Battle of Wana

Quand

16 mars 2004 – 23 mars 2004

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

32.31° N, 69.59° E

Description

2004 military engagement between the Pakistan Army and foreign fighters of al-Qaeda led by Osama Bin Laden

Military engagement between Pakistan and Al-Qaeda

The Battle of Wana was a March 2004 military engagement between the Pakistan Army and members of Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda at Azam Warsak, near the South Waziristan town of Wana. The army troops and intelligence paramilitary soldiers faced an estimated ~500 al-Qaeda foreign fighters holed up in several fortified settlements. The fighting ended with 17 soldiers dead.

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• War in North-West Pakistan16 mars 2004 · Conflit armé · Morts 35 000