Angoor Adda raid
| Angoor Adda raid | |||||||
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| Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States |
Taliban Hezb-e-Islami | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| US Naval Special Warfare Development Group |
Taliban fighters Hezb-e-Islami militants | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 45 Operators | Approximately 120–130 fighters | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Estimated 20 people killed, civilian number unclear | |||||||
The Angoor Adda raid (Pashto: د انګور اډې بريد) was a covert raid conducted by SEAL Team Six Blue squadron against Taliban fighters on September 3, 2008, within the border town of Angoor Adda in South Waziristan. It was the first time American Troops fought a ground-based battle against the Taliban within Pakistani borders. The raid took place at the same time as Pakistani military forces ended a four-week offensive in Bajaur, the northernmost Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of which South Waziristan is the southernmost, an offensive that has displaced approximately half a million people.