Battle of Mirali

Battle of Mirali
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date7–10 October 2007
(3 days)
Location
Mirali town, North Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
32°35′N 70°09′E / 32.59°N 70.15°E / 32.59; 70.15
Result Ceasefire and military stalemate
Belligerents
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Taliban
Units involved

 Pakistan Army

  • 9th Infantry Division
  • 5th Army Aviation Wing

 Pakistan Air Force

 Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP)
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
47 killed
20 wounded		 175 killed
100 wounded
Mirali
Location within Pakistan

The Battle of Mirali was a bloody military engagement occurred between 7 October and 10 October 2007 and involved Taliban militants and Pakistani soldiers around the town of Mirali, Pakistan (North Waziristan), the second biggest town in the semi-autonomous region on the border with Afghanistan.

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