List of militants fatality reports in Pakistan explained

The militants fatality reports are the official reports and battle logs gathered and published by the Ministry of Defence on the accounts of the rate of human casualties suffered by the Taliban in the frontier war since 2005. Reports are based on the official ISPR accounts and news media sources in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.

This article incorporates yearly numbers of militant fatalities. Details on the numbers of killed in some major battles and operations are also provided.

Totals

At least 28,907 militants (total casualties: 43,346+[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]) have been reportedly killed so far (from January 2005 to present).[6] This figure was updated, adding those counted by the South Asia Terrorism Portal but only concerning FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and not the whole regions of the country.[1] [2]

Taliban fatality reports in Pakistan by year
YearFatalitiesDetail
2020
201913[7] Monthly deaths by region can be found here:.
201851[8] Monthly deaths by region can be found here:.
2017267[9] Monthly deaths by region can be found here:.
2016355Total deaths by regions can be found here:.
20151,717+Total deaths by regions can be found here:. ~1,836 militants were killed in Operation Zarb-e-Azb.
20142,613Total deaths by regions can be found here:. 2,168 militants were killed in Operation Zarb-e-Azb. 40 militants were killed by the Pakistani military in crackdowns, after Tehrik-i-Taliban carried out a terrorist attack on civilian targets at a school.
20131,360Total deaths by regions can be found here:.
20122,241Total deaths by regions can be found here:. Monthly totals can be found here:[10] [11] [12] [13] Year-end report can be found here:[14]
20112,677Total deaths by regions can be found here:.[15] Monthly totals can be found here:[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] Note: excludes drone casualties listed in source.
20105,028This link is to the totals killed in Orakzai:[28]
20098,049Around 2,250 of these were killed in Operation Black Thunderstorm (1,475), the Khyber Pass offensive (151), and Operation Rah-e-Nijat (619).
20082,7871,500 of these were killed in Operation Sherdil.
20071,386Almost 610 of these were killed in Operation Sunrise, the Battle of Mir Ali, and Operation Rah-e-Haq.
2006364
20052+

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assessment - 2017. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 24 November 2017.
  2. Web site: FATA Assessment - 2017. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 24 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Pakistani army targets militants after Taliban school massacre. CNN. 19 December 2014.
  4. Web site: datasheet-terrorist-attack-fatalities. satp.org. 2019-04-18.
  5. Web site: datasheet-terrorist-attack-fatalities. satp.org. 2019-04-18.
  6. News: 49,000 Pakistanis have been killed since the war on terror began in 2001. 30 April 2013. The Express Tribune. 30 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2019. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 23 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2018. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 10 January 2018.
  9. Web site: Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2017. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 25 November 2017.
  10. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  11. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  12. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  13. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  14. Web site: Pakistan Assessment 2014. 14 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140215142834/http://satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/index.htm. 15 February 2014.
  15. Web site: Fatalities in Pakistan Region Wise: 2011-2017. South Asia Terrorism Portal. 30 November 2017.
  16. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  17. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  18. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  19. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  20. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  21. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  22. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  23. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  24. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  25. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  26. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  27. Web site: Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), Independent Think Tank in Pakistan. 14 December 2014.
  28. Web site: Daily Tracker: Pakistani Military Operations in Orakzai - Critical Threats. 14 December 2014.

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