Ghozgarhi Madrassa (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack – Oct 2017
Date: 16/10/2017
Location: Kurram Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 14+ killed
What Happened?
16 October 2017: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck a reported seminary in the Ghozgarhi area of Lower Kurram Agency killed at least 14 people, while a local eyewitness reports at least 17 deaths.
The local administration procured 20 coffins from a nearby market in Sadda Town following the attack.
One of the dead was identified by local officials as a Haqqani Network commander Sangeen Wali Shah.
The remaining casualties have not been independently verified. As the attack occurred on a madrassa, civilian or child casualties cannot be ruled out.
References
Dawn. (2017). ‘TTP militants’ among six killed in US drone strike in Paktia. Retrieved from Dawn.
The Express Tribune. (2017). Haqqani commander killed in ‘drone strike’ near Kurram. Retrieved from The Express Tribune.
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