2009 Khyber Pass offensive

2009 Khyber Pass offensive the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1 September – 30 November 2009(2009 09 1 2009 11 30) Khyber Pass, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan Pakistani victoryKhan, 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.Rahman, Hamid. The Battle for the Khyber: Analyzing Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Operations in the FATA. Islamabad Defence Review, 2009.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."Pakistan Retakes Khyber Pass." The New York Times, 16 July 2009, p. A6.Burki, Shireen K. "The 2009 Pakistani Army Offensive in South Waziristan." Contemporary South Asia, vol. 19, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 193-208. Pakistan Lashkar-e-Islam Flag.jpg Lashkar-e-Islam Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Brig. Gen. Abid MumtazFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg P/A Tariq Hayat Lashkar-e-Islam Flag.jpg Mangal Bagh Pakistan Pakistan Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg 20th Mountaineering Brigade Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg 57th Army Combat Brigade Lashkar-e-Islam Flag.jpg Lashkar-e-Islam 2 soldiers killed 151+ killedTop Stories | Pakistan Observer Newspaper online edition http://pakobserver.net/200909/08/news/topstories12.asp https://archive.today/20240524114706/https://www.webcitation.org/5jhFEeLlk?url=http://pakobserver.net/200909/08/news/topstories12.asp 2024-05-24 dead 2009-09-08 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 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 militantsNovember 2018, 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 Khyber Pass Federally Administered Tribal Areas Operation Zarb-e-Azb Mohmand Offensive References 34.093056 N 71.145833 E title Khyber Pass Offensive, 2009 Khyber_Pass_offensive Khyber_Pass_offensive Khyber_Pass_offensive Khyber_Pass_offensive Khyber_Pass_offensive Category:Battles involving Pakistan Category:Counterterrorism in Pakistan