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Second Battle of Swat

Second Battle of Swat (Operation Rah-e-Rast)
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Swat NWFP.svg
Swat is the yellow colored region
Date 16 May – 15 July 2009
(4 weeks and 2 days)
Location Swat Valley, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province
Result

Decisive Pakistani victory

  • Swat returned to government control
  • Many Taliban commanders captured or killed
Belligerents

Pakistan Pakistan

 Pakistan Army
 Pakistan Air Force 		Afghanistan TNSM
Al Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Islam
Commanders and leaders
Pakistani Air Force Ensign.svg ACM Rao Suleman
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg LTG Masood Aslam
Pakistani Air Force Ensign.svg AM Hifazat Khan
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg MGen. Haroon Aslam
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg MG Sajjad Ghani
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg MG Ijaz Awan

Maulana Fazlullah
Abu Saeed  †
Misbah ud-Din †
Sultan Khan  †
Shah Dauran  †
Maulana Shahid  †
Qari Quraish †
Naseeb Rehman  †
Muslim Khan (POW)
Sher Muhammad Qusab (POW) †
Abu Faraj †

Nisar Ahmed †
Units involved
9th Infantry Division
50th Airborne Division
No. 11th Squadron Arrows
No. 25 Squadron Night Strike Eagles
Frontier Corps
Local tribesmen
Strength
15,000 - 45,000 Regular, Infantry, FC Corps and Airborne Forces 2,500 (approx.)
Casualties and losses
168 killed, 454 wounded 2,088 killed
2 million civilians displaced

Decisive Pakistani victory

Pakistan Pakistan

Maulana Fazlullah
Abu Saeed  †
Misbah ud-Din †
Sultan Khan  †
Shah Dauran  †
Maulana Shahid  †
Qari Quraish †
Naseeb Rehman  †
Muslim Khan (POW)
Sher Muhammad Qusab (POW) †
Abu Faraj †


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