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 | |||||||
United States (until 2018) (see Drone strikes in Pakistan) |
Taliban-aligned insurgent groups:
ISIL-aligned groups:
Baloch separatist insurgent groups:
Sindhi separatist insurgent groups: Sectarian groups: Supported by: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (until 2021) (alleged) India (alleged) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Arif Alvi (2018-present) Donald Trump (2017–2018) Barack Obama (2009–2017) George W. Bush (until 2009) |
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ISIL Baloch separatist insurgent groups 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 | |||||||
Pakistan
Unknown no. of air squadrons of Navy and Pakistan Air Force fighter jets, including JF-17 and F-16 jets United States UAV drones CIA operatives U.S. Special Operations Forces |
~25,000 TTP militants
BLA: 6,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Since 2000:
22 soldiers killed 2 other NATO personnel killed |
Since 2000:
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25,821 civilians killed (since 2000) 7 ANDSF personnel killed Since 2000: 73,049 killed overall (as of 30 September 2024) | |||||||
Over 3.44 million civilians displaced (2009) Over 6 million civilians displaced (2003–2019) |
Operation Azm-e-Istehkam | |||||||
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Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Insurgency in Balochistan, Counter-Terrorism in Pakistan and the War on Terror | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pakistan |
Taliban-aligned jihadist groups Islamic State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Shehbaz Sharif Asim Munir |
Noor Wali Mehsud Bashir Zeb Nazar Baloch | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Taliban-aligned jihadist groups File:Balochistan flag Baloch Separatist groups Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
700,000 security personnel including intelligence and law-enforcement personnel | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Frontier Corps: 113 killed Police: 75 killed Army: 70 killed Frontier Constabulary: 14 killed Levies: 10 killed CTD: 6 killed IB: 1 killed Total killed: 289 (as of 30 November 2024) |
TTP: 863 killed BLA: 116 killed Taliban: 81 killed BLF: 31 killed Liwa Zainebiyoun: 3 killed Ansar ul-Islam: 1 killed Total killed: 1,095 (as of 30 November 2024) | ||||||
670 civilians killed (as of 30 November 2024) |
Operation Nusrat | |||||||
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Part of Operation Azm-e-Istehkam during the Insurgency in Balochistan, Counter-Terrorism in Pakistan and the War on Terror | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pakistan |
Baloch separatist groups Islamic State | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Shehbaz Sharif Asim Munir |
Bashir Zeb Nazar Baloch Noor Wali Mehsud | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Taliban-aligned jihadist groups Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
150,000+ security personnel (including intelligence and law-enforcement personnel) | Unknown, probably thousands | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Frontier Corps: 10 killed Total killed: 10 |
BLA: 14 killed BLF: 13 killed TTP: 10 killed Total killed: 37 | ||||||
6 civilians killed |
Afghanistan–Pakistan border conflict | |||||||
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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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Belligerents | |||||||
Afghanistan | Pakistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hibatullah Akhundzada Hasan Akhund Qari Fasihuddin |
Asif Ali Zardari Shehbaz Sharif General Asim Munir Zaheer Ahmad Babar Arif Alvi Imran Khan General Qamar Bajwa | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Afghanistan: 141 soldiers killed 147+ soldiers wounded 3 T-62s destroyed 29+ border posts and camps destroyed (as of 30 November 2024) |
Pakistan: 5 soldiers killed 29+ soldiers wounded (as of 30 November 2024) | ||||||
10 civilians killed, 55 civilians wounded 2 civilians killed, 4 civilians wounded (as of 30 November 2024) |
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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Belligerents | |||||||
Afghanistan | Pakistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hibatullah Akhundzada Hasan Akhund Qari Fasihuddin |
Asif Ali Zardari Shehbaz Sharif General Asim Munir Zaheer Ahmad Babar | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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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Belligerents | |||||||
BLA | Pakistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hibatullah Akhundzada Bashir Zeb |
Asif Ali Zardari Shehbaz Sharif General Asim Munir Zaheer Ahmad Babar Adm. Naveed Ashraf | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Pakistani Taliban militants
BLA militants
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 soldier killed 15 militants killed Total: 80 killed |
15 soldiers killed 5 policemen killed | ||||||
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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Belligerents | |||||||||
France (until 2023) Supported by: |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Total killed: 3,277 |
1,540 killed | ||||||||
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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Belligerents | |||||||
Cameroon | Ambazonia | ||||||
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) |