Suicide Attacks in FATA

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Date

Place / District

Incidents

1

February 17

Kurmi bazaar / Parachinar / Kurram Agency

At least 40 Shias were reportedly killed while 24 others injured, after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives just near the targeted mosque in the Kurmi bazaar of Parachinar, the main town of Kurram Agency in FATA.

Tirah Valley / Khyber Agency

23 people were killed and another 20 injured in a suicide attack targeting a mosque after Friday prayers in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in FATA.

Sandapal / Bara / Khyber Agency

At least 13 persons, including eight LI militants, were killed and four others got injured when a TTP suicide bomber blew himself up at Dars Jumat mosque in Sandapal area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

Khar Bazaar / Khar / Bajaur Agency

A suicide attack targeting SFs killed at least 29 persons, including four Policemen, and injured over 73 others at Khar Bazaar in Khar town of Bajaur Agency in FATA.

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Date

Place / District

Incidents

1

January 27

Khar / Bajaur Agency

A suicide bomber blew himself up in Khar in Bajaur Agency when he was challenged by law enforcement personnel.However, no other casualty was reported.

2

February11

Dabo Dheri / Prang Ghar / Mohmand Agency

A Levies trooper and a suspected militant were killed in exchange of fire at Dabo Dheri checkpost in Prang Ghar tehsil in Mohmand Agency in FATA. The Levies personnel stopped a suspected car for checking. One of the three car riders started fleeing while the other two hurled grenades on the Levies personnel, leading to a clash in which a Levies trooper, Itbar Gul, was killed.

Salarzai / Khar / Bajaur Agency / FATA

A suicide bomber struck the vehicle of an anti-Taliban militia leader killing him and four others in Salarzai area, 65 kilometres (40 miles) northeast of Khar, the main town of Bajaur Agency.

Salarzai / Bajaur Agency / FATA

Eight persons were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted pro-government tribal elders at a market in Salarzai village of Bajaur Agency in FATA.

Kotki / South Waziristan Agency / FATA

Two employees of Frontier Works Organisation, Hazrat Ali and Hayat Ahmed, were injured in a suicide attack in Kotki area of South Waziristan Agency.

Chag Malai / Wana / SWA / FATA

A trooper was killed as SFs foiled an attempt by a suicide bomber to attack a military checkpost outside the Chag Malai post seven kilometres (four miles) east of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan Agency.

Danish Kol bazaar / Pandyali / Mohmand Agency / FATA

One person was killed when a suicide bomber detonated the explosives at Danish Kol bazaar in Pandyali area in Mohmand Agency of FATA.

Ghundai / Jamrud / Khyber Agency / FATA

At least 56 persons were killed and 123 injured in a suicide attack during the Friday prayer at Jamia Masjid Madina in Ghundai area of Jamrud area of Khyber Agency in FATA.

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Date

Place / District

Incidents

1

January 8

Tirah / Khyber Agency / FATA

Eight persons were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of the headquarters of the militant outfit Ansar-ul-Islam in Tirah area of Khyber Agency in FATA.

2

January 30

Bajaur Agency / FATA

A suicide bomber killed 16 people, including 14 civilians and two Police officers, and wounded 20 others at a police check point in the Bajaur Agency of FATA.

3

February 10

Wazir Dhand / Khyber Agency / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a khasadar patrol vehicle, killing 17 persons, including 11 khasadar personnel in Wazir Dhand area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency of FATA.

4

February 18

Akakhel / Khyber Agency / FATA

At least 30 persons, including a LI 'commander', were killed and 110 others injured in a suicide attack near a mosque in Akakhel area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of FATA.

5

March 11

Old Bara / Khyber Agency / FATA

At least four civilians were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide bomber, who was supposed to target a paramilitary convoy, prematurely detonated explosives at Old Bara area near Khyber Agency of FATA.

6

March 29

Mamoond / Bajaur Agency / FATA

A suicide attack killed two tribesmen including an elder who headed another anti-Taliban private militia in Mamoond town in the Bajaur Agency of FATA.

