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TTP Gunmen Kill 6 FC Personnel in Musa Dara Attack — Trigger for Strike Pause's End

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TTP-linked militants attacked a Frontier Corps post in the Musa Dara area (Hasan Khel, near Peshawar) on June 9, 2026, killing six FC personnel. TTP-affiliated media subsequently circulated images of abducted paramilitary personnel. Pakistani officials cited the attack as the immediate trigger for the resumption of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq cross-border strikes the following day (June 10), ending a 35-day pause in Pakistani strikes into Afghan territory that had held since the May 5 Dangam (Kunar) strike.

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TTP attack on a Musa Dara FC post killed 6 personnel, cited by Islamabad as the trigger for June 10 cross-border strikes.
TTP attack on a Musa Dara FC post killed 6 personnel, cited by Islamabad as the trigger for June 10 cross-border strikes. — Express Tribune

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