Major attacks since June: Pakistan military operations American drone strikes AFGHANISTAN Federally Administered Tribal Areas Miram Shah June 17June 18 June 26June 30 July 2July 5 + Mt. Zartangi June 19 NORTH WAZIRISTAN Mir Ali June 23June 24 June 25July 12 July 15 Qutab Khel June 20 Datta Khel June 15July 10July 19 Aug. 6Sept. 10Sept. 24 Oct. 7Oct. 8Oct. 9 Nov. 11Nov. 16 Tochi River PAKISTAN Shawal Valley June 17July 16July 16 July 23Sept. 10Oct. 5 Oct. 6Oct. 7 5 miles Major Pakistan military operations since June Major American drone strikes since June AFGHANISTAN Miram Shah June 17June 18June 26 June 30July 2July 5 NORTH WAZIRISTAN Mir Ali June 23June 24 June 25July 12 July 15 Qutab Khel June 20 Datta Khel June 15July 10July 19Aug. 6Sept. 10Sept. 24 Oct. 7Oct. 8Oct. 9Nov. 11Nov. 16 PAKISTAN Shawal Valley June 17July 16July 16July 23 Sept. 10Oct. 5Oct. 6Oct. 7 5 miles

The goal of the Pakistani military offensive is to expel the Pakistani Taliban from North Waziristan, the notorious militant sanctuary along the country’s northwest border. Many of the operations have targeted the district’s two main towns, Miram Shah and Mir Ali, as well as the more remote areas of Datta Khel and the Shawal Valley, where many of the militants fled after the assault began. The American drone program in the tribal belt resumed in June after a nearly six-month hiatus. The American and Pakistani militaries are both trying to eliminate the Pakistani Taliban, but it is unclear how much, if any, cooperation exists between them.