Ali Khel Khaisoor (N. Waziristan) Massacre – May 2009
Date: 16/05/2009
Location: North Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 40 Killed, 10 Injured
What Happened?
16 May 2009: U.S. drone missiles targeted a house and a nearby car in the Ali Khel Khaisoor area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA and Western media alleged that the attack had killed mostly militants, with a local newspaper The News citing an interview with a local Taliban commander reporting militant casualties.
This was a double-tap strike, with the second wave of missiles targeted rescues who dug through the rubble. It is unclear if whether all the casualties were militants or there were civilians and children involved as well, as a nearby school was heavily damaged.
Known casualties: Syed Noor, Mashal, Zahid, Sabir, Ikram, Moheeb.
Sources: New York Times, Al Jazeera, The News
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