Ladha is a subdivision in South Waziristan

South Waziristan

South Waziristan is the southern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11,585 km² . Waziristan comprises the area west and southwest of Peshawar between the Tochi River to the north and the Gomal River to the south, forming...

, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies and six FRs...

 of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

, located between Wanna and Razmak

Razmak

Razmak is one of the three sub-divisions of North Waziristan Agency in Pakistan, the other two being Miranshah and Mirali. Inhabitants are Uthmanzai Wazirs. Razmak is further sub-divided in three Tehsils. Tehsil being the lowest administrative unit in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of...

. Just south of Ladha is the village of Kaniguram

Kaniguram

Kaniguram is a town in South Waziristan, Pakistan. It is the principal place associated with the Burki tribe and was the home of the sixteenth century scholar Pir Roshan.-Demographics:...

, and to the north is the small town of Makin.

Attacks

Ladha is considered a Taliban stronghold. In November 2009, the pakistani army launched an attack on Ladha, which killed 30 militants and wounded eight soldiers. Another attack by the pakistani army killed 37 militants and 5 soldiers. A mine blast on a road in Ladha killed two and injured nine. A drone attack by the United States

United States

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targeting the base of a Taliban leader killed 27 people in Ladha. In November 2009, the Pakistani Army captured Ladha from the Taliban.