Operation Zalzala

Operation Zalzala
	Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date	24 January – 20 May 2008; (3 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Spinkai, South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan33.55°N 70.41°E
Result	Pakistani victory
Belligerents
Pakistan Pakistan Army	Tehrik-i-Taliban
Commanders and leaders
M.Gen. Tariq Khan; B.Gen. Ali Abbas	Baitullah Mehsud †; Qari Hussain
Units involved
	14th Infantry Division; 9th Army Aviation Squadron; 20th Mountaineering Brigade
Strength
10–15,000 (possible)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
6 soldiers dead	25–55 TTP fighters killed
	150,000–200,000 people were displaced
	Spinkai Location within Pakistan

The Operation Zalzala (English: Operation Earthquake), was a Pakistan Army military offensive manhunt and a counter-insurgent operation that was commenced on 18 January 2008. The operation concluded with mixed results as the army had successfully captured the area, but had failed to capture or kill Qari Hussain, the main objective of the operation.

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