Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Sep 2009
Date: 29/09/2009
Location: North Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 9 Killed, 4 Injured
What Happened?
29 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted several homes in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. One of the targeted houses belonged to a local named Mustafa. The CIA alleged the target to be a Haqqani Network outpost.
A local media source claimed that all casualties were Afghan refugees. No other credible information is present about this attack, including the civilian or militant status of the victims, leaving this attack undocumented.
Another drone strike had targeted this locality only six days earlier, allegedly killing 12 civilians.
This strike coincided with another U.S. drone strike in South Waziristan on this day, allegedly targeting a Taliban outpost.
Sources: Pakistan Tribune, Voice of America
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