2022 Bannu counterterrorism centre attack and siege
On 18 December 2022, the Pakistani Taliban carried out an attack on a counterterrorism centre in the Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They took the officers hostage until 20 December, when Pakistan's security forces lay siege to the centre, releasing all the hostages and killing 25 militants inside. Two officers were killed during the siege.
| 2022 Siege of CTD Bannu | |||||||
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| Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Pakistan Army Frontier Corps | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Special Service Group | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 35 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 killed 15 wounded | 25 killed | ||||||
Bannu Cantonment Location of Bannu Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bannu Cantonment Location of Bannu Cantt in Pakistan | |||||||
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