Category: One Minute Massacres: A Historical Archive Project
Makin (S. Waziristan Agency) Drone Attack II – Jun 2009
Date: 23/06/2009 Location: South Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: Failed attack What Happened? 23 June 2009: Possibly multiple U.S. drone missiles failed to hit vehicles filled with people as they escaped from the Makin Funeral Massacre that had killed dozens of people. This is a failed attack that yielded no casualties; therefore,…
Bakh Mary Langara (S. Waziristan Agency) Drone Attack – Jun 2009
Date: 23/06/2009 Location: South Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 6 killed, 7 injured What Happened? 23 June 2009: A U.S. missile drone struck a bunker in the Bakh Mary Langara area of the South Waziristan Agency. Taliban sources confirmed that the attack killed their local commander, Khog Wali. 5 other militants were…
Shabi Khel (S. Waziristan Agency) Drone Attack – Jun 2009
Date: 23/06/2009 Location: South Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 6 killed What Happened? 23 June 2009: A U.S. drone missile struck an unidentified location in the Shabi Khel area of South Waziristan agency. Six people are reported to have been killed in this attack. Western intelligence claims that all six casualties were…
Makin (S. Waziristan Agency) Funeral Drone Massacre – Jun 2009
Date: 23/06/2009 Location: South Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 84+ killed, 150+ wounded What Happened? 23 June 2009: At least 3 US drone missiles struck a funeral procession in the Makin area of the South Waziristan agency. The resulting explosion led to a mass-casualty massacre, killing at least 84 people and leaving…
Currency Market (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2012
Date: 29/03/2012 Location: North Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 4 Killed What Happened? 29 March 2012: A missile fired from a U.S. drone struck a currency market in Miranshah, the largest city in the North Waziristan agency. The explosion killed 4 people and destroyed a bakery, three grocery stores, and a telephone…
Mata Sangar (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack II – Dec 2017
Date: 19/12/2017 Location: Kurram Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: Failed Attack What Happened? 19 December 2017: A US drone missile targeted a mosque in the Mata Sangar area of the Kurram Agency. The missile struck at 9 pm local time. No casualties were reported. This is an undocumented attack. Another US drone strike…
Khani Kila (Khost) Drone Attack – Jan 2018
Date: 17/01/2018 Location: Khani Kila, Khost, Afghanistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 2 Killed What Happened? 17 January 2018: US drone missiles struck a home in the Khani Kila area of Afghanistan’s Khost province. The attack is reported to have killed at least two people. There is no independent verification of the identities of those killed. Neither official records…
Badshah Kot (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack II – Jan 2018
Date: 17/01/2018 Location: Kurram Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 1+ Killed What Happened? 17 January 2018: A US drone missile targeted a home in the Badshah Kot area of the Kurram Agency, killing at least one person. Locals reported seeing US drones circling the area in the days leading up to this attack.…
Mata Sangar (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack – Dec 2017
Date: 26/12/2017 Location: Kurram Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 2 Killed What Happened? 26 December 2017: A US drone missile targeted a vehicle in the Mata Sangar Kili area of the Kurram Agency (Pakistan’s federally administered tribal areas). The attack is reported to have killed at least 2 people. There is no independent verification of…
Ghuz Ghari (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack – Sep 2017
Date: 15/09/2017 Location: Kurram Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 3+ Killed, 2+ Injured What Happened? 15 September 2017: A US drone missile targeted the home of a ‘Moulvi Mohib’ in the Ghuz Ghari area of the Upper Kurram. The attack is reported to have killed at least 3 people and injured 2 more.…