Tag: 2009
Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Oct 2009
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…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Oct 2009
What Happened? 15 October 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Danda Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. It was alleged that the house was a ‘compound’ and that it belonged to militants of the Haqqani Network. No independent investigation was ever conducted on this attack, making it one of the least…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Sep 2009
What Happened? 30 September 2009: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck two cars and a house in the Naurak area of North Waziristan Agency. The house was reported to belong to a local man named Baddin. There is little to no details known about the victims of this attack. A document published years later by the…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Sep 2009
What Happened? 29 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted several homes in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. One of the targeted houses belonged to a local named Mustafa. The CIA alleged the target to be a Haqqani Network outpost. A local media source claimed that all casualties were Afghan refugees.…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2009
What Happened? 24 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and nearby area in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The house belonged to a local named Ahmed Afghani, who the CIA alleged was part of the Haqqani Network. Some 10 – 12 people were killed in this attack, who…
Toorikhel (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Sep 2009
What Happened? 14 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a moving car in the Toorikhel area of Khushali in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had targeted Islamic Jihad Union and Al Qaeda commanders, a claim that was corroborated by Pakistani military intelligence. Both sides also wrongly claimed the killing of Ilyas…
Darga Mandi (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Sep 2009
What Happened? 08 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack targeted the house of a local Ismail Khan and other nearby homes. The CIA alleged that it had targeted Haqqani Network militants. Media reports from that time indicate that at least 3…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2009
What Happened? 07 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car and residential homes in the Machi Khel area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had targeted and killed the Al Qaeda leader, Ilyas Kashmiri, who was not present at the site and was not killed until June 2011.…
Danda Darpakhel (N. Waziristan) Massacre III – Aug 2009
What Happened? 21 August 2009: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck a school and nearby houses in the Danda Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. The school / madrassa was allegedly linked to Sirajuddin Haqqani. At least 21 people were killed, including at least 5 women and 6 children. It is reported that no rescue efforts…
Badar Garyum (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2009
What Happened? 17 July 2009: At least 4 U.S. drone missiles struck a house in the Badar Garyum area of North Waziristan Agency. The house belonged to a Moulana Abdul Majeed, who the CIA alleged was linked to the Taliban. AP alleged that Taliban officials acknowledged that 5 of their colleagues had been killed in…