Tag: 2010
Stanai Bangidar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2010
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…
Stanai Algad (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Dec 2010
What Happened? 28 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike fired more than 6 missiles on a convoy of two cars in the Stanai Algad / Sherkhel area of Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1628 hours. The struck targets were apparently the victims of two earlier drone strikes on the same building. The…
Stanai Algad (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Dec 2010
What Happened? 28 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Stanai Algad or Sherkhel area in Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1230 hours. This U.S. drone strike targeted the rescuers who were digging through the rubble of an earlier attack. Media reports indicate that this drone strike had…
Stanai Algad (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2010
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…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Dec 2010
What Happened? 27 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Machi Khel area of Mirali. It is not yet known at what time this attack happened. A local newspaper, Dawn, quoted an anonymous security official as saying that the victims were Pakistanis, rather than Arab fighters. This greatly increases the likelihood…
Shera Tala (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Dec 2010
What Happened? 27 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two vehicles in either the Shera Tala or Wach Narai area of Mirali. This attack happened at around 0955 hours. Media reports indicated that multiple local Taliban commanders, including Fazal Amin, Qari Ahsanullah, Qari Muneeb, and Zahid Mendev. Data published by FATA officials years later…
Malik Azadar Ziarat (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2010
What Happened? 14 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Malik Azadar Ziarat area of Miranshah. The attack happened at around 1440 hours. The limited media reports have been contradictory, with some claiming the death of ‘suspected militants’ while others alleging that local people and village residents were killed. Data published…
Dand Killi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Dec 2010
What Happened? 10 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed an unknown entity, possibly a car, in the Dand Killi area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1725 hours. Media reports alleged that four suspected militants were killed in this attack. The British Foreign Office acknowledged reports that two British nationals had…
Ali Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Dec 2010
What Happened? 06 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed either a house or a car in the Ali Khel Mandi area of Tori Khel Wazir in Mirali. This attack reportedly happened at around 1900 hours. This is one of the least reported and most secretive U.S. strikes in Waziristan, as it was not reported…
Khushali Tori Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Dec 2010
What Happened? 06 December 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car as it passed through the Khushali Tori Khel village in Mirali. This attack is reported to have happened at around 1840 hours. CNN and other media outlets reported that two suspected militants were killed, while one escaped on foot into a nearby shop.…