Battle of Mirali

The Battle of Mirali was a bloody military engagement occurred between 7 October and 10 October 2007 and involved Taliban militants and Pakistani soldiers around the town of Mirali, Pakistan (North Waziristan), the second biggest town in the semi-autonomous region on the border with Afghanistan.

Battle of Mirali
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date7–10 October 2007
(3 days)
Location
Mirali town, North Waziristan Agency, Federally Administrated Tribal Areas, Pakistan
32.59°N 70.15°E / 32.59; 70.15
Result Ceasefire and military stalemate
Belligerents

State of Pakistan

 Pakistan Army
 Pakistan Air Force		 Tehrik-e-Taliban
Units involved
9th Infantry Division
5th Army Aviation Wing
No. 16 Squadron Panthers
Strength
Unknown
Casualties and losses
47 killed
20 wounded		 175 killed
100 wounded
Mirali
Location within Pakistan

Timeline of the battle

According to the Pakistani Armed Forces, the clashes broke out on 7 October after militants set off improvised explosive devices and conducted ambushes on a Pakistani convoy, near the town of Mirali. The subsequent engagements killed nearly 200 people. The army says the casualties were militants and soldiers but local people reported at least ten civilians were among the dead. Hundreds of people fled Mirali after more than 50 houses were damaged in the fighting.[1][2]

After a number of attacks on military convoys, near Mirali, the Pakistan Army sent helicopter gunships and Pakistan Air Force jet fighters to target suspected militant positions in several villages around that region.

On 9 October, according to the Pakistani Army, military aircraft struck "one or two places" near Mirali. There were confirmed reports that about 50 militants had been killed.

Truce

On 15 October, Pakistani soldiers and tribal fighters in the northwestern province of North Waziristan agreed to a truce, and the Pakistani forces lifted the curfew over the area.[3] This truce was over by the end of the month.[4]

See also

References
  1. Al Jazeera English - News - Scores Killed In Pakistan Battles Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Al Jazeera English - News - Scores Killed In Waziristan Clashes Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Aamir Latif (2007-10-16). "Curfew lifted in northwest Pakistan". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  4. "Pakistani truce collapses". News.com.au. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
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