First Battle of Swat

First Battle of Swat; (Operation Rah-e-Haq)
	Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date	25 October – 8 December 2007; (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Location	Swat Valley and Shangla, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Result	Pakistani victory Led to the short-lived 2009 ceasefire that eventually ended in the decisive Second Battle of Swat;
Belligerents
Pakistan	TTP TNSM; ;
Commanders and leaders
Naser Janjua; Zahir Ali Khan	Fazlullah
Units involved
Pakistan Armed Forces Pakistan Army 10th Infantry Division; 12th Regular Army Regiment; ; Pakistan Air Force No. 20 Squadron Eagles; ; ; Civil Armed Forces FCKP(N); Special Combat Unit; ;	Unknown
Strength
3,000–5,000	1,000
Casualties and losses
15 soldiers killed,; 3 policemen killed	250 killed; 143 captured

The First Battle of Swat (code-named Operation Rah-e-Haq) was fought between the Government of Pakistan and the Tehrik-i-Taliban in late 2007 over control of the Swat District of Pakistan.

The battle began on 25 October 2007 and involved the Pakistani Army and TTP-led forces in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan. From 25 October 2007, to 7 November 2007, the militants quickly seized control of the region. On 15 November 2007, a Pakistani offensive commenced.