Mirali میرعلي Mir Ali | |
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  Mirali  Mirali | |
| Coordinates:32°58′12″N70°16′12″E / 32.97000°N 70.27000°E /32.97000; 70.27000 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | North Waziristan |
| Tehsil | Mir Ali |
| Elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,882 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Mir Ali orMirali (Pashto:میرعلي) is a town inNorth Waziristan District, in Pakistan'sKhyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Mirali is located in theTochi Valley, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east ofMiramshah (capital of North Waziristan), 40 kilometres (25 mi) west ofBannu,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of the city ofKhost, Afghanistan. Mirali is at an altitude of 674 metres (2,211 ft).[2]
The residents of Mirali areDawar andUtmanzaiWazirs. The Wazirs reside in mountainous areas of North Waziristan such as Spinwam, Shawa, and Khiasur, while the Dawars reside in the plains on both sides of the Tochi River. Some well known villages of Dawars in Mirali area are Hassu Khel, Haider Khel, Mussaki, Idaak, Khaddi, Hurmaz, Zeraki, Hakim Khel and Daulat Khel.
The famousPashtun freedom fighter and tribal leaderMirzali Khan (the Faqir of Ipi) based his movement in Ipi, a village on the outskirts of Mirali, for more than 10 years. In 1938, Mirzali Khan shifted from Ipi toGurwek,Waziristan.
Abu Yahya al-Libi, the number two at the time ofAl-Qaeda, was killed by adrone strike carried out by theUnited States on June 4, 2012 in Mirali.[3]
On December 30, 2021, agunfight during Pakistani troops' raid against a hideout ofTehrik-i-Taliban terrorists in the city, killed four people.[4][5]
On August 11, 2024, heavy exchange of firing betweenPakistan Army and the militant insurgents of the outlawedPakistani Taliban was reported.[6][7]
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