Overview
- Militants blasted a car bomb into the Damangi Scouts base in Bajaur on Thursday night and then stormed the compound with gunfire.
- Security officials said the attack opened with a quadcopter strike on the outpost before the vehicle-borne bomb blew open the gate.
- Reported losses for Pakistani forces differ by source, with officials citing eight or nine dead, some outlets reporting higher tolls, and about 35 wounded.
- The military said it repelled the assault, killed around nine of the attackers, and launched search-and-clear operations as roads around the site were sealed.
- The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack, a development that could strain Pakistan’s uneasy ceasefire with Afghanistan after a recent surge in cross-border-linked violence.