Tag: Civilian targets
Ragha (Khyber Agency) Drone Strikes – May 2010
Date: 15/05/2010 Location: Ragha, FATA, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 23 killed, 15 injured What Happened? 15 May 2010: A series of four US drone missiles struck the Ragha area (Landi Kotal tehsil) of the Khyber Agency in FATA. The first missile hit a supposed gathering of people at night. The second and third missiles…
Raymond Davis Killings – Jan 2011
Date: 27/01/2011 Location: Lahore, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 3 civilians killed What Happened? 27 January 2011: Armed with unlicensed weapons and living in unregistered safe houses, CIA agent Raymond Davis shot and killed two young men on a motorbike from inside his car. He then proceeded to trample through traffic to evade arrest from…
Datta Khel Drone Strike – March 2011
Date: 17/03/2011 Location: North Waziristan, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 44 killed, 10+ injured What Happened? 17 March 2011: A tribal jirga (meeting of elders) scheduled to debate a local business dispute was struck by missiles fired from American drones. The building hosting the meeting collapsed, leading to the deaths of at least 44 civilians.…
Chenagai School Strike – Oct 2006
Date: 30/10/2006 Location: Chenagai, Bajaur Agency, Pakistan Perpetrators: United States Victims: 80+ killed, mostly children What Happened? 30 October 2006: Missiles fired from MQ-1 Predator drones struck a madrassa in the Chenagai district of Bajaur Agency (then-Federally administered by Islamabad). The massacre happened in the early hours of the morning, when the school was about…
Cairo-Haifa Railway Bombing – Apr 2024
Date: 22/04/1947 Location: Rehovot Perpetrators: Lehi / Stern Gang Victims: 8 killed, 27 injured What Happened? 22 April 1947: A 12-coach mixed military and civilian Cairo-Haifa train was derailed and wrecked after being attacked by Lehi terrorists from an orange grove. The derailment occurred after a land mine exploded under a first-class coach. The disoriented…