Lal Masjid siege

Siege of Lal Masjid
	Part of the War in North-West Pakistan and the War on Terror
Date	3–11 July 2007; (1 week and 1 day)
Location	Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Pakistan
Result	Government victory
Belligerents
Government of Pakistan	Islamic fundamentalist militia
Commanders and leaders
Pervez Musharraf; Shaukat Aziz; Tariq Majid; Haroon Islam †;	Abdul Rashid Ghazi †; Abdul Aziz Ghazi #; Umme Hassan #;
Units involved
Pakistan Armed Forces Pakistan Army 111th Brigade; Special Service Group; ; ; Civil Armed Forces Pakistan Rangers Punjab Rangers; ; ;	Local militia militants
Strength
164 Special Service Group commandos	100 militia members
Casualties and losses
11 killed; 44 wounded	91 killed; 50 captured
	204 civilians injured

The Lal Masjid siege (Codename: Operation Sunrise and Operation Silence) was a conflict centering around the Lal Masjid mosque and madrasah complex in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, that was besieged from July 3 to July 11, 2007.

Lal Masjid Siege Media

Flag of the X Corps of Pakistan.
Flag of the X Corps of Pakistan.
Flag of the XI Corps of Pakistan.
Flag of the XI Corps of Pakistan.
Graph depicting a sharp increase in militant violence in Pakistan beginning in 2007, following the siege.

References

↑ Assault neither victory nor defeat. The News. 15 July 2007. http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=9019. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
↑ Lal Masjid operation not a matter of victory or defeat: Musharraf. AAJ News. 14 July 2007. http://news.aaj.tv/news.php?pg=3&show=detail&nid=72655. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
↑ "Siege of Pakistan's Lal Masjid Ends." Al Jazeera, 11 July 2007, www.aljazeera.com/news/2007/7/11/siege-of-pakistans-lal-masjid-ends. Accessed 22 Nov. 2023. "The decision to storm the mosque followed a week-long siege and came after the government said efforts to negotiate a peaceful end had broken down. Pakistan’s interior ministry says the operation dealt a big blow to what it called Islamic hardliners and that the strong response should teach them a lesson."

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[1] Assault neither victory nor defeat. The News. 15 July 2007. http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=9019. Retrieved 10 May 2008.

[2] Lal Masjid operation not a matter of victory or defeat: Musharraf. AAJ News. 14 July 2007. http://news.aaj.tv/news.php?pg=3&show=detail&nid=72655. Retrieved 10 May 2008.

[3] "Siege of Pakistan's Lal Masjid Ends." Al Jazeera, 11 July 2007, www.aljazeera.com/news/2007/7/11/siege-of-pakistans-lal-masjid-ends. Accessed 22 Nov. 2023. "The decision to storm the mosque followed a week-long siege and came after the government said efforts to negotiate a peaceful end had broken down. Pakistan’s interior ministry says the operation dealt a big blow to what it called Islamic hardliners and that the strong response should teach them a lesson."

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