Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Oct 2009
Date: 21/10/2009
Location: North Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 3 Killed, 8 Injured (2 children)
What Happened?
21 October 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted the Spalaga area of North Waziristan Agency. It was alleged that an Al Qaeda operative Abu Musa Al-Misri was killed in this attack, however the attack also left two four-year-old and six-year-old girls injured.
It is presently unknown who the other dead victims were. This attack requires independent inquiry to reach documented status.
Casualties: Sameeda Gul, Fatima Gul
Sources: Associated Press, AFP
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