Tag: Civilian targets
Hamzoni (N. Waziristan) Drone Massacre II – Aug 2012
What Happened? 21 August 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Shana Khwara area of Hamzoni in Miranshah Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at around 1830 hours. News agencies reported that an Haqqani household had been targeted, creating a mass-casualty event that included Badruddin Haqqani in the fatalities. Haqqani’s death,…
Dre Nishtar (N. Waziristan) Massacre VII – Jul 2012
What Happened? 23 July 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the locally known ‘Tarobi Markaz’ of Dre Nishtar in Shawal Tehsil. The attack reportedly began at around 2045 hours. The targets were initially described as ‘suspected militants’ in media reports. It was alleged that the house belonged to Sadiq Noor, a militant…
Ghazlamai (N. Waziristan) Massacre II – Jul 2012
What Happened? 06 July 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Ghazlamai or Zoi Saidgi area of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack reportedly began at around 1940 hours. The victims, allegedly ‘suspected militants’, were killed while having dinner. A double-tap drone missile deliberately targeted the locals and civil rescue services that arrived…
Hassu Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre V – Jun 2012
What Happened? 04 June 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house on the boundary between Khushali and Hassu Khel in Mirali. The attack started at around 0400 hours and created a mass-casualty event that killed several civilians. TBIJ collected local testimony alleging that the first wave of missiles destroyed a car and several motorcycles,…
Khushali Tori Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IX – May 2012
What Happened? 28 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Khushali Tori Khel area in Mirali. The attack began around 0020 hours. The house was reportedly under construction and belonged to a local man Bulbul Khan. An investigation by the TBIJ found that three children and one woman were injured at…
Madina Bakery Miranshah (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2012
What Happened? 26 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a bakery in the Zafar Town Miranshah Bazar area. This attack reportedly began at 0410 hours. There is substantial contradiction in media reports about the specifics of this drone attack. Pakistan Observer alleged that an apartment above the bakery was hit, while most agencies report…
Dre Nishtar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – May 2012
What Happened? 05 May 2012: A midnight U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Guldar Kot area of Dre Nishtar in Shawal Tehsil. CNN alleged that the casualties were all ‘suspected militants’, whereas a local news agency, Pakistan Observer, reported from the ground that the victims were all local tribesmen / civilians. This creates…
Serai Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Feb 2012
What Happened? 09 February 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Serai Darpa Khel (Zafar Colony in Miranshah). This attack reportedly occurred at around 0400 hours. Western media alleged that Al-Qaeda leaders – Badar Mansoor, Qari Fayaz, Faisal Khorasani, Yasir Khorasani, and Qari Mushtaq were killed. Mansoor, whose real name was reportedly…
Khaisori (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Aug 2011
What Happened? 22 August 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed an unknown house in the Khaisori area of Mirali Tehsil, at an unknown time. A Pakistani media source, The News, alleges that Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command Atiyah abd Al-Rehman was killed in this attack, reporting that 3 men, 2 children, and 1 woman were killed. These allegations…
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’…