Tag: Car Target
Dande Darpe Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XV – Oct 2011
What Happened? 14 October 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Shehzadkot area of Dande Darpe Khel in Miranshah. This was the second attack in two days on this town, reportedly occurring at around 1645 hours. A local news agency cited eyewitnesses, who reported that three men standing near a car were…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XIV – Oct 2011
What Happened? 13 October 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed an unknown target near the Haqqani Madrassa in Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack reportedly occurred at around 0645 hours. Media reports indicate that a car was targeted with Haqqani Network officers inside. Allegation came forth from CNN that a top Haqqani Network…
Khushali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VIII – Sep 2011
What Happened? 23 September 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Khushali area of Mirali. This attack reportedly occurred at around 2135 hours. The house belonged to a local man Jamal Wazir. A Pakistani security official alleged that the attack had killed 8 ‘suspected militants’ and injured up to 4.…
Hassu Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2011
What Happened? 11 September 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed either a house, car, or motorcycle in the Hassu Khel area of Mirali Tehsil. The attack reportedly occurred at around 1930 hours. BBC alleged that a Haqqani Network commander Hafeezullah was killed, along an unknown ‘foreigner’. A few days later, The Washington Post alleged that…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Aug 2011
What Happened? 22 August 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Mir Khon Khel village of Naurak in Mirali. This attack reportedly occurred at around 2030 hours. The house belonged to a local Gul Sawab. Media reports speculated that up to 7 or more people had been killed, including ‘family’…
Old Colony Bazar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Aug 2011
What Happened? 16 August 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Old Colony Bazar of Miranshah. This attack reportedly occurred at around 0345 hours. Media reports indicate that the car was the intended targeted, but a missile misfired into a nearby house. Later investigations by a local media house and…
Machis (N. Waziristan) Massacre V – Aug 2011
What Happened? 10 August 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Machis area of Miranshah. This attack occurred at around 0200 hours. Media reports allege that a hideout of suspected militants was targeted, creating a mass-casualty event where more than 23 ‘suspected militants’ were killed. Later investigations by the Associated Press in…
Qutab Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Aug 2011
What Happened? 02 August 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Qutab Khel area of Miranshah. This attack occurred at around 2025 hours. Media reports on this attack are scarce and it is reported that four suspected militants were killed. Data published years later by FATA officials alleges that a Pakistan state…
New Adda (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jul 2011
What Happened? 12 July 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the New Adda area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at around 1925 hours. Media reports on this strike are scarce and limited. One local agency, The News, reported that a local villager driving his personal car was targeted. An…
Dari Nishtar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2011
What Happened? 12 July 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Dari Nishtar area of Shawal Tehsil. It is not yet known to whom the house belonged or at what time this attack happened. Media reports are sparse, alleging that up to 15 ‘suspected militants’ were killed. Reuters cited an…