 The No.31 Squadron RAF air support role in the FATA campaign against Faqir of Ipi in Mir Ali and in Wanna, and that in Pakhtunkhwa's district of Bannu is noted.Trouble flared up on 23 July 1938, when a lashkar launched a daring attack on the town of Bannu, Mir Ali and Wanna, killing up to 200 civilians and damaging a considerable amount of property.