Battle of Bajaur

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
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]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference WSJ1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.