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  2. Operation Zarb-e-Azb - Wikipedia

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    Operation Zarb-e-Azb (Pashto/Urdu: آپریشن ضربِ عضب ALA-LC: Āpres̱ẖan Ẓarb-i ʿAẓb; lit. ' Single Strike ') was a joint military offensive conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces against various militant groups, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, al-Qaeda, Jundallah ...

  3. Pakistani Taliban - Wikipedia

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    Pakistani Taliban. The Pakistani Taliban (Urdu: پاکستانی طالبان), formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (تحریکِ طالبان پاکستان, lit. 'Pakistani Taliban Movement', abbr. TTP), is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan–Pakistani border. Formed in ...

  4. On 18 December 2022, the Pakistani Taliban carried out an attack on a counterterrorism centre in the Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They took the officers hostage until 20 December, when Pakistan 's security forces lay siege to the centre, releasing all the hostages and killing 25 militants inside. Two officers were killed during the siege.

  5. 4 people kidnapped, including army officer visiting northwest ...

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    August 29, 2024 at 2:45 AM. DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants kidnapped four people, including an army officer who was sitting in a mosque in a former stronghold of Pakistani ...

  6. Taliban says it hit back at Pakistan after air strikes in ...

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    KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Afghanistan's Taliban said on Monday that Pakistan carried out two air strikes on its territory, killing five women and three children, and it fired heavy weapons at ...

  7. Operation Azm-e-Istehkam - Wikipedia

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    Operation Azm-e-Istehkam (Urdu: آپریشن عزم استحکام) is a counter-insurgency operation launched by the government of Pakistan in June 2024. [1] The operation was approved by prime minister Shehbaz Sharif. [2] The operation will include not only military action, but also socio-economic uplift to deter extremism.

  8. Badri 313 Battalion - Wikipedia

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    Attack helicopter. Mil Mi-17. The Badri 313 Battalion (Pashto: بدري ٣١٣ قطعه) is a unit of the Taliban. [7] The unit's name is closely associated with the Haqqani network, which has reportedly provided them with training. [2][1] Elite Taliban units like the Badri 313 have been reported as being "critical in the taking over of ...

  9. Balochistan Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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    On 30 January 2024, at least six BLA fighters and four security officials have been killed in an overnight attack in the city of Mach, south of Balochistan's capital, Quetta. [127] On 26 August 2024, at least 74 people, including 14 soldiers were killed in a series of attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan.