Kurram Agency War April 2007
The Kurram Agency War began on 6 April 2007 in Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The conflict is said to be on a procession in Parachinar city. The incident left more than 40 people dead and more than 150 people wounded by 9 April 2007.
Tension had been brewing in the area adjacent to the Afghan border since April 1 when the sectarian group Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat taking part in Mawlid (prophet Muhammad's birthday) procession chanted objectionable slogans. The administration had arrested some 30 participants of the Eid Milad (Mawlid) procession for raising the objectionable slogans and assured the rival sect of further action against elements who had raised the slogans.
Read more about Kurram Agency War April 2007: April 6 (War Starts), April 7 (Army Takes Over), April 8 (Clashes Spread To Villages), April 9, 2007 (Clashes Intensify), April 10, 2007 (Clashes Continue), April 11, 2007 (Failed Balishkhel Coupe), April 12, 2007 (Failed Alizai Misadventure), April 13, 2007 (Clashes Extinguish), Public Opinion and Role of Media, November 2007 To January 2008
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