2015 Camp Badaber attack

Militant attack in Pakistan January 2021 January 2021 2015 Camp Badaber attack the War in North-West Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan 33.96 71.57 PAF Camp Badaber none center Badaber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan Air Force Camp Badaber 33.9557 N 71.5754 E inline,title 2015 09 18 yes Pakistan Standard Time Mass shooting 39 (14 militants, 25 security personnel) 25 Flag of Tehrik-i-Taliban.svg Pakistani Taliban 14 Retaliation for Operation Zarb-e-Azb The 2015 Camp Badaber attack occurred on 18 September 2015, when 14 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attempted to storm Camp Badaber, a Pakistan Air Force base located in Badaber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The attack killed 25–29 security personnel, including Captain Asfandyar Bukhari of the Pakistan Army, who was responding to the attack as part of a quick-reaction force. All 14 militants were killed in combat with Pakistani forces, according to claims by security officials.Gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34287385 18 September 2015 BBC News 18 September 2015Army captain among 29 killed in TTP-claimed attack on PAF camp in Peshawar https://www.dawn.com/news/1207710/ 18 September 2015 Dawn 18 September 2015 The attack, claimed by the TTP to be in retaliation for the Pakistan Armed Forces' Operation Zarb-e-Azb, was the first of its kind in its intensity, and the well-armed TTP militants engaged Pakistani forces at Camp Badaber in a protracted battle that resulted in heavier losses than those inflicted in previous attacks on military installations.PAF base attackers wanted to engage troops in long gun battle https://www.dawn.com/news/1207949 Sep 21, 2015 Dawn Sep 21, 2015 PAF Camp Badaber is located about 48 km east of the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.January 2021 Background War in North-West Pakistan Operation Zarb-e-Azb Operation Khyber-1 In June 2014, a joint military offensive was conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces against militant groups operating in North Waziristan, then part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, both of which had seen extensive violence in the wake of the War in Afghanistan (post-9/11). The offensive, codenamed Operation Zarb-e-Azb, was launched in the wake of the 2014 Jinnah International Airport attack in Karachi, Sindh, for which the Tehrik-i-Taliban claimed responsibility. The operation is part of the ongoing War in North-West Pakistan, in which more than 42,000 people have been killed.http://tribune.com.pk/story/791954/zarb-e-azb-army-says-90-of-north-waziristan-cleared/ Zarb-e-Azb: Army says 90% of North Waziristan cleared 16 November 2014 Express Tribune 17 December 201418 September 2015 Army captain among 29 killed in TTP-claimed attack on PAF camp in Peshawar Dawn https://www.dawn.com/news/1207710 18 September 2015 dawn Air base PAF Camp Badaber PAF Camp Badaber, formerly known as the Peshawar Air Station, is a non-flying airbase of the Pakistan Air Force located in Badaber, a remote area about 4 mi km flip south of the city of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The base served as a former Central Intelligence Agency–United States Air Force Security Service listening post in Western Bloc-allied Pakistan during the Cold War,Abida Ejaz https://books.google.com/books?id=CNW57ExTWYEC&pg=PA209 Religia a współczesne stosunki międzynarodowe Krakow Educational Association 2010 978-8-3757-1101-1 Bogusława Bednarczyk 209 Exploitation in the name of religion: The case of Pakistan 6 August 2013 used by the 6937 Communications Group from 17 July 1959https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve07/d38 Document 38 – Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–7, Documents on South Asia, 1969–1972 – Historical Documents – Office of the Historian state.gov 19 September 2015 to 7 January 1970,http://www.6937th.org/baseclosing.htm New Page 1 6937th.org 19 September 2015 when the facility was formally closed.History of the base during American use http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110508040548/http://6937th.50megs.com/ 8 May 2011 . Peshawar Air Station Alumni Association. Peshawar Air Station served as the launching point for the United States' notoriously ill-fated 1960 U-2 reconnaissance mission into the Soviet Union. Attack According to the then director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Asim Bajwa, the attack began in the early hours of 18 September 2015, when 14 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, armed with automatic weapons and RPGs arrived on Inqalab