Archives: Massacres
Ganki Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike III – Jan 2009
What Happened? 23 January 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Ganki Khel area of Wana in South Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had killed militants in this attack. The house reportedly belonged to a civilian named Malik Gulistan Khan. Khan, a civilian, was killed along with three sons (including…
Zeraki (N. Waziristan) Drone Massacre – Jan 2009
What Happened? 23 January 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Zeraki area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. The house reportedly belonged to a civilian Khalil Khan Dawar where a family meeting was taking place. While the CIA claimed to have killed five Al-Qaeda militants in the attack, fieldwork by a…
Sultana Maidan (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2009
What Happened? 02 January 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted an abandoned girl’s school in the Sultana Maidan area of South Waziristan Agency. A 500-lb laser-guided GBU-12 ‘Paveway’, a bunker busting munition, was used for this attack. The CIA alleged that the attack killed two al-Qaeda operational chiefs including Usama Al-Kini and Sheikh Ahmed Salim…
Sirki Khel Wana (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2009
What Happened? 01 January 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted the Laman village Sirki Khel area of South Waziristan Agency. The nature of the target is unknown, but one media report from that time alleges that five ‘suspected militants’ were killed. This is one of the least documented U.S. drone attacks in the region. It…
Doag (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Dec 2008
What Happened? 22 December 2008: An alleged U.S. drone missile struck the village of Doag near Wana in South Waziristan Agency. This strike is believed to be a failed attack as it produced no casualties. This strike was never reported on any media and has only been mentioned once in a secret document released by…
Azam Warsak (S. Waziristan) Car Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 22 December 2008: A U.S. drone missile struck an alleged ‘militant truck’ in the Azam Warsak area of Lower South Waziristan Agency. CIA alleged the death of two militants. However, no independent verification is available on the nature of casualties. Another alleged ‘militant truck’ was targeted on the same day in the Gowa…
Gowa Khowa (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 22 December 2008: A U.S. drone missile targeted a pickup truck in the Ghora Khowa area of South Waziristan Agency. At least 5 people are reported to have been killed. It is alleged in some accounts that an anti-aircraft gun had been mounted on the pick-up truck. Another pickup was targeted in the…
Tabi Tol Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Dec 2008
What Happened? 15 December 2008: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Tabi Tol Khel area of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The house reportedly belonged to a local named Ghuncha Gul Wazir. Two people are reported to have been killed, and another three are reported to have been injured. There is no…
Kaza Ponga (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 11 December 2008: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and adjacent Madrassa / school in the Sirki Khel area of Kaza Ponga near Azam Warsak in South Waziristan Agency. CIA alleged that 6 militants were killed. The villagers and eyewitnesses reported that all those killed in this drone attacks were civilians, including…
Mada Khel (N. Waziristan) Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 05 December 2008: Three missiles, possibly from U.S. drones, struck the Mada Khel area of North Waziristan Agency from across the Afghanistan border. This is one of the least documented attacks in North Waziristan, mentioned only briefly in a FATA document published years later. The number and nature of casualties is unknown. Two…