Archives: Massacres
Danda Darpakhel Massacre (N. Waziristan) – Sep 2008
What Happened? 08 September 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a school owned by Jalaludin Haqqani in the Danda Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack incurred a large number of civilian and child casualties, most of whom belonged to Jalaludin Haqqani’s family. It is alleged that at least 12+ children were killed, along…
Gurwek (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 05 September 2008: U.S. drone missiles targeted two homes in the Gurwek area of North Waziristan Agency, close to the Afghanistan border. A report from the New York Times alleges that at least 12 people were killed, including 2-3 women and 3-4 children. However, there is no on-ground and independent verification of the…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2008
What Happened? 04 September 2008: A U.S. drone attacks targeted a house in the Muhammad Khel area of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed the home owner, Farman Dawar, and 6 other men. CIA alleged that all those killed were Al Qaeda operatives. No independent verification exists of the…
Char Khel (N. Waziristan) Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 03 September 2008: A U.S. attack of unknown means targeted the village of Charkhel near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed at least 5 civilians. A further 4 civilians were reportedly injured. The only documentation proof of this attack is a secret document prepared by the FATA…
Angoor Ada (S. Waziristan) Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 03 September 2008: A U.S. attack of unknown type targeted four houses in the villages of Jalol Khel and Toji Khel, near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed 18 ‘local’ people and injured 3. The only documentation proof of this attack is a secret document prepared…
Mohammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 02 September 2008: An alleged U.S. ‘missile attack’ struck a house in the Mohammad Khel area of Datta Khel Tehsil near Miranshah. The CIA claimed to have killed up to 10 militants in this attack, however a document published by FATA Secretariat in Islamabad alleges that one person was killed and another injured,…
Tappi Ghundikala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Aug 2008
What Happened? 31 August 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the village of Tappi near Miranshah in North Waziristan. The house belonged to either Nasir Dawar or Sawar Khan Dawar. At least 9 civilians, including 5 women and 4 children were killed. A local schoolteacher Raees Khan’s family was among those killed.…
Ganki Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike II – Aug 2008
What Happened? 30 August 2008: A U.S. drone attack in the Ganki Khel area of Wana in South Waziristan allegedly killed 5 people, including two Arab-Canadians. The attack targeted the home of Noor Khan Wazir, who was possibly linked with Hezb I Islami leader Maulvi Nazir, a ‘good Taliban’ faction. However, no independent verification of…
Ganki Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Aug 2008
What Happened? 27 August 2008: A U.S. drone missile targeted the home of a ‘Sardali Khan’ in the Ganki Khel area of Wana in South Waziristan. A family of a woman, two young boys, and a girl were injured in this attack. Despite injuring women and children, the CIA claimed in their internal memos that…
Zari Noor (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Aug 2008
What Happened? 20 August 2008: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck a house in the Zari Noor area of Wana in South Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to Haji Yaqub Wazir, a known mediator between the Taliban factions and the Pakistani’s army. A document released by FATA Secretariat in Islamabad placed the death toll at 6,…