Lal Masjid siege
| Siege of Lal Masjid | |||||||
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| Part of the War in North-West Pakistan and the War on Terror | |||||||
 Lal Masjid in 1972 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Government of Pakistan |
 Islamic fundamentalist militia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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| Units involved | |||||||
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Local militia militants | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 164 Special Service Group commandos | 100 militia members | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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11 killed 44 wounded |
91 killed 50 captured | ||||||
| 204 civilians injured | |||||||
The Lal Masjid siege (Codename: Operation Sunrise and Operation Silence) was a conflict centering around the Lal Masjid mosque and madrasah complex in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, that was besieged from July 3 to July 11, 2007.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Assault neither victory nor defeat". The News. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ↑ "Lal Masjid operation not a matter of victory or defeat: Musharraf". AAJ News. 14 July 2007. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ↑ "Siege of Pakistan's Lal Masjid Ends." Al Jazeera, 11 July 2007, www.aljazeera.com/news/2007/7/11/siege-of-pakistans-lal-masjid-ends. Accessed 22 Nov. 2023. "The decision to storm the mosque followed a week-long siege and came after the government said efforts to negotiate a peaceful end had broken down. Pakistan’s interior ministry says the operation dealt a big blow to what it called Islamic hardliners and that the strong response should teach them a lesson."