Tag: 2009
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Dec 2009
What Happened? 31 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Machi Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The house belonged to a local journalist named Karim Khan. The CIA alleged that it had killed Al Qaeda militants, however the casualties were civilians and children including Khan’s 17-year-old son, Khan’s schoolteacher brother,…
Saidgi (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Dec 2009
What Happened? 26 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a family home where a feast was taking place in the Saidgi area of Datta Khel Tehsil in North Waziristan Agency. A local photo journalist, Noor Behram, found that the dead included six people of a single family. Both Taliban and Pakistan’s military intelligence claimed…
Pai Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Dec 2009
What Happened? 18 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a funeral service for the victims of an earlier U.S. drone attack in the Pai Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The victims had been killed a day earlier in a drone attack on nearby Ambar Shaga, a day earlier. Independent reports from that time…
Ambar Shaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2009
What Happened? 17 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted the village of Ambar Shaga in North Waziristan Agency, destroying at least two homes and two cars. The CIA alleged the death of multiple Al Qaeda and Haqqani Network operatives. Later investigations revealed that at least 6 of the dead were civilians, while suggesting that…
Datta Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2009
What Happened? 17 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car at 0400 hours in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have damaged nearby homes and a mosque. No information is present about the nature of casualties, although it is alleged that two militants were killed. This…
Ladha (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2009
What Happened? 10 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown area in the Ladha district of South Waziristan Agency. Although the Pakistani military intelligence initially denied this U.S. drone attack happened, it was later alleged again in the Western Long War Journal. This is one of the least documented U.S. drone strikes in…
Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Dec 2009
What Happened? 08 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a ‘private’ car in the Spalaga area of North Waziristan. There has never been any documentation of the victims, although the CIA alleged that it had targeted the Al Qaeda operative Saleh Al-Somali. Data compiled by the FATA administration claims that three local people were…
Aziz Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2009
What Happened? 20 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local named Gandak, that the CIA alleged was a training compound in the Aziz Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had killed up to 14 militants in this attack, however the precise number of casualties…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Nov 2009
What Happened? 18 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The house allegedly belonged to a local man named Gul Bat, killing 6 people and leaving more than 15 injured. While one media source claimed that militants had been killed in this attack, there…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike II – Nov 2009
What Happened? 05 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Naurak area of the North Waziristan Agency, the second such attack in two months. The home belonged to a local named Musharraf Gul. This strike is among the most obscure and least documented U.S. attacks in the region, with no inquiry…