Tag: 2015
Lawara Mandi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Jan 2015
What Happened? 04 January 2015: A U.S. drone strike destroyed multiple houses and cars in either the Alwara Mandi area of Datta Khel Tehsil, or somewhere in Shawal Tehsil. This attack reportedly began in the early hours of the morning. Media reports indicate that ‘suspected militants’ were killed. The New York Times quoted a Pakistani…
Shabak (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack – Mar 2015
Date: 18/03/2015 Location: Kurram Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 3 killed What Happened? 18 March 2015: A US drone missile struck a militant position in the Shabak area of the Kurram Agency (Pakistan’s federally administered tribal areas). Pakistani intelligence confirmed the dead to include Khawrey Mehsud, a commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),…
Lalpura – Durma Kor (Khyber Agency) Drone – Sep 2015
Date: 13/09/2015 Location: Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 4+ killed What Happened? 13 September 2015: A drone strike struck a double-cabin car in the Lalpura – Durma Kor section of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, located in the Khyber Agency of FATA. Local media reports that the victims were militants of the Imarat Islami…