What the records say
- When
- 19 Jun 2009 – 12 Dec 2009
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 32.30° N, 69.68° E
- Description
- 2009 military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Rah-e-Nijat
2009 military offensive by the Pakistan Armed Forces against the Tehrik-i-Taliban
The Operation Rah-e-Nijat was a strategic offensive military operation by the unified command of Pakistan Armed Forces against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their extremist allies in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas that began on June 19, 2009; a major ground-air offensive was subsequently launched on October 17.
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