Stanai Bangidar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2010
Date: 31/12/2010
Location: North Waziristan Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Perpetrators: United States
Victims: 8 Killed
What Happened?
31 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Stangai Algad or Bangidar area of Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1745 hours. Media reports allege that ‘suspected militants’, who had recently returned from a raid were targeted.
An anonymous Pakistani security official is quoted saying that the targeted militants had recently attacked a security check post at Taarkhobee in Afghanistan.
This is the last U.S. drone strike of 2010 in Pakistan.
Sources: Tribune, CNN, Al Jazeera
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