Lowara Madi incident

Lowara Madi incident
Part of the Pakistan-United States skirmishes
An American AH-64 Apache helicopter, which was repelled during the incident
Date 21 September 2008 Location Afghanistan-Pakistan border Result Pakistani victory
Belligerents
United States	Pakistan
Strength
2 AH-64 Apaches	Unknown number of Pakistani troops 12.7 mm heavy machine guns
Casualties and losses
None Possible aircraft damage	None

On 21 September 2008 at 10 pm local time, in the Ghulam Khan district of North Waziristan Pakistani soldiers fired on two American helicopter gunships that entered Pakistani airspace with 12.7 mm heavy machine guns. The helicopters stopped and hovered for a while, before returning over the border to Afghanistan without retaliation. It is unknown if any of the helicopters sustained any damage in this first incident.^[1][2]

Thirty minutes later, two gunships attempted to cross the border again at the same place. Pakistani regular and Frontier Corps troops fired warning shots into the air and away from the helicopters, causing the helicopters to turn back without attacking any targets in Pakistan.^[3]

References

1. Pakistani troops twice repel US choppers: officials AFP, 23 September 2008
2. Pakistan troops 'repel US raid' -BBC News, 22 September 2008
3. Pak troops fire at US helicopters in N Waziristan – ExpressIndia.com, 22 September 2008