| 2009 Khyber Pass offensive | |||||||
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| Part of theInsurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Pakistan |  Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Brig. Gen. Abid MumtazP/A Tariq Hayat |  Mangal Bagh | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Lashkar-e-Islam | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 soldiers killed | 151+ killed[6] | ||||||
The2009 Khyber Pass offensive was an offensive military campaign byPakistani Army against Islamic militants fromLashkar-e-Islam in and near theKhyber Pass. The offensive was launched after a series of suicide bombings, including one at a police station where 17 cadets were killed. After two months, Pakistan Army defeated the militants and cleared the area from the militants.
Pakistan Army launched an offensive campaign against militants after series of suicide bombings. The Pakistan Army infantry troops quickly launched operation which concluded with destroyed 4 militant bases, killed 40 militants, and captured 43 militants, according to Pakistan Army. Human Rights organizations claimPakistani security forces executed surrendering militants[citation needed], a claim which was denied by Pakistan. Outside a press briefing to journalists by local governorTariq Hayat, a truck loaded with the bodies of militants and weapons seized from militants were displayed outside of the press briefing. Hayat gave no indication whether this would be a sustained offensive. Fighting continued, with large numbers of militants being killed or captured. 2 Pakistani soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a land mine.
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