Stanai Algad (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2010
Date: 28/12/2010
Location: North Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 5 Killed, 2 Injured
What Happened?
28 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed multiple houses in the Stanai Algad area of Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack likely started in the late hours of the morning. Media reports alleged that an Al Qaeda commander Nasir Al-Wahishi had been killed, however this allegation was false as Al-Wahishi was in Yemen at that time.
It was alleged that up to 5 Taliban fighters had been killed. This was supported by the testimony of a local man Ihsanullah Khan, who had visited the attack site shortly before it was cordoned off by Taliban officers.
This was the first of three U.S. drone strikes on these victims on this day.
Sources: Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Tribune
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