7

May 2

Bilalabad / Khar / Bajaur Agency / FATA

The SFs shot dead a young would-be bomber heading towards military vehicles in Bilalabad area near Khar town in Bajaur Agency.

8

July 9

Yakka Ghund / Mohmand Agency / FATA

At least 106 persons were killed, including women and children, and 69 injured, as two suicide bombers blew them off through political offices, just seconds apart from each other, in Yakka Ghund tehsil of Mohmand Agency in FATA.

9

August 23

Wana / South Waziristan / FATA

26 persons, including a former member of the National Assembly (NA) were killed and 40 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Wana town of South Waziristan in FATA at 3 pm (PST).

Shakai / South Waziristan Agency / FATA

A member of the Shakai Peace Committee was killed and eight others injured in a suicide attack at a busy marketplace in Shakai village of South Waziristan Agency in FATA.

Ghalanai / Mohmand Agency / FATA

At least 40 persons, including tribal elders, Security Force personnel and journalists were killed and another 70 injured in twin suicide bombings on a jirga being held outside the office of the assistant political agent of Mohmand Agency at Ghalanai, the headquarters of Mohmand Agency, in FATA.

Khar / Bajaur Agency / FATA

A woman suicide bomber on December 25 blew herself up at a distribution centre of the World Food Programme at Khar in Bajaur Agency of FATA, killing 45 persons who had queued for aid and injured another 80 persons.

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Date

Place / District

Incidents

1

February 6

Tedi Bazaar / Jamrud / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a trailer carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan and injured seven persons in the Tedi Bazaar area of Jamrud sub-division.

2

March 27

Jamrud / Khyber Agency / FATA

76 persons, including 16 Security Force personnel, were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide attack on a mosque at Peshawar-Torkham Highway in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency in FATA during the Friday congregation.

3

April 04

Miranshah / North Waziristan Agency / FATA

Seven civilians, including two schoolchildren, and a soldier were killed when a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted near a security check post and an approaching military convoy at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

4

July 28

Miranshah / North Waziristan

A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint in North Waziristan, causing an explosion that killed two SF personnel and injured five others.

5

August 18

Bannu-Miranshah road / North Waziristan Agency / FATA

A militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others.

6

August 27

Torkham / Khyber Agency / FATA

A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast, killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA.

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Date

Place / District

Incidents

1

February 1

Kajori / North Waziristan / FATA

At least six persons, including five security personnel, were killed and eight others were injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a security check post at Kajori near Miranshah in North Waziristan.

2

February 11

Mirali / North Waziristan / FATA

At least 10 people were killed and 13 others sustained injuries when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up amidst a gathering of the ANP and tribal Lashkar (force) at Mirali in North Waziristan.

3

February 16

Parachinar / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into the election office of an independent candidate in Parachinar city of FATA, killing at least 47 persons, including six children, and injuring 109 others.

4

March 1

Jardar / Bajaur Agency / FATA

Two persons were killed and 23 others, including eight security force personnel, injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a security forces vehicle in the Jardar area of Bajaur Agency in FATA.

5

March 20

Zari Noor / South Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a military vehicle in front of the brigade headquarters at Zari Noor in South Waziristan, killing five soldiers and injuring 11 others.

6

May 1

Khyber Agency / FATA

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a madrassa in the Khyber Agency of FATA injuring at least 18 people in an apparent attempt to assassinate Haji Namdar, the head of a religio-militant organisation Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar (Promotion of Virtue and Suppression of Vice).

7

October 9

Michni / Landi Kotal / FATA

A suspected suicide attacker missed his target of approaching oil tankers that ostensibly supply to the international forces in Afghanistan, near the Michni post in Landi Kotal.

8

October 10

Khadezai / Orakzai Agency / FATA

At least 85 persons were killed and around 200 others wounded when a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle set off an explosion in an anti-Taliban jirga of the Ali Khel tribe in the Khadezai area of Upper Orakzai Agency in the FATA.

