ZarbEAzb

peration Zarb-e-Azb (Urdu: آپریشن ضربِ عضب‎ ALA-LC: Āpres̱ẖan Ẓarb-i ʿAẓb pronounced [ɑːpreːʃən zərb-e əzb]) is a joint-military operation involving Pakistan against the armed insurgent groups such as the Taliban (TTP), al–Qaeda, East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). The operation was launched by the Pakistan Armed Forces on 15 June 2014 in North Waziristan, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan border, as a renewed effort against militancy in the wake of the attack on Jinnah International Airport on 8 June claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.[8] It has been described as a "comprehensive operation" that aims to flush out foreign and local militants hiding in North Waziristan.[9] It is part of the ongoing War in North-West Pakistan.

Around 30,000-40,000 soldiers are involved in the operation. In the first two days of operation, at-least 187 insurgents were killed, including a key Uzbek commander and mastermind of the airport attack, Abu Abdur Rehman Almani. (Wikipedia)