Tag: Civilian targets
Shawal (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IX – Jun 2015
What Happened? 06 June 2015: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in either the Saidgi area of Shawal Tehsil, or Khawaja Qadar area of Datta Khel Tehsil. A report by The News alleged that up to 9 people were killed, including at least 3 women. Security officials indicated that many members of the armed…
Shawal (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Jan 2015
What Happened? 15 January 2015: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in an unknown area of Shawal Valley. The timing of this attack is also unknown. Media reports indicate that up to 7 people were killed. It was later learned that this strike had killed two Western hostages. The 37-year-old year Italian aid worker…
Haider Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Jan 2013
What Happened? 07 January 2013: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Haider Khel area of Mirali. This attack reportedly began at around 0010 hours. Up to eight missiles were fired on the home in succession. Media reports alleged that Al-Qaeda’s Sheikh Yaseen Al-Kuwaiti was killed in this attack, alongside his wife and…
Tapi Tol Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Dec 2012
What Happened? 09 December 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Tapi Tol Khel area of either the Miranshah or Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at around 1100 hours. Media reports alleged that an Al-Qaeda commander Muhammad Ahmed Al-Mansoor had been killed. The Express Tribune alleged that three other people…
Mubarak Shahi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Dec 2012
What Happened? 06 December 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Mubarak Shahi area of Mirali Tehsil. This attack reportedly began at around 0500 hours. The house belonged to a local man named Shahidullah Dawar. Media reports alleged the death of a senior Al-Qaeda commander Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti. Kuwaiti’s wife was among…
Tappi Ghundikala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VII – Oct 2012
What Happened? 24 October 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Tappi Ghundi Kili area of Miranshah Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at around 1440 hours. Initial media reports alleged that a militant hideout had been targeted, killing at least 5 militants. Later investigations by the Amnesty International found that only a…
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,…