Tag: Civilian targets
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 (Bajaur Agency) – 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…