Battle of Bajaur

For the 1960-61 skirmish, see Bajaur Campaign.
For the 1519 battle, see Battle of Bajaur (1519).

Battle of Bajaur (Operation Sherdil)
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Bajaur is the yellow colored region
Date7 August 2008 – 28 February 2009
(6 months and 3 weeks)
Location
Bajaur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Result Pakistani victory
Belligerents
Pakistan Pakistan TTP
Al-Qaeda
TNSM
Commanders and leaders
MG Tariq Khan[1]
B.Gen. Abid Mumtaz[1]
B.Gen. Zafar ul haq
Col Nauman Saeed		 Faqir Mohammed
Abu Saeed Al-Masri
Units involved

 Pakistan Army

 Pakistan Air Force

FCKP (N)		 TTP
Al-Qaeda
TNSM
Strength
9,000–15,000[1] ~4,000[1]
Casualties and losses
30 killed and 4 wounded
(Pakistan army)		 1,500 killed and 2,000 wounded
(Militants)

The Battle of Bajaur (English: Operation Lion Heart), also known as Operation Sherdil, was a military campaign in the Bajaur region of Pakistan. It was conducted on 7 August 2008 by the Frontier Corps and Infantry Brigade of Pakistan army. The operation was primarily launched to end the political movement of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. Bajaur area was administered by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan until 2007, and it remained Al-Qaeda's central command and control for carrying out activities in Northeast Afghanistan and Kunar province.[2][3] Recent reports indicate that ongoing conflict has newly displaced an estimate of 7,000 people between 3 and 4 March in Nurgal district.[4]

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  2. ^ Roggio, Bill (10 August 2008). "Pakistani troops retreat after Taliban onslaught in Bajaur". The Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  3. ^ Gall, Carlotta (14 July 2008). "9 Americans Die in Afghan Attack". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan: Update on the situation in Kunar Province - Flash Update (09 March 2020)". ReliefWeb. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.