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'''Ladha''' is a subdivision in [[South Waziristan]], in the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] of [[Pakistan]], located between [[Wanna, Pakistan|Wanna]] and [[Razmak]]. Just south of Ladha is the village of [[Kaniguram]], and to the north is the small town of [[Makin, Pakistan|Makin]]. |
'''Ladha''' is a subdivision in [[South Waziristan]], in the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] of [[Pakistan]], located between [[Wanna, Pakistan|Wanna]] and [[Razmak]]. Just south of Ladha is the village of [[Kaniguram]], and to the north is the small town of [[Makin, Pakistan|Makin]]. |
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== Attacks == |
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Ladha is considered a [[Pakistani Taliban|Taliban]] stronghold. In November 2009, the [[pakistani army]] launched an attack on Ladha, which killed 30 militants and wounded eight soldiers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan’s South Waziristan offensive reaches crucial stage in Ladha |author=Zahid Hussain |url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6903723.ece|newspaper=The Times |date=5 November 2009 |accessdate=9 May 2011}}</ref> Another attack by the pakistani army killed 37 militants and 5 soldiers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pakistan border attack claims 42 lives|author=Mark Tran|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jan/22/pakistan.afghanistan|newspaper=The Guardian|date=22 January 2008|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref> A mine blast on a road in Ladha killed two and injured nine.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blast kills two in Pakistan's tribal region |author= |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article1980796.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=30 April 2011 |accessdate=9 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bomb hits minibus, kills 2 in NW Pakistan|author=|url=http://arabnews.com/world/article378061.ece|newspaper=Arab News|date=Apr 30, 2011|accessdate=12 May 2011}}</ref> A drone attack by the [[United States]] targeting the base of a Taliban leader killed 27 people in Ladha.<ref>{{Cite news|title='US drone' in fatal Pakistan raid|author=|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/02/200921454325638908.html|newspaper=Al Jazeera|date=17 February 2009|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref> In November 2009, the Pakistani Army captured Ladha from the Taliban.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Key Pakistan Taliban town 'falls'|author=|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8346089.stm|newspaper=BBC News|date=6 November 2009|accessdate=18 May 2011}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:09, 14 February 2012
Ladha is a subdivision in South Waziristan, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, located between Wanna and Razmak. Just south of Ladha is the village of Kaniguram, and to the north is the small town of Makin.
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