Dre Nishtar (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2009

Date: 12/05/2009

Location: South Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan

Perpetrators: United States

Victims: 9 Killed, 5 Injured

What Happened?

12 May 2009: At least 4 U.S. drone missiles struck a house in the Kabul Khel and Dre Nishtar area of Sara Khawara in South Waziristan Agency. It was alleged that at least 8 militants were killed in this attack.

A local is said to have seen Taliban fighters digging out 9 bodies from the rubble. There is no independent documentation of the casualties and it is unknown if whether the house belonged to a family or was a training facility used by militants, making this entry undocumented.

Sources: CNN, Reuters, BBC

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