Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem

Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem
	Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Date	28 June 2008 – 9 July 2008; (1 week and 4 days)
Location	Bara Tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Result	Pakistani victory Pakistan Army gained control of Khyber Agency; Operation halted in July 2008; Destruction of LeI command and training centers;
Belligerents
Pakistan	TNSM; Al Qaeda; Lashkar-e-Islam
Commanders and leaders
PM Yousaf Gillani; M.Gen. Tariq Hayat	Mangal Bagh
Units involved
Pakistan Army 40th Infantry Division; 9th Mountain Brigade;	TNSM; Al Qaeda; Lashkar-e-Islam
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
1 soldier killed	2 militants killed

The Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem (English: Operation Righteous Path), was a Pakistan Army operation in Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The operation was commenced on 28 June 2008, and was halted by the Army on 9 July 2008, after liberating Bara Tehsil from the terrorist. On 9 July 2008 another operation, codenamed Zarbe-Kaleem, was launched in Hangu district.