Birmal (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2011
Date: 12/07/2011
Location: Birmal, SWA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 13 Killed, 5 Injured
What Happened?
12 July 2011: An attack on a house, vehicle, or both, killed up to 13 alleged militants, including some described as “foreigners”, and injuring five. Five of those killed were reported to have “militant links”, coming from Southern Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Three of those five that were killed were named Hafiz Bilal, Waheed Ullah and Fayaz. Hafiz Bilal was a MSc Geology Student in Khan Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, with no known connection to any militant group.
Given the lack of any independent inquiry, this drone attack is considered undocumented.
Sources: Pakistan Today, BBC, Dawn, The News
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