Archives: Massacres
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VII – Feb 2011
What Happened? 24 February 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car and house in the Muhammad Khel area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at 1900 hours. News sources reported that seven people were killed, including two Turkmen militants. Data published years later by FATA officials places the death count at 4,…
Tappi (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Feb 2011
What Happened? 21 February 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed either one or multiple homes in the Tappi area of Mirali. This attack reportedly occurred at around 2125 hours. A local media source, The News, conducted interviews in the locality to learn that the casualties were civilians. “The villagers claimed all the victims were local…
Razmak (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2011
What Happened? 23 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a moving car in the Razmak area of North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 0735 hours. Initial media reports alleged that 6 ‘suspected militants’ had been killed. A stray missile is reported to have destroyed a nearby house. Subsequent reporting from the city showed…
Khar Qamar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2011
What Happened? 23 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a motorcycle in the Khar Qamar area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at around 1210 hours. Media reports alleged that two ‘suspected militants’ were killed in this attack. Data published by FATA officials years later indicates a death toll of two people,…
Doga Mada Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2011
What Happened? 23 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a ‘state’ car in the Doga Mada Khel area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at around 0630 hours. Media reports describe the car to have been parked. The U.S. missile is reportedly to have badly damaged a nearby house as well. It…
Assar Madda Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2011
What Happened? 18 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Assar Madda Khel or Dashgah area of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack reportedly occurred at around 2105 hours. Media reports only allege that ‘suspected militants’ were killed in this attack. Data published years later by FATA officials alleges that all casualties…
Haider Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Jan 2011
What Happened? 12 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Haider Khel area of Mirali Tehsil. This attack happened at around 0715 hours. The house reportedly belonged to a local Zafar Khan, who was alleged to have links to Hafiz Gul Bahadur. The attack is said to have killed six ‘suspected…
Ghazlamai (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2011
What Happened? 07 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house, a car, and a motorbike in the Ghazlamai area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack reportedly happened at around 1320 hours. Media reports contradict on if whether a motorbike was destroyed too, where Geo TV reported that a ‘suspected militant’ fleeing on a…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Jan 2011
What Happened? 01 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a moving ‘state car’ in the Daur village of Muhammad Khel in Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1740 hours. Media reports alleged that between 04 to 05 ‘suspected militants’ had been killed. Data published years later by FATA officials allege that a…
Mandi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jan 2011
What Happened? 01 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike targeted rescuers that dug through the rubble of an earlier drone strike in the Qari Markaz area of Mandi Khel in Spinwam Tehsil. This attack happened at around 0915 hours, an hour after the initial drone strike. An investigation by the Associated Press in 2012 used…