Tag: Mohmand Agency
Sheikh Baba (Mohmand Agency) Air Strike – Jun 2008
What Happened? 12 June 2008: The military check post of the Mohmand Rifles (Pakistan’s Frontier Corps paramilitary) was targeted by a combined Afghan National Army (ANA) and United States Air Force attack. Airstrikes were conducted on the Goraprai check post, some 65 kilometers (40mi) from the agency headquarters, Ghalanai. It is unclear if whether this…
Salala Checkpoint Helicopter Attack (Mohmand Agency) – Nov 2011
Date: 26/11/2011 Location: Mohmand Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States / ISAF Victims: 28 Pakistani soldiers killed, 11+ injured What Happened? 26 November 2011: 28 soldiers of the Frontier Corps, Pakistan’s paramilitary force responsible for patrolling its borders with Afghanistan and Iran, were killed and 11+ injured after a United States / ISAF helicopter opened…