User:PakWolfpack/sandbox
Pakistan's war on terror | |||||||
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Part of the war on terror and the spillover of the War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) | |||||||
Clockwise from top-left: Pakistani soldiers overlooking the Swat valley from the highest point after successfully defeating the Taliban during Operation Black Thunderstorm in 2009; Pakistani soldier taking combat position; Pakistan Air Force F-16s, which along with other fighters were extensively used to target Taliban hideouts and positions throughout the war; Pakistani C-130E Hercules, which were used for airborne operations; Pakistani soldier inspecting a militant hideout in Swat during the Second Battle of Swat in 2009; Marriott Hotel in Islamabad following a terrorist attack in 2008; Pakistani soldiers carrying out clearance operations in Mir Ali, North Waziristan during Operation Zarb-e-Azb in 2014 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
(see Drone strikes in Pakistan) |
Taliban-aligned insurgent groups:
ISIL-aligned groups:
Baloch separatist insurgent groups:
Sindhi separatist insurgent groups: Sectarian groups: Supported by:
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Balach Marri † Aslam Baloch, alias Achu † Abdul Nabi Bangulzai † Hyrbyair Marri Allah Nazar Baloch Brahumdagh Bugti Haji Wali Kalati Mehran Marri Javed Mengal Gulzar Imam Sarfaraz Bangulzai | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown no. of air squadrons of Navy and Pakistan Air Force fighter jets, including JF-17 and F-16 jets UAV drones CIA operatives U.S. Special Operations Forces |
~25,000 TTP militants
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Since 2000:
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Since 2000:
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25,473 civilians killed (since 2000) Since 2000: 71,846 killed overall (as of 31 May 2024) | |||||||
Over 3.44 million civilians displaced (2009) Over 6 million civilians displaced (2003–2019) |
May 2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes | |||||||
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Part of Afghanistan-Pakistan skirmishes – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Insurgency in Balochistan | |||||||
The Durand Line (Red line) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. | |||||||
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2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes | |||||||
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Part of Afghanistan-Pakistan skirmishes – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Insurgency in Balochistan | |||||||
The Durand Line (Red line) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. | |||||||
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Total: 80 killed |
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10 civilians killed (including 5 Chinese nationals) |
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso | |||||||||
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Part of the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel and the spillover of the Mali War | |||||||||
Smoke rising from French Embassy in Ouagadougou, 2 March 2018, during the 2018 Ouagadougou attacks. | |||||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Total killed: 3,277 |
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8,405 civilians killed 20,539 killed overall (as of 26 January 2024) | |||||||||
2.06 million displaced |
Anglophone Crisis | |||||||
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Part of the Anglophone problem | |||||||
Separatist presence Government presence Contested | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Paul Biya Philémon Yang Joseph Ngute René Claude Meka Valere Nka |
Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe Samuel Ikome Sako Ayaba Cho Lucas Ebenezer Akwanga ... and others | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
FAC Vigilante groups Militias of local chiefs |
ADF SOCADEF ASC ... and others | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,500 troops, 9,000 militia (total size of army) |
2,000–4,000 fighters (as of May 2019) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,208 killed (as of 26 January 2024) | 1,706 killed (as of 26 January 2024) | ||||||
2,491 civilians killed (direct violence) 5,405 killed overall (as of 26 January 2024) | |||||||
700,000 internally displaced 63,800 refugees in Nigeria (as of March 2021) |