Tag: Civilian targets
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Massacre – Oct 2008
What Happened? 03 October 2008: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck the town of Muhammad Khel in North Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed at least 21 people by some news agencies. A local paper, Dawn, reported that 14 local people were buried after the attack. The dead included: Abdur Rehman, three sons…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Airstrike – Oct 2008
What Happened? 03 October 2008: An alleged NATO airstrike targeted two houses in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan. The attack is reported by international media to have killed two civilians and a child. Little other information is known about this attack. The identities of the victims are not yet known, making this an…
Musa Nika (S. Waziristan) Ground Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 30 September 2009: An alleged ‘ground attack’ by NATO forces into Pakistani territory targeted the Musa Nika village near Angoor Ada in South Waziristan Agency. An official report by the FATA Secretariat in Islamabad alleges that the attack killed 20 civilians, including women and children. No other local or international media coverage for…
Tol Khel School (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 12 September 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a former school in the Tol Khel area of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency. A report from an Urdu newspaper notes that 12 members of one family were killed in this attack, while many more were injured. CIA alleged that the attack had killed…
Danda Darpakhel Massacre (N. Waziristan) – Sep 2008
What Happened? 08 September 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a school owned by Jalaludin Haqqani in the Danda Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack incurred a large number of civilian and child casualties, most of whom belonged to Jalaludin Haqqani’s family. It is alleged that at least 12+ children were killed, along…
Gurwek (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 05 September 2008: U.S. drone missiles targeted two homes in the Gurwek area of North Waziristan Agency, close to the Afghanistan border. A report from the New York Times alleges that at least 12 people were killed, including 2-3 women and 3-4 children. However, there is no on-ground and independent verification of the…
Ganki Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Aug 2008
What Happened? 27 August 2008: A U.S. drone missile targeted the home of a ‘Sardali Khan’ in the Ganki Khel area of Wana in South Waziristan. A family of a woman, two young boys, and a girl were injured in this attack. Despite injuring women and children, the CIA claimed in their internal memos that…
Zeralita Azam Warsak (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2008
What Happened? 28 July 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted the home of Abu Khabab in the Zyara Leta area of Azam Warsak in South Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that the attack had killed top Al-Qaeda figures including: Abu Khabab al-Misri, Abu Mohammad Ibrahim bin Abi Al Faraj al-Misri, Abdul Wahab al-Misri and Abu…
Sheikh Baba (Mohmand Agency) Air Strike – Jun 2008
What Happened? 12 June 2008: The military check post of the Mohmand Rifles (Pakistan’s Frontier Corps paramilitary) was targeted by a combined Afghan National Army (ANA) and United States Air Force attack. Airstrikes were conducted on the Goraprai check post, some 65 kilometers (40mi) from the agency headquarters, Ghalanai. It is unclear if whether this…
Makin (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jun 2008
What Happened? 14 June 2008: 3 U.S. drone-based hellfire missiles struck a house in the Makin area of South Waziristan Agency. The CIA claimed the intended target to be Baituallah Mehsud, who was not killed in this attack. A document issued by the FATA Secretariat in Islamabad reported that an innocent civilian had been killed…