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	\|commander1=Commander of XI Corps <br> Lt. Gen Masood Aslam<ref>{{cite web\| url= http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/15/top9.htm \| title= New Postings and Promotions \| accessdate=2007-04-17\| }}</ref>
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	\|casualties1=111 soldiers killed,<br>5 soldiers captured,<br>59 policemen killed
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	{{Campaignbox Waziristan}}

	The '''Third phase of the Waziristan conflict''' is an ongoing conflict that erupted in July 2007 after several attacks on the ] and the end of the truce signed in the ] by pro-] militants. The truce on ] ended ] and was aimed at stopping cross-border attacks into ].

	It begun as Pakistan deployed more troops in the area of North Waziristan fearing "holy war" after the ] that left at least 109 people dead.

	== Pakistan’s new Waziristan strategy ==

	On June 4th the National Security Council of Pakistan met to decide the fate of Waziristan and take up a number of political and administrative decisions to control “Talibanization” of the area. The meeting was chaired by President Pervez Musharraf and it was attended by the Chief Ministers and Governors of all 4 provinces. They discussed the deteriorating law and order situation and the threat posed to state security.

	The government decided to take a number of actions to stop the “Talibanization” and crush the armed militancy in the Tribal regions and the NWFP.

	The NSC of Pakistan has decided the following actions will be taken to achieve the goals:

	*Deployment of unmanned reconnaissance planes
	*Strengthening law-enforcement agencies with advanced equipment
	*Deployment of more troops to the region
	*Operations against militants on fast-track basis
	*Focused operations against militant commanders
	*Action against madrassah’s preaching militancy
	*Appointment of regional coordinators
	*Fresh recruitments of police officers in NWFP

	The ministry of interior has played a large part in the information gathering for the operations against militants and their institutions. The Ministry of Interior has prepared a list of militant commanders operating in the region and they have also prepared a list of seminaries for monitoring.

	The Government is also trying to strengthen the law enforcement in the area by providing the NWFP Police with weapons, bullet-proof jackets and night-vision devices. The paramilitary Frontier Corps will be provided with artillery and APC’s. The state agencies are also working on studying ways to block FM frequencies of illegal FM radio channels.
	<ref name="Dawn">{{cite web
	\| last = Khan
	\| first = Ismail
	\| year = 2007
	\| url = http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/26/top4.htm
	\| title = Plan ready to curb militancy in Fata, settled areas
	\| work = Newsweek international edition
	\| publisher = Dawn.com
	\| accessdate = 2007-06-27
	}}
	</ref>

	== Timeline ==
	=== July 3-11: Lal Masjid siege ===
	{{main\|Lal Masjid siege}}
	On ], ], the militant supporters of Lal Masjid and Pakistani security forces clashed in Islamabad after the students from the mosque attacked a nearby government ministry building. The Pakistani security forces immediately put up a siege around the mosque complex which lasted until ] and resulted in 109 deaths. This represented the main catalist for the conflict and eventual breakdown of the truce that existed between Pakistan and the Taliban in the nortwest. Already during the siege there were several attacks in Waziristan in retaliation for the siege.

	=== July 14-15: Attacks and end of truce ===
	At least 75 Pakistanis, including soldiers and police recruits, had died in three attacks on ] and ] ].

	In a statement issued in ], the main town, the militants accused the government of breaking the agreement. "We are ending the agreement today," the Taleban Shura or Council said in pamphlets distributed in Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6899621.stm</ref>

	On ], 2007 a suicide bomber attacked a Pakistani Army convoy killed 26 soldiers and wounding 54. On ], 2007 two suicide bombers attacked another Pakistani Army convoy killing 16 soldiers and 5 civilians and wounding another 47 people. And in a separate incident a fourth suicide bomber attacked a police headquarters killing 28 police officers and recruits and wounding 35 people.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289340,00.html</ref><ref>http://fairuse.100webcustomers.com/fairenough/nytA31.html</ref>

	=== July 15-19: Waves of attack ===
	From July 15 to 19, waves of attacks in Balochistan and NWFP killed over 200 people. On ], a suicide bomber hit a rally featuring the country's suspended chief justice in Pakistan's capital Islamabad killing 15 people and wounding 44. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was traveling to the rally and was about three miles away when the attacker struck near the stage set up for him.

