▁area ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁army ▁troops ▁after ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁combat . ▁Later , ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Mountain ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Army ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁mountains ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁posts . ▁The ▁Army ▁also ▁sent ▁its ▁investig ators ▁from ▁" M . I . ▁Director ate ▁for ▁High ▁Value ▁Target ▁Ac quisition ". ▁The ▁Army ▁in cur red ▁cas ual ties ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁soldiers ▁killed , ▁ 3 3 ▁wounded , ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁captured ▁( all ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ); ▁the ▁military ▁intelligence ▁inf lic ted ▁on ▁al - Q a eda ▁losses ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁f igh ters ▁killed ▁( major ity ▁being ▁U z be ks ▁and ▁Che ch ens ) ▁and ▁ 1 4 9 ▁captured . ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁W anna ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁un ann ounced ▁War ▁in ▁North - West ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ora ▁B ora ▁Afghan ▁Civil ▁War ▁Os ama ▁bin ▁L aden ▁War ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁( 2 0 0 1 – present ) ▁I SI ' s ▁Cover t ▁Action ▁Division ▁List ▁of ▁dr one ▁strik es ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B att les ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁North - West ▁Pakistan ▁Category : Conf lic ts ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁W anna ▁Category : Mount ain ▁war fare ▁Category : W ars ▁involving ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁Category : W