The Kurram Agency War began on 6 April 2007 in Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan when a Sunni gunman on a Friday prayer held by Shia in Parachinar. It left more than 40 people dead and more than 150 people wounded . Tension had been brewing in the area adjacent to the Afghan border since April 1 when the sectarian group Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat taking part in Mawlid (prophet Muhammad's birthday) when some of Sunni people having guns shot the Shia people.
April 6 (War Starts) On Friday, 6 April 17 RabiulAwal, a Sunni gunman fired on a procession (EideMilad u Nabi) held by Shia in Parachinar. An ambulance was also attacked by sunni Taliban terrorists in the city in which three people, including the organiser of the Haideri Blood Bank, Inayat Hussain were wounded. Hospital sources said that three bodies and 18 wounded people had been brought to the agency headquarters hospital. Hundreds of sunnis were killed by Shia. Locals said the number of casualties might increase as both sides were using heavy weapons. Akber Khan Road's Markets, which was full of Taliban forces fighting against Shia, although houses and shops were set ablaze after a big fight by Shia who came from nearest villages resulting in millions of rupees losses. The aim was to flush the sunni people from the city Which is evident as now only few people of sunni sect left there and no property is owned by them from Parachinar and surroundings..
The political administration of the Kurram Agency imposed a curfew and additional army troops were called out to stop acts of lawlessness in the area. A jirga of elders was being convened to broker a ceasefire between the two groups.
April 7 (Army Takes Over) The army took control of Parachinar on Saturday after overnight heavy gun battles between two sectarian groups. Fierce clashes continued in other parts of the Kurram Agency. Cobra helicopters targeted suspected locations in and around the town to dislodge combatants from their positions. The army and paramilitary forces, backed by armoured personnel carriers, entered Parachinar and secured positions at around 11 am.
FATA’s secretary for security Arbab Mohammad Arif told reporters in Peshawar that 40 people had been killed and 70 wounded in the two days of fighting. Officials claim the curfew imposed in the area was effective; the city had been sealed completely and troops were issued a ‘shoot at sight order’ if any person was found violating the curfew.
Hospital sources said 15 bodies had been counted so far and 62 injured had been taken to the city’s main hospital and private clinics. An official source said three government employees were among the dead.
April 8 (Clashes spread to villages) Despite the presence of a large number of Taliban forces killed Shia peoples, clashes between rival groups intensified in the Kurram Agency on Sunday. Fifteen more Taliban dead and scores of others wounded amid reports that the rival groups in certain areas had intensified attacks on each other's positions. One woman was among the dead. The road between Parachinar and Thall remained closed and wounded people could not be taken to Peshawar. Doctors said that local hospitals lacked adequate medical and surgical facilities. Four Taliban were killed in Piwar and three in Kirman village. A mortar shell hit a house in Alamsher village, killing one Amin Hussain (Shia). Six Taliban were killed in Sadda town shelling from Balish Khel. Two were killed while loading a mortar gun.
Fierce clashes continued in Tari Mangal-Piwaar, Mali Khel-Boshera, Parachamkani-Kirman and Ibrahimzai-Sadda areas and heavy weapons were used. A heavy exchange of fire was reported from Boshera, 5 km south of Parachinar. The main grid station supplying electricity to Sadda came under attack and power supply to the area was suspended.
Official sources claimed that 25 people had died in the past three days and 140 had suffered injuries, with many of them said to be in critical condition in hospitals. Two of the injured died in a hospital in Parachinar and three in Sadda hospital. The sources said 110 wounded people had been taken to hospitals in Parachinar and 30 to the hospital in Sadda. Political Agent Sahibzada Mohammad Anis said 15 people had died and 40 others wounded.
Administration considered using Cobra helicopters to dislodge armed groups from different locations. The administration persuaded the area MNAs, senators and Maliks to use their influence to broker a truce. AFP adds: "We have started negotiations with tribal elders to end the fighting," Sahibzada Anis said, adding that troops could be used in some outlying areas if needed.