	=== July 20: Car bomb attack in Karachi averted ===
	On ] panic gripped shoppers on Friday evening at a Clifton shopping mall in Karachi when a bomb was defused immediately after it had been found in a car parked in a nearby parking area. An anonymous caller informed the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee that a bomb was planted in the car parked near the Park Towers. The shopping mall was the venue of a Harry Potter book launch and was packed with shoppers. Investigators said that the car carrying the bomb had been stolen from the Ferozabad police limits on July 10 and it had 4 kilograms of explosives. The bomb disposal squad (BDS) defused the bomb as the BDS officials severed the wiring connecting the boxes with the car’s battery.<ref>http://dawn.com/2007/07/21/local3.htm</ref>

	=== July 21 - Present: Army moves into Waziristan ===
	The Army moved large concentration of troops into Waziristan and had engaged in fierce clashes with militants in which at least 100 militants had been killed including wanted terrorist and former ] detainee, ].<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_militant_leader</ref> The militants also struck back in attacking Army convoys, security check points and sending suicide bombers which has killed over 50 soldiers and police and over 100 civilians.

	==List of attacks==
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-
	! Date
	! Location of attack
	! Mechanism of attack
	! Primary target
	! Number of killed & wounded

	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ]
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Army convoy
	\| 6 soldiers and 4 civilians are killed.<ref name="Terrorist attacks after Siege">{{cite web \|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/82956.html\|title=CHRONOLOGY: Militant attacks on Pakistani security forces\|publisher=EarthTimes\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], NWFP
	\| Ambush
	\| Police patrol
	\| 4 police officers are killed.<ref name="Terrorist attacks after Siege">{{cite web \|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/82956.html\|title=CHRONOLOGY: Militant attacks on Pakistani security forces\|publisher=EarthTimes\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Chakdara, ], NWFP
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Army
	\| 4 soldiers are killed.<ref name="Terrorist attacks after Siege">{{cite web \|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/82956.html\|title=CHRONOLOGY: Militant attacks on Pakistani security forces\|publisher=EarthTimes\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], NWFP
	\| Ambush
	\| Chinese workers
	\| 3 Chinese workers are killed.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/07/08/gunmen_kill_three_chinese_workers_in_pakistan/ \| title=Three Chinese dead in Pakistan "terrorist" attack\|publisher=Reuters\| date = 2007-07-08 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ] district, NWFP
	\| Bomb attack
	\| Police patrol
	\| 1 police officer is killed.<ref name="Terrorist attacks after Siege">{{cite web \|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/82956.html\|title=CHRONOLOGY: Militant attacks on Pakistani security forces\|publisher=EarthTimes\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], FATA
	\| Two suicide bombers
	\| Police and army
	\| 4 police officers and 5 civilians are killed.<ref>http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0707135091115326.htm</ref><ref name="Terrorist attacks after Siege">{{cite web \|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/82956.html\|title=CHRONOLOGY: Militant attacks on Pakistani security forces\|publisher=EarthTimes\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| July 12, 2007
	\| ], FATA
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Local administrator
	\| 2 civilians are killed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0707135091115326.htm\|title=CHRONOLOGY: Militant attacks on Pakistani security forces\|publisher=IRNA\| date = 2007-07-13 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref><ref name="Terrorist attacks after Siege">{{cite web \|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/82956.html\|title=CHRONOLOGY: Militant attacks on Pakistani security forces\|publisher=EarthTimes\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], North Waziristan, FATA
	\| Ambush
	\| Pro-government tribal chiefs
	\| 3 civilians are killed.<ref name="Terrorist attacks after Siege">{{cite web \|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/82956.html\|title=CHRONOLOGY: Militant attacks on Pakistani security forces\|publisher=EarthTimes\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], FATA
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Army convoy
	\| 26 soldiers are killed and 54 are wounded.<ref name="Terrorist carryout Revenge attacks">{{cite web \|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C07%5C16%5Cstory_16-7-2007_pg1_1 \| title=45 dead and 108 injured in suicide bombings in Swat and DI Khan: Religious extremists carry out revenge attacks \| publisher=Daily Times (Pakistan)\| date = 2007-07-16 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Mingora, Swat district, NWFP
	\| Two suicide bombers and a roadside bomb
	\| Military convoy
	\| 13 soldiers and 5 civilians are killed and 47 are wounded.<ref name="Terrorist carryout Revenge attacks">{{cite web \|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C07%5C16%5Cstory_16-7-2007_pg1_1 \| title=45 dead and 108 injured in suicide bombings in Swat and DI Khan: Religious extremists carry out revenge attacks \| publisher=Daily Times (Pakistan)\| date = 2007-07-16 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], NWFP
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Police recruitment center
