2012 Minhas airbase attack

Airbase Attack 2012 Minhas airbase attack the war on terror and the KPK insurgency Kamra, Attock District, Pakistan PAF aircraft, personnel and PAC facilities 33 52 8 N 72 24 3 E type:airport inline,title 2012 08 16 2:00am PST Suicide bombings and mass shooting 14 (including 9 perpetrators) Flag_of_Tehrik-i-Taliban.svg Tehrik-i-Taliban PakistanTehreek-i-Taliban claim 'revenge' attack on Kamra airbase https://tribune.com.pk/story/422821/attack-on-paf-airbase-live-updates 2012-08-16 Etribune AK-47s, RPG-7s, Hand grenades etc. Killing of Osama bin Laden and Baitullah Mehsud On 16 August 2012, one soldier was killed and several were injured in a terrorist attack on PAF Base Minhas which houses aircraft manufacturing facilities of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. The 9 attackers were later killed by PAF ground units. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.Tehreek-i-Taliban claim 'revenge' attack on Kamra airbase https://tribune.com.pk/story/422821/attack-on-paf-airbase-live-updates Ansari Nabil 2012-08-16 ETribune Popalzai SheheryarMilitants attack major Pakistan air base; nine killed https://www.reuters.com/article/world/militants-attack-major-pakistan-air-base-nine-killed-idUSBRE87E1C7/ Nauman Qasim 2012-08-17 ReutersGunmen storm military air base in Pakistan https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19278302 2012-08-16 BBC NewsSeveral killed in Pakistan airbase raid https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/8/16/several-killed-in-pakistan-airbase-raid 2012-08-16 Al Jazeera Background Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Killing of Osama bin Laden The spillover of war in neighboring Afghanistan into Pakistan's North West Frontier Province had given birth to terrorist groups like the TTP which aimed to overthrow the democratic government in Pakistan. The Pakistan Armed Forces along with NATO allies had been in war with groups like these for many years. By 2012, the TTP's emir Baitullah Mehsud had been killed in a US drone strike while their ally Al-Qaeda's leader Osama bin Laden was killed during Operation Neptune Spear. Attack At around 02:00am local time, the attackers fired a barrage of RPG-7s from outside the base premises due to which one parked aircraft sustained damages due to shrapnel. After scaling the walls, they were engaged by PAF ground forces. During the firefight, some explosives hit the Hangars where Saab-2000 Erieyes of the PAF's 3 AEW&C Squadron were parked which resulted in one aircraft being damaged beyond repair and two other sustaining significant shrapnel damages.History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force Khan Farhat 2024 1st Hashmi 288 Qadeer Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) 978-969-7518-01-2 QRF forces along with the Special Service Wing rushed to the scene as reinforcements from Attock police and Punjab Rangers also arrived. The militants who were by then overwhelmed amidst a heavy firefight were gradually cornered and eliminated one by one. The last one who was wearing an Explosive belt blew himself up and the airbase was secured after two hours of intense gunfights. Apart from the 9 terrorists, 3 base security guards and two regular airmen were killed while several others were wounded including the Base commander; Air Commodore Muhammad Azam who was hit in the shoulder while leading the clearance operation. Aftermath After the attacks, Pakistani Law Enforcement Agencies launched a countrywide manhunt for those involved. Attock district police later arrested 9 people who were linked to the attacks which also included a suspect who provided financial and logistic assistance in planning the attack. In 2014, Bilal Khan another alleged mastermind of the attack was killed during a joint operation by Karachi Police and Sindh Rangers at Machar Colony.Alleged mastermind of Kamra attack killed in Karachi operation https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/229357-Alleged-mastermind-of-Kamra-attack-killed-in-Karac 2014-07-18 Dunya newsFire fight: Another mastermind of Kamra Base attack killed in encounter https://tribune.com.pk/story/740985/fire-fight-another-mastermind-of-kamra-base-attack-killed-in-encounter 2014-07-25 ETribune See also 2014 Quetta Airbase attack Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters attack References Category:Attacks on air bases in Pakistan Category:War on terror Category:2012 mass shootings in Asia Category:Attacks on military installations in 2012 Category:Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attacks Category:Aviation history of Pakistan Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2012