Pakistani security forces killed Kharji Umar, a wanted Fitna al Khawarij (TTP-affiliated) ringleader carrying a 3 million rupee bounty, along with four other militants in an intelligence-based operation in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan. The operation targeted a network of bunkers and tunnels the group had established around Bubali Mosque; security sources attributed multiple attacks on forces and civilians to Umar's command.