Pakistani security forces killed all four attackers during a clearance operation at the Boya battalion headquarters in Boya village, North Waziristan, Pakistan, following a suicide bomber ramming an explosive-laden vehicle into the military fort near sunrise on December 19, 2025, officials confirmed to The Khorasan Diary in an update between 6:16 a.m. and 8:46 a.m. UTC. Eleven security personnel were injured and two were killed in the attack, according to the officials cited by The Khorasan Diary. The fort and surrounding areas are now being checked for improvised explosive devices as the operation concluded. The powerful explosion rocked the headquarters, damaging the roof and outer structure, as detailed in The Khorasan Diary's update quoting security sources on the suicide bombing and subsequent infiltration attempt. The Aswad-ul-Harab suicide bombing squad, affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadar group, claimed responsibility for the initial assault earlier on December 19 between 1:46 a.m. and 4:46 a.m. UTC, according to previous reports from The Khorasan Diary citing security officials. In a separate development, security forces launched an extensive search operation in villages of Rajouri district, India, after reports of suspicious people movement, as stated by OSINTJKL on X during the reporting period, with more details awaited.
