Tag: Children targets
Hurmaz (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Jul 2011
What Happened? 05 July 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Hurmuz area of Mirali. This attack reportedly occurred at around 2300 hours. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Zahirullah, who owned a local general store. Staying in Zahirullah’s guesthouse (hujra) were Saifullah and his wife, along with their two…
Hassan Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Apr 2011
What Happened? 22 April 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two houses in the village of Yash Khula in Hassan Khel of Spinwam Tehsil. The attack reportedly occurred at 0435 hours and created a mass-casualty event. The house, and the adjacent guest house, belonged to a local Muhammad Sharif. Muhammad Sharif has been described as…
Pir Killi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2010
What Happened? 26 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Pir Killi area of Mirali. This attack happened at around 1717 hours. The initial media reports alleged that up to four suspected militants had been killed. It later emerged that the passengers of the vehicle were students of the local college,…
Ghulam Khan (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Nov 2010
What Happened? 16 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car and nearby house in the Ghulam Khan area. The exact time of this attack is unknown, but it is reported to have been done in the early hours of the morning. Media reports alleged that a Taliban training centre had been destroyed. Independent…
Sanzali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 18 October 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed a house in the Kazha Madda Khel or Sanzali area of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack occurred at around 2150 hours. Media reports initially alleged that all the casualties were ‘suspected militants’. An independent journalist, Noor Behram, visited the area shortly after the attack to…
Musakki (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 04 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house adjacent to a mosque in the Musakki area of North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 1930 hours. An investigation by the German Intelligence concluded that this strike had killed German citizens including Binyamin Erdogan and Shahab Dashti. While it claimed by media…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XI – Sep 2010
What Happened? 08 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two houses in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. The house belonged to a local man Din Muhammad. Four children, two girls and two boys, were killed in this attack. An adjacent house that reportedly had Haqqani Network militants was also destroyed. The U.S.…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre VII – Aug 2010
What Happened? 23 August 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two houses in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. It is reported that a suspected Haqqani Network hideout was targeted, however at least one of the house belonged to the family of a local civilian Bismullah. Bismullah was killed along with his…
Boya Kalay (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – May 2010
What Happened? 21 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Boya Kalay or Saeed Abad area of North Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Shams Ullah or Khalil Jan. An Al-Qaeda statement released later confirmed that an operator named Saeed Al Misri had been killed in this attack.…
Boya Kalay (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Apr 2010
What Happened? 12 April 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local man Tariq Khan in the Boya Kalay area of North Waziristan. CIA alleged Tariq Khan to be a militant commander, however local testimony collected shortly after the attack identified all the casualties as a family. Locals, including a man…