List of militants fatality reports in Pakistan

The militants fatality reports are the official reports and battle logs gathered and published by the Ministry of Defence on the accounts of the rate of human casualties suffered by the Taliban in the frontier war since 2005. Reports are based on the official ISPR accounts and news media sources in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.

This article incorporates yearly numbers of militant fatalities. Details on the numbers of killed in some major battles and operations are also provided.

Totals edit

At least 28,907 militants (total casualties: 43,346+[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]) have been reportedly killed so far (from January 2005 to present).[8] This figure was updated, adding those counted by the South Asia Terrorism Portal but only concerning FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and not the whole regions of the country.[1][2][6][7]

Taliban fatality reports in Pakistan by year
Year Fatalities Detail
2020
2019 13[7][9] Monthly deaths by region can be found here:.[9]
2018 51[4] Monthly deaths by region can be found here:.[4]
2017 267[3] Monthly deaths by region can be found here:.[3]
2016 355[1][2] Total deaths by regions can be found here:.[10]
2015 1,717+[1][2] Total deaths by regions can be found here:.[10] ~1,836 militants were killed in Operation Zarb-e-Azb.
2014 2,613[1][2] Total deaths by regions can be found here:.[10] 2,168 militants were killed in Operation Zarb-e-Azb. 40 militants were killed by the Pakistani military in crackdowns, after Tehrik-i-Taliban carried out a terrorist attack on civilian targets at a school.[5]
2013 1,360[1][2] Total deaths by regions can be found here:.[10]
2012 2,241[1][2] Total deaths by regions can be found here:.[10] Monthly totals can be found here:[11][12][13][14] Year-end report can be found here:[15]
2011 2,677[1][2] Total deaths by regions can be found here:.[10] Monthly totals can be found here:[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Note: excludes drone casualties listed in source.
2010 5,028[1][2] This link is to the totals killed in Orakzai:[28]
2009 8,049[1][2] Around 2,250 of these were killed in Operation Black Thunderstorm (1,475), the Khyber Pass offensive (151), and Operation Rah-e-Nijat (619).
2008 2,787[1][2] 1,500 of these were killed in Operation Sherdil.
2007 1,386[1][2] Almost 610 of these were killed in Operation Sunrise, the Battle of Mir Ali, and Operation Rah-e-Haq.
2006 364[1][2]
2005 2+[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assessment - 2017". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "FATA Assessment - 2017". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2017". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2018". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Pakistani army targets militants after Taliban school massacre". CNN. 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b "datasheet-terrorist-attack-fatalities". satp.org. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "datasheet-terrorist-attack-fatalities". satp.org. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ^ "49,000 Pakistanis have been killed since the war on terror began in 2001". The Express Tribune. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2019". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2011-2017". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Pakistan Assessment 2014". Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  23. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  24. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  25. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  26. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  27. ^ "Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  28. ^ "Daily Tracker: Pakistani Military Operations in Orakzai - Critical Threats". Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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