Archives: Massacres
Gowa Khowa (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 22 December 2008: A U.S. drone missile targeted a pickup truck in the Ghora Khowa area of South Waziristan Agency. At least 5 people are reported to have been killed. It is alleged in some accounts that an anti-aircraft gun had been mounted on the pick-up truck. Another pickup was targeted in the…
Tabi Tol Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Dec 2008
What Happened? 15 December 2008: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Tabi Tol Khel area of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The house reportedly belonged to a local named Ghuncha Gul Wazir. Two people are reported to have been killed, and another three are reported to have been injured. There is no…
Kaza Ponga (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 11 December 2008: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and adjacent Madrassa / school in the Sirki Khel area of Kaza Ponga near Azam Warsak in South Waziristan Agency. CIA alleged that 6 militants were killed. The villagers and eyewitnesses reported that all those killed in this drone attacks were civilians, including…
Mada Khel (N. Waziristan) Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 05 December 2008: Three missiles, possibly from U.S. drones, struck the Mada Khel area of North Waziristan Agency from across the Afghanistan border. This is one of the least documented attacks in North Waziristan, mentioned only briefly in a FATA document published years later. The number and nature of casualties is unknown. Two…
Khush Ali (N. Waziristan) Car Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 05 December 2008: U.S. drone missiles struck a vehicle in the Khush Ali area of North Waziristan. Four militants are alleged to have been killed in this attack. This is one of the least documented U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan, appearing only in a secret FATA document published years later. No independent verification…
Khush Ali Kali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 05 December 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the Kharodog area of Khush Ali village near Mirali in North Waziristan. The attack is alleged to have targeted a militant hideout. Data released by Pakistan’s FATA Secretariat alleges that at least 7 people were killed in this attack, including 3 Turksmens.…
Chashma Miranshah (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2008
What Happened? 29 November 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a home next to a market in the Chashma area of Miranshah. The house is reported to have belonged to a local named Professor Taj Muhammad. Locals from the area reported that 3 civilians were killed, including possibly two children. An injured man named Adnan…
Wana (S. Waziristan) Car Drone Attack – Nov 2008
What Happened? 27 November 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a moving car in the Wana area of South Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed at least 5 people. There is no information available on their identities or civilian status. Given the absence of any information, this is one of the least…
Ali Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2008
What Happened? 22 November 2008: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in Ali Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The strike is reported to have targeted the home of a local named Khaliq Noor. The CIA alleged that it had targeted Rashid Rauf, an Al-Qaeda linked British national in this attack. However, there has…
Jani Khel (FR Bannu) Drone Attack II – Nov 2008
What Happened? 19 November 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the Jani Khel area of Bannu (then a Frontier Region of Pakistan). Between 3 to 6 people were killed in this attack, including 7 injured. The US Embassy in Islamabad alleged that the attack targeted the so-called Quetta Shura, a council of…