Sararogha (S. Waziristan) Massacre – May 2009
Date: 09/05/2009
Location: South Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 25 Killed, 10 Injured
What Happened?
09 May 2009: Four U.S. drone missiles struck an alleged ex-school and cars in the Sararogha area and Langer Khel area of South Waziristan Agency. Pakistani officials claim that 10 people were killed in this attack, whereas some local media reports mention that locals dug out over 25 bodies from the rubble.
This is a combined entry for four drone attacks that happened in the same area. There is no documentation of the casualties, including their civilian or militant status, making it one of the most obscure mass-casualty U.S. attack in the region.
Source: Daily News, Sky, Reuters
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