series of suicide bombings, including one at a police station where 17 cadets were killed. After two months, Pakistan Army defeated the militants and cleared the area from the militants.

Military offensives

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Pakistan Army launched an offensive campaign against militants after series of suicide bombings. The Pakistan Army infantry troops quickly launched operation which concluded with destroyed 4 militant bases, killed 40 militants, and captured 43 militants, according to Pakistan Army. Human Rights organizations claim Pakistani security forces executed surrendering militants[citation needed], a claim which was denied by Pakistan. Outside a press briefing to journalists by local governor Tariq Hayat, a truck loaded with the bodies of militants and weapons seized from militants were displayed outside of the press briefing. Hayat gave no indication whether this would be a sustained offensive. Fighting continued, with large numbers of militants being killed or captured. 2 Pakistani soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a land mine.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Khan, Faisal. "Securing the Khyber: The Pakistani Army's Offensive in the Tirah Valley." Journal of South Asian Affairs, vol. 32, no. 1, 2009, pp. 16-32.
  2. ^ Rahman, Hamid. The Battle for the Khyber: Analyzing Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Operations in the FATA. Islamabad Defence Review, 2009.
  3. ^ Khattak, Daud. "Reclaiming Lost Ground: Pakistan's Waziristan Offensive and the Defeat of the Pakistani Taliban." Small Wars & Insurgencies, vol. 22, no. 3, 2011, pp. 441-462.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Retakes Khyber Pass." The New York Times, 16 July 2009, p. A6.
  5. ^ Burki, Shireen K. "The 2009 Pakistani Army Offensive in South Waziristan." Contemporary South Asia, vol. 19, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 193-208.
  6. ^ "Top Stories | Pakistan Observer Newspaper online edition". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2009-09-08.

34°05′35″N 71°08′45″E / 34.093056°N 71.145833°E / 34.093056; 71.145833