Tag: Car Target
Qutab Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Aug 2010
What Happened? 21 August 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two cars in the Qutab Khel area of Miranshah. While it was reported that ‘suspected militants’ had been targeted in this attack, testimony gathered by a local news agency claims that all the dead were civilians. “The car was parked near the house of Akbar…
Tabi Tool Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Jun 2010
What Happened? 27 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car and a house in the Tapi Tool Khel area of Miranshah. Some sources claim that the building was a seminary. It is alleged by some reports that the Taliban commander Hamza Mehsud was killed. Data published by FATA officials indicate that this building…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – May 2010
What Happened? 03 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted either a militant car, a Pakistani state car, or a house in the Machi Khel area of North Waziristan, according to official sources. The CIA alleged that it had targeted a car of militants in this attack, however a local news agency found that one…
Tol Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Apr 2010
What Happened? 16 April 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car in the Pirano Killi area of Tol Khel in Miranshah. Media reports are conflicting as they suggest that militants were targeted in this attack. However, some media sources point to a mass-casualty event with more than 20 injuries. A double-tap strike is alleged…
Degan (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Apr 2010
What Happened? 14 April 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a group of men as they prayed Salah outside their car, by the roadside in the Daur Degan area near Amboor Shiga. The CIA alleged that it had targeted suspected militants in this attack. Data published by FATA officials indicate that the casualties were all…
Mizar Madakhel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 17 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and car that allegedly belonged to the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group in the Mizar Madakhel area of North Waziristan. The CIA alleged that all the dead were foreigners and militants. There has never been an independent inquiry into the identification and nature of…
Hamzoni (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 17 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted two cars in the Hamzoni area of North Waziristan Agency. The first two missiles failed to hit their target, prompting the car to speed away until it was destroyed by the third missile. It was alleged by the CIA that all casualties were foreigners and…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Mar 2010
What Happened? 16 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a convoy of two cars in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. A Western news agency, Newsweek, published the testimony of the militant survivors of this attack. This attack is considered documented based on the contents of this testimony as all militant casualties.…
Ghundi Kala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Feb 2010
What Happened? 15 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car in the Ghundi Kala area of North Waziristan. It was alleged that this attack had targeted the East Turkestan Islamic Group, an Al Qaeda aligned militant faction that focused on China. There is no independent information on the nature of casualties. Source: Xinhua,…
Pai Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Feb 2010
What Happened? 02 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted multiple cars in the Pai Khel area of North Waziristan, minutes after destroying multiple houses in the nearby towns of Degan and Muhammad Khel. It was alleged that all the casualties were militants. Eyewitnesses reported that the targeted cars did not belong to militants, which…