The 2023 Kurram Parachinar conflict started as a land dispute and turned into a series of sectarian clashes that took place in the Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan near Pak-Afghan Border, from May to July 2023.
The conflict began on May 4, 2023, when a school shooting took place at a high school in Tari Mangal, killing seven people, including five teachers and two labors,[3] Earlier that day, a car of a Sunni teacher was attacked by shias in which his driver was shot dead in Kurram in a separate attack. It is speculated that the mass shooting was possibly conducted in response.[4] On July 7, 2023, the conflict turned into war when the clashes erupted between Shia and Sunni tribes in Boshera village after construction on disputed land. The clashes quickly spread to other parts of the district. The town of Parachinar was attacked by missiles from three sides for several days, in which many children were injured, while the town of Sada was also targeted by missiles from unknown places.[5][6][7][8]
The clashes resulted in the deaths of at least 13 people and the injuries of 74 others. The Pakistani government deployed troops to the area to try to restore order, and a one-year ceasefire was brokered with the help of a local jirga, and clashes end in all parts of the district on July 13, 2023.[9]
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References
- ^ "Rival tribes in Parachinar agree on ceasefire". Daily Times. 2023-07-14.
- ^ "Rival tribes in Pakistan agree 1-year truce after deadly clashes". La Prensa Latina Media. 2023-07-14.
- ^ Several teachers killed in Pakistan school shooting
- ^ Six Shi'ite, one Sunni Muslims killed in northwest Pakistan shootings
- ^ "7 die in clashes between two tribes in Pakistan's Kurram". ANI News. 2023-07-10.
- ^ "Army, FC called in as conflict in Kurram's Parachinar intensifies". GEO News. 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Violent conflict in Kurram". Business Recorder. 2023-07-14.
- ^ "Five killed, 30 injured over land dispute in Kurram". The News International. 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Kurram warring tribes strike one-year peace agreement". The Frontier Post. 2023-07-14.