2007 Taliban Waziristan offensive
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| 2007 Taliban Waziristan Offensive | |||||||
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| Part of the Waziristan War | |||||||
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 Pakistan Army |
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40 soldiers killed, 73 soldiers wounded, 27 soldiers captured | 79 fighters killed | ||||||
Mid-September 2007 Taliban forces attacked a number of Pakistani army outposts all across North and South Waziristan. This resulted in some of the heaviest fighting of the war.
The Offensive
On September 12, 2007, the first outpost was attacked and overrun by the Taliban resulting in the capture of 12 Pakistani soldiers.
The next day on September 13, 2007, a suicide bomber in Ghazi Tarbela attacked a Pakistani army base, destroying the main mess hall and killing 20 members of the Karar commando group; Pakistan's most elite army unit. Another 29 soldiers were wounded.
A series of attacks ensued and by September 20, 2007 a total of five Pakistani Army military outposts had been overrun and more than 25 soldiers captured.