Tag: 2010
Zeba Pahar (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 28 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Zeba Pahar area, in an unknown Tehsil of South Waziristan Agency. The attack started at 1820 hours and used three missiles. However, no other information is known about the casualties and their potential affiliations. This is an undocumented attack that has…
Azam Warsak (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Sep 2010
What Happened? 21 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Kaza Ponga area of Azam Warsak. The attack reportedly began at around 2100 hours. Media reports are contradicting, with some claiming that the attack targeted either a house, market, or funeral prayer for victims of an earlier strike on the nearby…
Khand Morsak (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 21 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Khand Morsak area of Azam Warsak. The attack reportedly began at around 2010 hours. Media reports allege that the attack targeted the headquarters of Mullah Shamsullah, who was alleged to be a commander of the Karmaz Khel and Maulvi Nazeer Networks.…
Landi Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2010
What Happened? 25 July 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Landi Khel area of Sararogha Tehsil. The nature and time of the attack is unknown. Media reports suggest that ‘alleged militants’ were having dinner in a house when the drone missile struck, killing 4 and injuring 5. Given the nature of…
Shaktoi (S. Waziristan) Massacre – Jul 2010
What Happened? 25 July 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car and a housing compound in the Shaktoi area. Fourteen ‘suspected militants’ were killed, according to reports at the time of the strike. Seven people were injured, including five civilians in a nearby house, media accounts. However, in January 2014 the Bureau published an…
Lak Konra (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2010
What Happened? 24 July 2010: A U.S. drone strike hit a residential compound in Lak Konrai, Tehsil Birmal at around 0000 hours. Another possible name for the location is Dwasarak. The house belonged to a local man named Halimullah. Between 16 and 18 individuals linked to local Taliban leader Maulana Halimullah were killed in the…
Kari Kot (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jun 2010
What Happened? 29 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Kari Kot area, or the Leman Village of Ghoi Khwa area, of Wana Tehsil. The timing of this attack is unknown. The attack reportedly targeted the house of a local Maulana Halimullah. Media reports allege that up to 10 people were…
Nizi Narai (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2010
What Happened? 28 May 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed a moving pick-up truck in the Nizi Narai area of Gundai Narai Pal. The time of this attack is unknown. A local newspaper Dawn reported the deaths of Omar Khaitab, a local Taliban commander, and Osama Bin Ali bin Al Dawsari, an Al Qaeda commander.…
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…