9

October 26

Naqi check post / Mohmand Agency / FATA

At least 11 people, seven of them Frontier Corps personnel and three Khasadars, were killed and five injured in a suicide attack in the Mohmand Agency of FATA.

10

November 2

Zalai Fort / South Waziristan / FATA

A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint near the main gate of the Zalai Fort in South Waziristan FATA, killing eight paramilitary troopers.

11

November 6

Batmalani / Bajaur Agency / FATA

22 tribesmen were killed and 45 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Salarzai jirga in the Bajaur Agency of FATA. The blast targeted a lashkar in the Batmalani, about 40-kilometres northeast of agency headquarters Khar.

12

November 20

Badan / Bajaur Agency / FATA

The chief of a tribal Lashkar (militia) and eight other persons were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in the Badan village of Bajaur Agency of FATA.

13

December 5

Kalaia / Orakzai Agency / FATA

Six persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries when an explosives-laden vehicle blew up in the Kalaia area of Lower Orakzai Agency.

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Date

Place / District

Incidents

1

January 22

Mirali / North Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a military convoy near Mirali in North Waziristan, killing four security force (SF) personnel and a woman, and injuring 23 persons, including 20 soldiers.

2

July 4

Mir Ali / North Waziristan / FATA

11 people, including six SF personnel, died in a suicide attack on a caravan of SFs near Mir Ali in North Waziristan.

3

July 12

Miranshah / North Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the Political Agent's office in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan, killing four people and injuring three others.

4

July 14

Miranshah / FATA

At least 24 FC personnel were killed and 27 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into their convoy near 20-kilometres southeast of Miranshah in FATA.

5

July 17

Kajhri / North Waziristan / FATA

Four persons, including three soldiers, were killed in a suicide attack at the Kajhri security check-post in North Waziristan.

6

July 20

Boya / Miranshah / North Waziristan / FATA

Four persons, including two civilians, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a security check post at Boya near Miranshah in North Waziristan.

7

August 4

Parachinar / in / Kurram Agency / FATA

Nine persons, including a ten-year old girl, were killed and 43 others wounded when a suicide car bomber triggered an explosion at a busy bus stop near the entry point of Parachinar city in the Kurram Agency of the FATA.

8

August 17

Jandola / South Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden jeep into a military vehicle near Jandola in South Waziristan, killing himself and wounding five soldiers.

9

August 18

Tharkhobi / North Waziristan / FATA

Two soldiers were killed and two others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into the Tharkhobi check post in North Waziristan.

10

August 24

Mir Ali / North Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the military convoy near the Qamar Picket built on a roadside hill near the Mir Ali town in North Waziristan, killing five soldiers and injuring 10 others.

11

August 24

Asadkhel / Razmak / South Waziristan / FATA

The same convoy, which had come from Bannu in the North West Frontier Province and was on its way to Razmak, was attacked once more when it proceeded further. Another suicide bomber riding a vehicle struck the convoy near Asadkhel village on the road to Razmak, killing two soldiers and injuring two others.

12

September 1

Mamond / Bajaur Agency / FATA

Five people, including three SF personnel, were killed and nine others injured when two suicide bombers rammed their explosives-laden car into a truck of the SFs in the Mamond area of Bajaur Agency in FATA.

13

September 1

Jandola / South Waziristan / FATA

Six soldiers were injured when a suicide bomber targeted a check-post of the troops in the Jandola area of South Waziristan.

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Date

Place / District

Incidents

1

June 26

Miranshah / North Waziristan / FATA

Six security force personnel are killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car at Aisha checkpoint, 10 kilometres east of Miranshah in North Waziristan.

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Date

Place / District

Incidents

1

June 3

North Waziristan / FATA

A suspected Uzbek operative of the Al Qaeda and a soldier of Shawal Scouts are killed in a suspected suicide attack, while two soldiers sustain injuries at a check-post in the North Waziristan agency, close to the Afghanistan border.