Tag: Civilian targets
Murdar Algad Ladha (S. Waziristan) – Jun 2009
What Happened? 14 June 2009: A U.S. drone missile targeted a pickup truck in the village of Murdar Algad in the Ladha area of South Waziristan. The CIA alleged that it had targeted a truck carrying militants and fighters, and possibly hitting other nearby vehicles. However, an internal document later published by the FATA Secretariat…
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…
Ganki Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Apr 2009
What Happened? 08 April 2009: A U.S. drone attack targeted an alleged truck with a mounted anti-aircraft weapon in the Ganki Khel area of Wana in South Waziristan Agency. Three people were killed on the spot. The attack reportedly created civilian casualties as it was on a busy market, injuring up to 5 civilians. Given…
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.…
Ganki Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike III – Jan 2009
What Happened? 23 January 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Ganki Khel area of Wana in South Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had killed militants in this attack. The house reportedly belonged to a civilian named Malik Gulistan Khan. Khan, a civilian, was killed along with three sons (including…
Zeraki (N. Waziristan) Drone Massacre – Jan 2009
What Happened? 23 January 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Zeraki area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. The house reportedly belonged to a civilian Khalil Khan Dawar where a family meeting was taking place. While the CIA claimed to have killed five Al-Qaeda militants in the attack, fieldwork by a…
Kaza Ponga (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 11 December 2008: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and adjacent Madrassa / school in the Sirki Khel area of Kaza Ponga near Azam Warsak in South Waziristan Agency. CIA alleged that 6 militants were killed. The villagers and eyewitnesses reported that all those killed in this drone attacks were civilians, including…
Chashma Miranshah (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2008
What Happened? 29 November 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a home next to a market in the Chashma area of Miranshah. The house is reported to have belonged to a local named Professor Taj Muhammad. Locals from the area reported that 3 civilians were killed, including possibly two children. An injured man named Adnan…