Road, and after dismounting from their vehicle near PAF Base Badaber, breached the gates and gained entry into the base. Pakistani security forces stationed inside the airbase engaged the terrorists immediately after their infiltration. Following their breach, the militants split into two groups, with one group heading towards the administrative areas in the base while the other group targeted technical military assets. Heavy contingents of military reinforcements were called after an intense gunfight erupted between the terrorists and Pakistani security forces inside the base. A major firefight also took place within the small area of the base which housed its mosque; the militants attacked and opened fire on the personnel inside the mosque for morning prayers, inflicting heavy losses on the Pakistani military. Here, at least 29 people, including 23 airmen, three soldiers and three civilian workers were killed. Captain Asfandyar Bukhari of the Pakistan Army, who was responding to the attack as part of a quick reaction force, was also killed during the attack.PAF Badaber camp attack was planned, controlled from Afghanistan: DG ISPR https://www.dawn.com/news/1207810/paf-badaber-camp-attack-was-planned-controlled-from-afghanistan-dg-ispr 18 September 2015 Dawn 18 September 2015https://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/blogs/shaheed-captain-isfandyar-bukhari/ Shaheed Captain Isfandyar Bukhari - PKKH.tv 2015-09-28 PKKH.tv 2017-05-04 en-UShttp://www.app.com.pk/dhq-hospital-attock-renamed-after-capt-asfandyar-bokhari-shaheed/ DHQ Hospital Attock renamed after Capt Asfandyar Bukhari Shaheed Uploader 2016-06-11 Associate Press Of Pakistan 2017-05-04 en-US Aftermath Following the attack, a search operation and aerial surveillance of the base and its surroundings for terrorists were conducted, following which around 15 people were arrested by security forces. General Raheel Sharif, then Chief of Army Staff, visited the wounded Pakistani personnel at the Combined Military Hospital–Peshawar and held meetings with Pakistan Army Corps Commander Lieutenant-General Hidayatur Rehman and Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman to discuss the attack. Responsibility The attack's responsibility was claimed by the Khorasani wing of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).At least 29 killed, including army captain, as militants attack PAF base in Peshawar http://tribune.com.pk/story/959024/militants-attack-pakistan-air-force-base-in-peshawar/ 18 September 2015 Express Tribune 18 September 2015 The attack was allegedly executed and coordinated from neighbouring Afghanistan—which further increased existing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The militants involved in the attack had also reportedly come from AfghanistanPAF base attack planned in Afghanistan: DG ISPR http://tribune.com.pk/story/959273/paf-base-attack-planned-in-afghanistan-dg-ispr/ 18 September 2015 Express Tribune 18 September 2015 per statements made by the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations, Asim Bajwa: "The attackers came from Afghanistan and the whole foul play was planned in the neighbouring country. This attack was being executed through direct coordination from Afghanistan as well."Badaber attack planned, controlled from Afghanistan: ISPR http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/18-Sep-2015/badaber-attack-planned-controlled-from-afghanistan-ispr Sep 18, 2015 Daily Times Sep 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150920175230/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/18-Sep-2015/badaber-attack-planned-controlled-from-afghanistan-ispr September 20, 2015 dead Reactions United States – Deputy spokesman of the U.S. State Department Mark Toner, stated: "No country has suffered more at the hands of terrorists and extremists than Pakistan." He termed the attack as "a reprehensible act."State Department Spokesperson says no country has suffered more at the hands of terrorists and extremists than Pakistan http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/79483/1 Sep 19, 2015 Radio Pakistan Sep 19, 2015 20 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120171344/http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/79483/1 deadUS, UN term attack on PAF camp a 'reprehensible act' http://tribune.com.pk/story/959613/us-un-term-attack-on-paf-camp-a-reprehensible-act/ Sep 19, 2015 The Express Tribune Sep 19, 2015 United Nations – Deputy spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, also condemned the attack. He "offered condolences" to the government and people of Pakistan. 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