Mir Ali or Mirali (Pashto: میرعلي) is a town in North Waziristan District, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Mirali is located in the Tochi Valley, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Miramshah (capital of North Waziristan), 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of the city of Khost, Afghanistan. Mirali is at an altitude of 674 metres (2,211 ft).[2]
The residents of Mirali are Dawar and Utmanzai Wazirs. The Wazirs reside in mountainous areas of North Waziristan such as Spinwam, Shawa, and Khiasur, while the Dawars reside in the plains on both sides of the Tochi River. Some well known villages of Dawars in Mirali area are Hassu Khel, Haider Khel, Mussaki, Idaak, Khaddi, Hurmaz, Zeraki, Hakim Khel and Daulat Khel.
History
The famous Pashtun freedom fighter and tribal leader Mirzali Khan (the Faqir of Ipi) based his movement in Ipi, a village on the outskirts of Mirali, for more than 10 years. In 1938, Mirzali Khan shifted from Ipi to Gurwek, Waziristan.
Abu Yahya al-Libi, the number two at the time of Al-Qaeda, was killed by a drone strike carried out by the United States on June 4, 2012 in Mirali.[3]
On December 30, 2021, a gunfight during Pakistani troops' raid against a hideout of Tehrik-i-Taliban terrorists in the city, killed four people.[4][5]
On August 11, 2024, heavy exchange of firing between Pakistan Army and the militant insurgents of the outlawed Pakistani Taliban was reported.[6][7]
Notable people
See also
- Battle of Mirali
- Abu Laith al-Libi
- Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi
- Target Killing
References
- ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: FATA (NORTH WAZIRISTAN)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Mir Ali, Pakistan". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "White House: Al Qaeda No. 2 leader is dead". CNN. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Four soldiers killed in raid on Pakistan Taliban hideout". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Four Pakistani soldiers killed in gunfight in North Waziristan: Report". ANI News. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ @IbnSufyan313 (2024-08-11). "BREAKING Heavy clashes ongoing between TTP and Pakistani security forces Mir Ali bazar, North Waziristan district. Pro-TTP accounts claim capturing several Pakistani army check posts as well as attacking a Pakistani army convoy that entered the area to carry out raid". X (formerly Twitter).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ @mjdawar (2024-08-11). "Heavy gunfire and fighting is underway in Mir Ali, North Waziristan. The locals are suffering immensely as they remain caught in the fighting between the army and the Taliban. The federal and provincial govts remain criminally silent". X (formerly Twitter).
External links
- Missile strike emphasizes al-Qaida problem MSNBC February 1, 2008
- U.S. strikes in Pakistan — without notice MSNBC February 18, 2008
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