Mata Sangar (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack – Dec 2017
Date: 26/12/2017
Location: Kurram Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 2 Killed
What Happened?
26 December 2017: A US drone missile targeted a vehicle in the Mata Sangar Kili area of the Kurram Agency (Pakistan’s federally administered tribal areas). The attack is reported to have killed at least 2 people.
There is no independent verification of the identities of those killed. Neither official records nor local testimony confirm who the casualties were, or whether they had any militant affiliations.
This is one of the least documented US drone attacks in the region.
Another US drone strike destroyed a mosque in the area a week earlier.
References
Dilawar Hussain. (2017). Suspected U.S. drone kills militants on Pakistan-Afghan border. Retrieved from Reuters.
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