2014 Quetta Airbase attack

Terrorist attack on Quetta Airport August 2014 April 2026 2014 Quetta Airbase attack the War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan 30.11 67.00 Quetta none center Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan Khalid–Samungli airbases, Pakistan Air Force 30 11 N 67 00 E region:PK inline,title 2014 08 15 yes Pakistan Standard Time Mass shooting 12 12 Flag of Tehrik-i-Taliban.svg Tehrik-i-Taliban ~13 The 2014 Quetta airbase attack occurred on 15 August 2014, when approximately 13 Tehrik-i-Taliban militants attempted to storm two airbases of the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force; PAF Base Samungli and Khalid Airbase, both located in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The attack was largely unsuccessful as Pakistani security forces foiled the attempt following a major armed engagement between the two sides which resulted in the deaths of 12 militants, while 12 people were injured, including one attacker and 11 security personnel.https://www.dawn.com/news/1125310/ttp-faction-claims-responsibility-for-attack-on-airbases-in-quetta TTP faction claims responsibility for attack on airbases in Quetta - Pakistan 14 August 2014 Dawn.Com 2014-08-15Yousufzai Gul https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-militants-attacks-idUSKBN0GE1ZC20140814 Pakistan's Quetta airport hit by deadly bomb and gun attack 14 August 2014 Reuters 2014-08-15 Background PAF Base Samungli is an airbase of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), located near the Quetta International Airport in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. The PAF No. 17 Squadron and No. 23 Squadron are based in Samungli, which has been used as a main operating base since the 1970s. The Samungli airbase was also used by the United States to conduct military logistics operations for the post-9/11 War in Afghanistan.http://www.paf.gov.pk/active_bases.html PAKISTAN AIR FORCE - Official website Paf.gov.pk 2014-08-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626125429/http://www.paf.gov.pk/active_bases.html 26 June 2010 dead http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2011/12/15/cia-drones-quit-pakistan-site-but-us-keeps-access-to-other-airbases/ CIA drones quit one Pakistan site – but US keeps access to other airbases | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Thebureauinvestigates.com 2014-08-15 3 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403052845/http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2011/12/15/cia-drones-quit-pakistan-site-but-us-keeps-access-to-other-airbases/ dead PAF Base Khalid is another airbase located some 12 km mi away from PAF Base Samungli.Web Desk http://tribune.com.pk/story/748942/one-injured-as-rockets-fired-at-quetta-airport/ Attacks on Quetta airbases leave 12 militants killed, 11 officials injured – The Express Tribune Tribune.com.pk 2011-02-23 2014-08-15 Attack The attack took place in the early hours of 15 August 2014, when Tehrik-i-Taliban militants, armed with automatic weapons, explosives and RPGs, attempted to storm PAF Base Samungli and PAF Base Khalid. According to a military spokesperson, Pakistani security forces pre-emptively engaged the terrorists during their infiltration attempt. Heavy contingents of police and security forces responded after an intense gunfight erupted between the terrorists and airbase personnel, during which explosives were extensively used. Lieutenant-General Nasir Khan Janjua of the Pakistan Army Southern Command (also based near Quetta) stated that six dead militants were found in PAF Base Khalid while another six were found in PAF Base Samungli. A wounded militant was captured by security forces and subsequently shifted for medical treatment and interrogation. 11 Pakistani security personnel were also wounded in the attack, and shifted for medical treatment. The Pakistan Armed Forces' Inter-Services Public Relations media wing later released a conclusive statement saying that both airbases had been secured.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/world/asia/pakistan.html?_r=0 Militants Attack 2 Air Bases in Western Pakistan The New York Times 15 August 2014 15 August 2014 Salman Masoodhttp://arynews.tv/en/security-forces-thwart-terror-plot-at-samungli-airbase/ Terror plot at Quetta's Samungli, Khalid Airbases foiled | ARY NEWS Arynews.tv 1945-08-06 2014-08-15 Responsibility Ghalib Mehsud, commander of the Tehrik-i-Taliban's Fidayeen Islam wing, claimed responsibility for the attack, and in a threat to the Government of Pakistan, stated that there will be more attacks in the coming days.Yousufzai Gul https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-militants-attacks-idUSKBN0GE1ZC20140815 Ten dead in attacks on air force bases in Pakistan's Quetta 15 August 2014 Reuters 2014-08-15 See also 2011 PNS Mehran attack 2012 Bacha Khan International Airport attack 2014 Jinnah International Airport attack Quetta attacks References Category:Mass shootings in Pakistan Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2014 Category:2014 mass shootings in Asia Category:Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attacks Category:Terrorist incidents in Quetta Category:Attacks on military installations in 2014 Category:Attacks on air bases in Pakistan Category:Terrorist attacks on airports in Pakistan Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2014 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Quetta Category:2014 in Balochistan, Pakistan Category:2010s crimes in Quetta