Archives: Massacres
Wacham (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2010
What Happened? 18 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Wacham village in Kazha Madda Khel of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack happened at around 2200 hours. This was the second attack in this district on this day, with the earlier attack targeting another nearby village just 10 minutes prior. A…
Sanzali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 18 October 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed a house in the Kazha Madda Khel or Sanzali area of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack occurred at around 2150 hours. Media reports initially alleged that all the casualties were ‘suspected militants’. An independent journalist, Noor Behram, visited the area shortly after the attack to…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Oct 2010
What Happened? 15 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Machi Khel Wazir area of Mirali. This attack occurred at around 1355 hours. There is contradiction in the media reports as some agencies reported that civilians were killed in this attack, whereas some claim that ‘suspected militants’ were killed. No other…
Marsi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 15 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Marsi Khel Wazir area of Mirali. This attack happened at around 2335 hours. Media reports allege that the Taliban commander Qari Hussein was killed. However, Hussein had prior been allegedly killed in separate drone attacks twice earlier in October 2010, and…
Nawan Killi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2010
What Happened? 13 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and a car in the Nawan Killi area of Kazha Madda Khel in North Waziristan. A triple-strike was reported by the locals. The first wave of drone missiles destroyed the house and the car, the casualties of which are reported as ‘suspected militants’.…
Speara Rogha (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2010
What Happened? 10 October 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed either an Afghan refugee camp, a house, or a car in the Speara Rogha area of Shewa Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1100 hours. There is significant contradiction in different media reports. Data compiled by FATA officials and released years later indicate that a…
Char Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 08 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Char Khel area. Media reports alleged that four ‘suspected militants’ were killed in this attack, but a local newspaper TheNews reported the possibility that civilians were also killed. It was reported that three of the injured succumbed to their injuries before…
Char Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 08 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Char Khel area of North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 2140 hours. It is presently unknown to whom the house belonged. Media reports state that the CIA had targeted a house of ‘suspected militants’. No independent inquiry has ever been…
Khaisori (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 07 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed both a house and a car on the Mirali-Bichi road in Mirali Tehsil. The attack happened at around 1630 hours. News reports alleged that the CIA had successfully killed an Al-Qaeda commander from Libya Atiyah Abdul Rehman and Qari Hussein Mehsud. However, Atiya Abdul Rehman…
Hurmaz (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 06 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Hurmaz area of Mirali. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Qasim Khan Dawar. This attack happened at around 2240 hours. News reports alleged that a suspected militant hideout was destroyed and that five militants were killed. Data released by…