Tag: 2010
Pai Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Nov 2010
What Happened? 03 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Pai Khel area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1935 hours. Media reports alleged that five ‘suspected militants’ had been killed, however this has never been independently confirmed. Data released by FATA officials years later mention that local…
Hassu Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2010
What Happened? 03 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Hassu Khel area of Mirali. The attack happened on the bridge over the Tochi River. This attack happened at around 1930 hours. It was reported that up to 5 ‘suspected militants’ had been killed. It was also reported that a nearby…
Qutab Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Nov 2010
What Happened? 03 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Qutab Khel area of Miranshah. The attack happened at around 1645 hours. Media reports allege that ‘suspected militants’ of Uzbek origin were present in the car, while an anonymous Pakistani security official said that the car was filled ‘arms and munitions’.…
Haider Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Nov 2010
What Happened? 01 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Haider Khel area of Mirali. The attack happened at around 0635 hours. The house reportedly belonged to a man named Ahmed Ali Daur. Little else information is available except that the media reports claimed the death of ‘suspected militants’. It was…
Ismail Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 28 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Ismail Khel area of Kazha Madda Khel. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Alif Deen. This attack happened at around 0300 hours. Media reports alleged that four militants of the Haqqani Network were killed, including Arab foreigners. A local…
Krome Wazir (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2010
What Happened? 27 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a ‘suspected state car’ in the Krome Wazir village of Khaddar Khel area in Datta Khel Tehsil. Media reports allege that a car of suspected militants was destroyed, killing at least 4 ‘suspected militants’ and leaving scores of people injured. Data published by FATA officials…
Sheen Pond (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2010
What Happened? 27 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Speen Pond area of Spinwam Tehsil. This attack happened at around 0330 hours. The house reportedly belonged to a local Nasimullah Khan. Media reports alleged that some five ‘suspected militants’ were killed. Data released by FATA officials years later place the…
Wacham (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2010
What Happened? 18 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Wacham village in Kazha Madda Khel of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack happened at around 2200 hours. This was the second attack in this district on this day, with the earlier attack targeting another nearby village just 10 minutes prior. A…
Sanzali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 18 October 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed a house in the Kazha Madda Khel or Sanzali area of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack occurred at around 2150 hours. Media reports initially alleged that all the casualties were ‘suspected militants’. An independent journalist, Noor Behram, visited the area shortly after the attack to…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Oct 2010
What Happened? 15 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Machi Khel Wazir area of Mirali. This attack occurred at around 1355 hours. There is contradiction in the media reports as some agencies reported that civilians were killed in this attack, whereas some claim that ‘suspected militants’ were killed. No other…