Archives: Massacres
Ghulam Khan (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Nov 2010
What Happened? 16 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car and nearby house in the Ghulam Khan area. The exact time of this attack is unknown, but it is reported to have been done in the early hours of the morning. Media reports alleged that a Taliban training centre had been destroyed. Independent…
Ahmad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2010
What Happened? 13 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Ahmad Khel Hamzoni area of Miranshah Tehsil. This attack happened near the Tochi River at around 1555 hours. A report from Geo TV, a local media house, cited an on-the-ground correspondent who said the dead looked to be ordinary citizens and…
Miraki Hills (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2010
What Happened? 11 November 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed an unknown target in the Miraki Hills area of Gulak Khel Gurbaz in Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1425 hours. The nature of casualties from this attack has never been independently verified. Data from FATA officials published years later indicate that up…
Maizer Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2010
What Happened? 07 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Maizer village of Madda Khel area in Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack happened at around 2105 hours. It is unknown exactly what sort of a car was destroyed. Media reports allege that at least six people were killed, and that scores…
Loli Faqiran (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2010
What Happened? 07 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Loli Faqiran Saidgi village of Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1940 hours. Media reports allege that as many as nine people were killed in this attack, with some agencies reporting that the dead were local tribesmen,…
Pai Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Nov 2010
What Happened? 03 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Pai Khel area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1935 hours. Media reports alleged that five ‘suspected militants’ had been killed, however this has never been independently confirmed. Data released by FATA officials years later mention that local…
Hassu Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2010
What Happened? 03 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Hassu Khel area of Mirali. The attack happened on the bridge over the Tochi River. This attack happened at around 1930 hours. It was reported that up to 5 ‘suspected militants’ had been killed. It was also reported that a nearby…
Qutab Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Nov 2010
What Happened? 03 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Qutab Khel area of Miranshah. The attack happened at around 1645 hours. Media reports allege that ‘suspected militants’ of Uzbek origin were present in the car, while an anonymous Pakistani security official said that the car was filled ‘arms and munitions’.…
Haider Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Nov 2010
What Happened? 01 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Haider Khel area of Mirali. The attack happened at around 0635 hours. The house reportedly belonged to a man named Ahmed Ali Daur. Little else information is available except that the media reports claimed the death of ‘suspected militants’. It was…
Ismail Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 28 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Ismail Khel area of Kazha Madda Khel. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Alif Deen. This attack happened at around 0300 hours. Media reports alleged that four militants of the Haqqani Network were killed, including Arab foreigners. A local…