Operation Zarb-e-Azb
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Operation Zarb-e-Azb was a major 2014 Pakistani military offensive aimed at eliminating militant groups and terrorist strongholds in the country’s northwestern tribal regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Zarb-e-Azb canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military operation ⓘ |
| aim |
destruction of terrorist strongholds
ⓘ
elimination of militant groups ⓘ |
| announcedBy | General Raheel Sharif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Government of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of militants killed according to Pakistani authorities ⓘ |
| civilianImpact | damage to infrastructure in conflict zones ⓘ |
| codenameMeaning | Strike of the Prophet’s sword NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | General Raheel Sharif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War in North-West Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| displacedPersons | over 1 million internally displaced persons ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
disruption of cross-border militant networks
ⓘ
strengthening of state control in North Waziristan ⓘ |
| location |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
NERFINISHED
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ North Waziristan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan–Afghanistan border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
air strikes
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ground offensive ⓘ intelligence-based operations ⓘ |
| namedAfter | sword of Prophet Muhammad called Azb ⓘ |
| operator |
Pakistan Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | militant organizations operating in tribal areas ⓘ |
| partOf | Pakistan’s broader counterterrorism campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Operation Rah-e-Nijat
NERFINISHED
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Operation Rah-e-Rast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reason | attack on Karachi Jinnah International Airport in June 2014 ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of militant infrastructure in North Waziristan
ⓘ
reduction in terrorist attacks in Pakistan ⓘ |
| securityObjective |
denial of safe havens to militants
ⓘ
restoration of state writ in North Waziristan ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-06-15 ⓘ |
| status | largely concluded by 2016 ⓘ |
| supportFrom |
Pakistani public opinion
ⓘ
political parties of Pakistan ⓘ |
| target |
East Turkestan Islamic Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lashkar-e-Jhangvi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qaeda NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign militants ⓘ |
| theater | tribal areas of northwestern Pakistan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2014–2016 ⓘ |
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