Operation Zalzala

Operation Zalzala
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date24 January – 20 May 2008
(3 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Spinkai, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
33°33′N 70°25′E / 33.55°N 70.41°E / 33.55; 70.41
Result Pakistani victory
Belligerents
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Taliban
Commanders and leaders
M.Gen. Tariq Khan
B.Gen. Ali Abbas		 Baitullah Mehsud †
Qari Hussain
Units involved

 Pakistan Army

  • 14th Infantry Division
  • 9th Army Aviation Squadron
  • 20th Mountaineering Brigade
 Pakistani Taliban
Strength
10,000–15,000 (estimated) Unknown
Casualties and losses
6 soldiers dead 25–55 TTP fighters killed
150,000–200,000 people were displaced
Location within Pakistan

The Operation Zalzala (English: Operation Earthquake), was a Pakistan Army military offensive manhunt and a counter-insurgent operation that was commenced on 18 January 2008. The operation concluded with mixed results as the army had successfully captured the area, but had failed to capture or kill Qari Hussain, the main objective of the operation.

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