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Lal Masjid siege

Siege of Lal Masjid
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan; War on Terror
Date 3–11 July 2007
(1 week and 1 day)
Location Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Pakistan
Result Pakistani victory
Belligerents

Pakistan Pakistan


Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Pakistani Army
Punjab Rangers

SSG HI RES 2.png Special Service Group
Islamic students
Afghanistan Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Lt.Col. Haroon-ul-Islam 
Strength
60,000 soldiers and Rangers
164 SSG commandos
1,300 students
100+ militants
Casualties and losses
11 killed
44 wounded
84 killed
50 captured
14 civilians killed , 204 injured
External video
Stand off continues at radical mosque (Uniform: Punjab Rangers).
External video
Reactions to government action against mosque, security, voxpops (Uniform: Punjab Rangers).

Pakistan Pakistan

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Punjab Rangers

The Siege of Lal Masjid (Urdu: لال مسجد محاصرہ, code-named Operation Sunrise) was a confrontation in July 2007 between Islamic fundamentalist militants and the Government of Pakistan, led by President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. The focal points of the operation were the Lal Masjid ("Red Mosque") and the Jamia Hafsa madrasah complex in Islamabad, Pakistan.


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