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On 16 August 2012, one soldier was killed and several were injured in a terrorist attack on ] which houses aircraft manufacturing facilities of the ]. The 9 attackers were later killed by PAF ground units. The ] claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tehreek-i-Taliban claim 'revenge' attack on Kamra airbase |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/422821/attack-on-paf-airbase-live-updates |last=Ansari |first=Nabil |date=2012-08-16 |website=ETribune |last2=Popalzai |first2=Sheheryar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Militants attack major Pakistan air base; nine killed |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/militants-attack-major-pakistan-air-base-nine-killed-idUSBRE87E1C7/ |last=Nauman |first=Qasim |date=2012-08-17 |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{Cite web |title=Gunmen storm military air base in Pakistan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19278302 |date=2012-08-16 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref name=alj>{{Cite web |title=Several killed in Pakistan airbase raid |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/8/16/several-killed-in-pakistan-airbase-raid |date=2012-08-16 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> On 16 August 2012, one soldier was killed and several were injured in a terrorist attack on ] which houses aircraft manufacturing facilities of the ]. The 9 attackers were later killed by PAF ground units. The ] claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tehreek-i-Taliban claim 'revenge' attack on Kamra airbase |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/422821/attack-on-paf-airbase-live-updates |last=Ansari |first=Nabil |date=2012-08-16 |website=ETribune |last2=Popalzai |first2=Sheheryar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Militants attack major Pakistan air base; nine killed |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/militants-attack-major-pakistan-air-base-nine-killed-idUSBRE87E1C7/ |last=Nauman |first=Qasim |date=2012-08-17 |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{Cite web |title=Gunmen storm military air base in Pakistan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19278302 |date=2012-08-16 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref name=alj>{{Cite web |title=Several killed in Pakistan airbase raid |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/8/16/several-killed-in-pakistan-airbase-raid |date=2012-08-16 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref>


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== Aftermath == == Aftermath ==
After the attacks, Pakistani ] launched a countrywide manhunt for those involved. Attock district police later arrested 9 people who were linked to the attacks which also included a suspect who provided financial and logistic assistance in planning the attack. In 2014, Bilal Khan another alleged mastermind of the attack was killed during a joint operation by ] and ] at ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alleged mastermind of Kamra attack killed in Karachi operation |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/229357-Alleged-mastermind-of-Kamra-attack-killed-in-Karac |date=2014-07-18 |website=Dunya news}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fire fight: Another mastermind of Kamra Base attack killed in encounter |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/740985/fire-fight-another-mastermind-of-kamra-base-attack-killed-in-encounter |date=2014-07-25 |website=ETribune}}</ref> After the attacks, Pakistani ] launched a countrywide manhunt for those involved. Attock district police later arrested 9 people who were linked to the attacks which also included a suspect who provided financial and logistic assistance in planning the attack. In 2014, Bilal Khan another alleged mastermind of the attack was killed during a joint operation by ] and ] at ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alleged mastermind of Kamra attack killed in Karachi operation |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/229357-Alleged-mastermind-of-Kamra-attack-killed-in-Karac |date=2014-07-18 |website=Dunya news}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fire fight: Another mastermind of Kamra Base attack killed in encounter |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/740985/fire-fight-another-mastermind-of-kamra-base-attack-killed-in-encounter |date=2014-07-25 |website=ETribune}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 01:34, 9 January 2025

2012 Minhas airbase attack
Part of The War on terror and the KPK insurgency
LocationKamra, Attock District, Pakistan
Coordinates33°52′8″N 72°24′3″E / 33.86889°N 72.40083°E / 33.86889; 72.40083
DateAugust 16, 2012 (2012-08-16)
2:00am (PST)
TargetPAF aircraft, personnel and PAC facilities
Attack typeSuicide bombings and mass shooting
WeaponsAK-47s, RPG-7s, Hand grenades etc.
Deaths14 (including 9 perpetrators)
Perpetrators Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
MotiveKilling of Osama bin Laden and Baitullah Mehsud

On 16 August 2012, one soldier was killed and several were injured in a terrorist attack on PAF Base Minhas which houses aircraft manufacturing facilities of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. The 9 attackers were later killed by PAF ground units. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.

Background

See also: Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Killing of Osama bin Laden

The spillover of war in neighboring Afghanistan into Pakistan's North West Frontier Province had given birth to terrorist groups like the TTP which aimed to overthrow the democratic government in Pakistan. The Pakistan Armed Forces along with NATO allies had been in war with groups like these for many years. By 2012, the TTP's emir Baitullah Mehsud had been killed in a US drone strike while their ally Al-Qaeda's leader Osama bin Laden was killed during Operation Neptune Spear.

Attack

At around 02:00am local time, the attackers fired a barrage of RPG-7s from outside the base premises due to which one parked aircraft sustained damages due to shrapnel. After scaling the walls, they were engaged by PAF ground forces. During the firefight, some explosives hit the Hangars where Saab-2000 Erieyes of the PAF's 3 AEW&C Squadron were parked which resulted in one aircraft being damaged beyond repair and two other sustaining significant shrapnel damages. QRF forces along with the Special Service Wing rushed to the scene as reinforcements from Attock police and Punjab Rangers also arrived. The militants who were by then overwhelmed amidst a heavy firefight were gradually cornered and eliminated one by one. The last one who was wearing an Explosive belt blew himself up and the airbase was secured after two hours of intense gunfights. Apart from the 9 terrorists, 3 base security guards and two regular airmen were killed while several others were wounded including the Base commander; Air Commodore Muhammad Azam who was hit in the shoulder while leading the clearance operation.

Aftermath

After the attacks, Pakistani Law Enforcement Agencies launched a countrywide manhunt for those involved. Attock district police later arrested 9 people who were linked to the attacks which also included a suspect who provided financial and logistic assistance in planning the attack. In 2014, Bilal Khan another alleged mastermind of the attack was killed during a joint operation by Karachi Police and Sindh Rangers at Machar Colony.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Several killed in Pakistan airbase raid". Al Jazeera. 2012-08-16.
  2. ^ "Tehreek-i-Taliban claim 'revenge' attack on Kamra airbase". Etribune. 2012-08-16.
  3. Ansari, Nabil; Popalzai, Sheheryar (2012-08-16). "Tehreek-i-Taliban claim 'revenge' attack on Kamra airbase". ETribune.
  4. Nauman, Qasim (2012-08-17). "Militants attack major Pakistan air base; nine killed". Reuters.
  5. ^ "Gunmen storm military air base in Pakistan". BBC News. 2012-08-16.
  6. Khan, Farhat; Hashmi, Qadeer (2024). History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force (1st ed.). p. 288. ISBN 978-969-7518-01-2.
  7. "Alleged mastermind of Kamra attack killed in Karachi operation". Dunya news. 2014-07-18.
  8. "Fire fight: Another mastermind of Kamra Base attack killed in encounter". ETribune. 2014-07-25.
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