	\| 28 police officers and recruits are killed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/16/top1.htm \| title=Suicide attacks on forces intensify; 49 dead \| publisher=DAWN \| date = 2007-07-16 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], ICT
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Chief Justice convention at the F-8 Markaz
	\| 17 civilians are killed and 40 wounded.<ref name="Terrorist attack kills Lawyers">{{cite web \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6903272.stm \| title=Bomber targets Pakistan lawyers \| publisher=BBC News\| date = 2007-07-17 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| July 17, 2007
	\| Mirali, North Waziristan, FATA
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Security checkpoint
	\| 3 soldiers and 1 civilian are killed and two wounded.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://dawn.com/2007/07/18/top3.htm \| title=3 troops killed in Mirali attack \| publisher=DAWN\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], FATA
	\| Ambush
	\| Military convoy
	\| 17 soldiers and 12 militants are killed. Five additional militants killed in a seperate incident.<ref name="Troops die in Terrorist attack">{{cite web \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6904104.stm \| title=Pakistan troops killed in ambush \| publisher=BBC News\| date = 2007-07-18 \| accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| ], NWFP
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Police academy
	\| 6 police officers and 1 civilian are killed.<ref name="Terrorists target Chinese">{{cite web \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6905808.stm \| title=Dozens killed in Pakistan blasts \| publisher=BBC News\| date = 2007-07-19 \| accessdate=2007-07-19}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Hub, Baluchistan
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Convoy of Chinese engineers
	\| 7 police officers and 23 civilians are killed and 30 are wounded.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_on_re_as/pakistan \| title=Pakistan suicide bombings kill 36 \| publisher=Yahoo News\| date = 2007-07-19 \| accessdate=2007-07-19}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Kohat, NWFP
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Mosque in an army camp
	\| 18 killed and 19 wounded, mostly military personel, 3 children among the dead.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19842888/ \| title=Pakistan mosque bombed, 15 reported dead \| publisher=MSNBC\| date = 2007-07-20 \| accessdate=2007-07-19}}</ref><ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR2007071900380_pf.html</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| North Waziristan, FATA
	\| Ambush
	\| Military convoy
	\| 11 Soldiers Wounded and 19 Militants killed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070722/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrest;_ylt=AgjNY4MxTuhEI3NkTGmLbXZvaA8F \| title=Pakistan kills 19 militants, denies Osama bin Laden claim \| publisher=AFP\| date = 2007-07-22 \| accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| North Waziristan, FATA
	\| Clash
	\| Military check posts
	\| 2 Soldiers are killed and 7 are wounded and 35 Militants killed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6912504.stm \| title='Militants die' in Pakistan clash \| publisher=BBC\| date = 2007-07-23\| accessdate=2007-07-23}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Bannu, NWFP
	\| Rocket attack
	\| Mosque and adjacent houses
	\| 14 civilians are killed and 33 are wounded. 7 Police officers are wounded.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_rocket_attack;_ylt=Aq9UjAhlIjcgmgSjNoRMum6s0NUE \| title= Rockets kill 10 in northwest Pakistan \| publisher=AP\| date = 2007-07-24\| accessdate=2007-07-24}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Tunga, South Waziristan
	\| Rocket attack
	\| Security check-post
	\| 1 soldier killed and 2 wounded.<ref>http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=9249</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Islamabad, Pakistan
	\| Suicide bomber
	\| Muzaffar Hotel near the Red mosque
	\| 14 people killed, including 8 policemen.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/pakistan.mosque.ap/index.html</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| North Waziristan, FATA
	\| Helicopter gunship attack & Road side bomb
	\| Army Convoy
	\| 3 soldiers are killed and 5 are wounded. 4 Militants are also killed.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070730/wl_asia_afp/pakistanafghanistan;_ylt=Ama1.1lFIk96CgM2_kkjOiJvaA8F</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| North Waziristan, FATA
	\| Helicopter gunship attack
	\| Army Check post
	\| 18 Militants are killed by Helicopter Gunships.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_militant_attacks;_ylt=AunyZ7VwpPmAJTwkZoHaX4dvaA8F</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Sargodha, Punjab
	\| Attempted suicide bombing
	\| Police training Center
	\| 1 Militant and 1 Police officer killed.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6927188.stm</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Oblanki, NWFP
	\| Shootout
	\| Army Check post
	\| 4 Soldiers and 10 Militants killed.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070804/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_militants</ref>
	\|-
	\| ], 2007
	\| Parachinar, NWFP
	\| Suicide car bomber
	\| Bus Station
	\| 9 Civilians killed and 35 injured.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070804/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_militants</ref>
	\|}

	== References ==
	{{Reflist}}

	== External links ==
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	{{War on Terrorism}}

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