Damodola Strike 2 (Bajaur Agency) – May 2008
Date: 15/05/2008
Location: Bajaur Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 15+ killed
What Happened?
15 May 2008: US drone missiles struck a home in the village of Damodola, killing at least 15 people. Amongst the dead was Abu Suleiman al-Jazairi, an Algerian militant whose death was confirmed by local media and Pakistani intelligence.
However, the remaining casualties have not been independently verified.
Two years earlier, a US drone strike had killed 18 civilians, including women and children, in the same village.
References
Anwar Ullah Khan. (2008). 12 killed in drone attack on Damadola. Retrieved from an archived copy of Dawn.
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