Category: One Minute Massacres: A Historical Archive Project
Pai Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Feb 2010
What Happened? 02 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted multiple cars in the Pai Khel area of North Waziristan, minutes after destroying multiple houses in the nearby towns of Degan and Muhammad Khel. It was alleged that all the casualties were militants. Eyewitnesses reported that the targeted cars did not belong to militants, which…
Degan (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Feb 2010
What Happened? 02 February 2010: A mass cluster of U.S. drones targeted the entire towns of Degan and nearby Muhammad Khel, striking multiple houses and creating a mass-casualty event. It was alleged that some 24 militants had been killed, however there has never been any independent confirmation of these casualties. A documented published years later…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Jan 2010
What Happened? 29 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown house in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan. While it is alleged that up to 15 militants were killed in this attack, there is no independent confirmation available about the casualties. Data published by FATA officials years later alleged that this attack…
Degan (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2010
What Happened? 19 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and a vehicle parked outside in in the Degan area of North Waziristan. It was alleged that all the casualties were militants. Data published years later by FATA officials instead claimed that this attack had killed 9 locals, leaving this attack undocumented for…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Jan 2010
What Happened? 17 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan, the fourth time in a single week. The house was reported to belong to either a Pir Gul or Usama Jan, both allegedly militant commanders. A local military intelligence official claimed that this attack had killed…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Jan 2010
What Happened? 15 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan, some short hours after two earlier drone attacks that killed dozens of people. The CIA alleged that it had successfully targeted and killed Taliban commanders Azmatullah Mawiya and Qari Hussein, however both commanders were later…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jan 2010
What Happened? 15 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan Agency. This attack allegedly killed several Taliban or Al-Qaeda militants, however their identities have never been confirmed. Data compiled by FATA officials show that four local people and six foreigners were killed in this attack. Source:…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2010
What Happened? 14 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local man named Muhammad Yaqoob in the Shaktoi area of Waziristan. This attack took place on an alleged Taliban training camp where at least 18 militants are said to have been killed. There is no other information present about the…
Ismail Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2010
What Happened? 09 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Ismail Khel area of Datta Khel tehsil in North Waziristan. At least two missiles were fired, killing at least 4 people and leaving 5 injured. An Al-Qaeda militant named Mansur Al Shami was killed, whose death was confirmed by his brother…
Tappi Ghundikala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Jan 2010
What Happened? 08 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car that allegedly belonged to militants of the Taliban’s Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction. Western media reported that two foreigners and three locals were killed in this attack. The Pakistani lawyer Barrister Shahzad Akbar alleged that the casualties were exclusively civilians, identifying them as Akbar…