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== Summary<ref>The most detailed account of this campaign is to be found in ''Official history of operations on the N.W. frontier of India, 1936-37'' ISBN 1 84342 765 6. Available at the [[British Library]]online, refer above.</ref><br /> ==
Tori Khel tribesmen of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Waziristan North Waziristan] led by the Fakir of Ipi were enraged at the outcome of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakir_of_Ipi#Raising_the_flag_of_rebellion the case of Islam Bibi], a Hindu girl who converted to Islam but was handed back to the Hindu community, and rose in revolt. The British decided to sent an expedition into the Khaisora Valley to reassert control. Columns from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razmak Razmak] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Ali,_Pakistan Mir Ali] met fierce opposition and were compelled to withdraw to Mir Ali. The insurrection spread through Waziristan and the British had to reinforce their garrisons. It proved impossible to engage the tribesmen in pitched battles and guerilla actions cost considerable casualties. Support for the Fakir began to wane and most of the additional forces were withdrawn towards the end of 1937. Trouble flared again in 1938 when a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashkar lashkar] attacked [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu Bannu]. The Fakir was never caught but caused trouble to the Pakistan government until his commander, Mehar Dil, surrendered in 1954. The Fakir died in 1960.
*[[Reginald Malpas Gore]]
==FIBIS resources==
*FIBIS Gallery, Collection of Lt Col Ron O'Brien, Indian Army
**[http://gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/2684/category/66 Photograph: Waziristan Camp Nov 1937]
**[http://gallery.fibis.org/picture.php?/2683/category/66 Another view: Waziristan Camp Nov 1937]
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan_campaign_(1936–1939) Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)] Wikipedia<br />
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1580495/Brigadier-John-Prendergast.html Obituary: John Prendergast] 1910-2008 ''The Telegraph'' 03 March 2008. He was awarded the Military Cross when serving with the [[Tochi Scouts]] (North Waziristan Transborder Armed Police) in May 1937. He was later awarded a DSO for the Burma Campaign. His books include an autobiography ''Prender’s Progress: a soldier in India, 1931-47'', available at the [[British Library]]
===Historical books online===
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/449185 ''Official History of Operations on the N.W. Frontier of India, 1936-37''] by General Staff Army Headquarters, India 1943. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/waziristan193619031345mbp#page/n7/mode/2up ''Waziristan 1936-1937 : The problems of the North-West Frontiers of India and their Solutions''] by Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Bruce 1938 Archive.org
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34449/supplement/6811 "Report on Operations in Waziristan, 25th November 1936 to 16th January 1937 (1st Phase)"] ''London Gazette Supplement'' 2 November 1937
