Mir Ali, Pakistan
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Mir Ali or Mirali (Template:Langx) is a town in North Waziristan District, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Mirali is located in the Tochi Valley, about Script error: No such module "convert". east of Miramshah (capital of North Waziristan), Script error: No such module "convert". west of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of the city of Khost, Afghanistan. Mirali is at an altitude of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
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.[2]
On December 30, 2021, a gunfight during Pakistani troops' raid against a hideout of Tehrik-i-Taliban terrorists in the city, killed four people.[3][4]
On August 11, 2024, heavy exchange of firing between Pakistan Army and the militant insurgents of the outlawed Pakistani Taliban was reported.[5][6]
Notable people
See also
- Battle of Mirali
- Abu Laith al-Libi
- Abu Obeida Tawari al-Obeidi
- Target Killing
References
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External links
- Missile strike emphasizes al-Qaida problem MSNBC February 1, 2008
- U.S. strikes in Pakistan — without notice MSNBC February 18, 2008