Tag: 2018
Tor Tangai (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2018
What Happened? 04 July 2018: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Tor Tangai area, however the Tehsil of this locality is not known. It is presumably in either Shawal or Datta Khel. Pakistan Intelligence alleged the death of a local commander Qari Abdullah Dawar, belonging to the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group. No…
Gurwek (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Feb 2018
What Happened? 08 February 2018: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Gurwek area of Shawal Tehsil. The timing of this attack is unknown. Media reports indicate that up to 11 ‘militants’ were killed, however there was no independent investigation to confirm the allegations. It was alleged that a Haqqani Network commander Qudrat…
Mamozai (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack – Jan 2018
What Happened? 24 January 2018: US drone missiles struck an Afghan refugee camp in the Speen Thal Dapa Mamozai area of Kurram Agency. The Pakistani Foreign Office (FO) issued a statement condemning the strike “carried out by the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) this morning, which targeted an Afghan refugee camp” Despite targeting a refugee camp,…
Khani Kila (Khost) Drone Attack – Jan 2018
Date: 17/01/2018 Location: Khani Kila, Khost, Afghanistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 2 Killed What Happened? 17 January 2018: US drone missiles struck a home in the Khani Kila area of Afghanistan’s Khost province. The attack is reported to have killed at least two people. There is no independent verification of the identities of those killed. Neither official records…
Badshah Kot (Kurram Agency) Drone Attack II – Jan 2018
Date: 17/01/2018 Location: Kurram Agency, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 1+ Killed What Happened? 17 January 2018: A US drone missile targeted a home in the Badshah Kot area of the Kurram Agency, killing at least one person. Locals reported seeing US drones circling the area in the days leading up to this attack.…
Moulana Sami Ul Haq Assassination – Nov 2018
Date: 02/11/2018 Location: Rawalpindi, Pakistan Perpetrators: Unknown Victims: 1 Martyred What Happened? 2 November 2018: An unknown assailant attacked Moulana Sami Ul Haq, chancellor of Darul Uloom Haqqania, at his residence in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He was declared dead upon arrival at a hospital, attributed to severe blood loss from knife stabs. To date (Aug 2025),…