Tag: Children targets
Tappi Ghundikala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Jan 2010
What Happened? 08 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car that allegedly belonged to militants of the Taliban’s Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction. Western media reported that two foreigners and three locals were killed in this attack. The Pakistani lawyer Barrister Shahzad Akbar alleged that the casualties were exclusively civilians, identifying them as Akbar…
Aziz Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2009
What Happened? 20 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local named Gandak, that the CIA alleged was a training compound in the Aziz Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had killed up to 14 militants in this attack, however the precise number of casualties…
Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Oct 2009
What Happened? 21 October 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted the Spalaga area of North Waziristan Agency. It was alleged that an Al Qaeda operative Abu Musa Al-Misri was killed in this attack, however the attack also left two four-year-old and six-year-old girls injured. It is presently unknown who the other dead victims were. This…
Darga Mandi (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Sep 2009
What Happened? 08 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack targeted the house of a local Ismail Khan and other nearby homes. The CIA alleged that it had targeted Haqqani Network militants. Media reports from that time indicate that at least 3…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2009
What Happened? 07 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car and residential homes in the Machi Khel area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had targeted and killed the Al Qaeda leader, Ilyas Kashmiri, who was not present at the site and was not killed until June 2011.…
Danda Darpakhel (N. Waziristan) Massacre III – Aug 2009
What Happened? 21 August 2009: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck a school and nearby houses in the Danda Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. The school / madrassa was allegedly linked to Sirajuddin Haqqani. At least 21 people were killed, including at least 5 women and 6 children. It is reported that no rescue efforts…
Zari Noor (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Apr 2009
What Happened? 19 April 2009: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the Zari Noor area of Wana in South Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that an explosive-laden truck was destroyed, creating a huge secondary explosion, and that no casualties were recorded. The house allegedly belonged to Dayam Khan and Waken Khan. A local…
Khaddar Datta Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Apr 2009
What Happened? 03 April 2009: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the Dand Killi village of Khaddar Khel in Datta Khel, North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had targeted a munitions store or depot of the Taliban. Taliban, however claimed that all those killed were local civilians. It is alleged that…
Khadizai (Orakzai Agency) Drone Attack – Apr 2009
What Happened? 01 April 2009: The first-ever U.S. drone attack in Orakzai Agency targeted a house in the Khadizai area. The CIA alleged that the attack had targeted Al Qaeda militants. The house reportedly belonged to Moulvi Gul Nazeer, a prominent Taliban commander. The Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud reported that six Taliban fighters were killed…
Nasri Khel Manzakai (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Feb 2009
What Happened? 14 February 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Narsi Khel – Manzakai area of Makin in South Waziristan Agency. Some 35 people were reportedly killed, all claimed by the CIA to be suspected militants. The attack reportedly targeted a vehicle parked outside the house of a local, Malik Rosan.…