First Battle of Swat

First Battle of Swat; (Operation Rah-e-Haq)
	Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date	25 October – 8 December 2007; (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Location	Swat Valley and Shangla, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Result	Pakistani victory Led to the short-lived 2009 ceasefire that eventually ended in the decisive Second Battle of Swat;
Belligerents
Pakistan Pakistan Army; Pakistan Air Force;	TTP TNSM;
Commanders and leaders
Nasser Janjua; Zahir Ali Khan	Maulana Fazlullah
Units involved
10th Infantry Division; 12th Regular Army Regiment; No. 20 Squadron Eagles; Special Combat Unit; FCKP(N)	Unknown
Strength
3,000–5,000	1,000
Casualties and losses
15 soldiers killed,; 3 policemen killed;	250 killed; 143 captured

The First Battle of Swat, also known as Operation Rah-e-Haq, was fought between Pakistan and the Tehrik-i-Taliban in late 2007 over control of the Swat District of Pakistan.

The battle began on 25 October 2007 and involved the Pakistani Army and TTP-led forces in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan. From 25 October 2007, to 7 November 2007, the militants quickly seized control of the region. On 15 November 2007, a Pakistani offensive commenced.

^ Abbas, Hassan. “Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strategy and Its Implications for Domestic, Regional and International Security.” International Affairs, vol. 97, no. 3, 2021, pp. 709-726.
^ Blank, Jonah. "Pakistan Captures Taliban Headquarters Town." Reuters, 24 May 2009, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-swat-idUSTRE54N0YR20090524.
^ Fair, C. Christine. Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's Way of War. Oxford University Press, 2014.
^ Abbas, H. (2021). Pakistan’s counterterrorism strategy and its implications for domestic, regional and international security. International Affairs, 97(3), 709-726. https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiab035
^ ^a ^b "Pakistan hunting Swat militants". BBC News. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Pakistan army retakes Swat towns". BBC. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

[1] Abbas, Hassan. “Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strategy and Its Implications for Domestic, Regional and International Security.” International Affairs, vol. 97, no. 3, 2021, pp. 709-726.

[2] Blank, Jonah. "Pakistan Captures Taliban Headquarters Town." Reuters, 24 May 2009, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-swat-idUSTRE54N0YR20090524.

[3] Fair, C. Christine. Fighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's Way of War. Oxford University Press, 2014.

[4] Abbas, H. (2021). Pakistan’s counterterrorism strategy and its implications for domestic, regional and international security. International Affairs, 97(3), 709-726. https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiab035

[BBC-2007-12-08-5] "Pakistan hunting Swat militants". BBC News. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

[BBC-2007-12-06-6] "Pakistan army retakes Swat towns". BBC. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

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