Saidgi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Apr 2007
Date: 27/04/2007
Location: North Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 2 militants, 2 children, 4 civilians killed, 9 civilians injured
What Happened?
27 April 2007: Either a U.S. drone or an airstrike targeted a home on the outskirts of a school (Dar Ul Uloom Hassania) in Saidgi, North Waziristan. The attack killed 4 people who were reported as civilians by local eyewitnesses. This attack took place around 3:30AM.
U.S. forces had targeted the principal of this school earlier: Saidgi (N. Waziristan) Helicopter Raid – Jan 2006.
Casualties: Jan Muhammad, Zahid, Dilawar, Abdul Ghafoor.
Sources: Dawn, AP, Washington Post.
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