Bannu Cantonment attack

Bannu Cantonment Attack
Date	15 July 2024
Location	Bannu Cantonment, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Result	Pakistani victory Attack repelled; All attackers eliminated;
Belligerents
Pakistan Pakistan Armed Forces;	Pakistani Taliban
Commanders and leaders
	Hafiz Gul Bahadur
Strength
	10 attackers
Casualties and losses
8 soldiers killed ; 141 injured (including at least 7 civilians)	10 attackers killed

On 15 July 2024, before dawn, the Bannu Cantonment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was targeted by ten militants from the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group of the Pakistani Taliban, based in Afghanistan. The militants attempted to breach the cantonment's defenses but were repelled by the Pakistan Armed Forces. In retaliation, the militants detonated a vehicle filled with explosives against the cantonment's boundary wall, causing a section of it to collapse and inflicting damage on the nearby infrastructure. The attack resulted in the killing of eight soldiers and injuries to over 141 others including, seven civilians who were also injured in the crossfire. Despite the initial breach, the security forces swiftly responded, neutralizing all ten attackers.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

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^ "Seven civilians injured as militants attack army cantonment in northwest Pakistan — police". Arab news. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
^ "Pakistan: Attack on northwestern health facility killed 5 civilians, 2 soldiers". Voice of America. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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^ https://www.radio.gov.pk/16-07-2024/10-terrorists-killed-in-thwarted-attack-on-bannu-cantonment
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[1] "At least 8 Pakistani soldiers killed in military base suicide attack". Al Jazeera. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[2] "Seven civilians injured as militants attack army cantonment in northwest Pakistan — police". Arab news. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[3] "Pakistan: Attack on northwestern health facility killed 5 civilians, 2 soldiers". Voice of America. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[Tribune16Jul-4] "Eight soldiers martyred as security forces thwart terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment". Tribune. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[Samaa16Jul-5] "8 soldiers martyred, 10 terrorists killed in attack on Bannu Cantonment". Samaa. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[6] ttps://www.radio.gov.pk/16-07-2024/10-terrorists-killed-in-thwarted-attack-on-bannu-cantonment

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