Tag: Civilian targets
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XIII – Sep 2010
What Happened? 15 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike comprising over a dozen missiles destroyed two houses in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack began at 0435 hours and lasted twenty minutes. Media reports allege that the houses were compounds used by the Haqqani Network. At least eight civilian rescuers who responded…
Degan (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Sep 2010
What Happened? 08 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Degan Amboor Shiga area of North Waziristan. Local news reports suggested that the casualties were all civilians. No independent inquiry has ever been made to learn their identities. It is possible that this was one of CIA’s numerous ‘signature strikes’ where…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre VII – Aug 2010
What Happened? 23 August 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two houses in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. It is reported that a suspected Haqqani Network hideout was targeted, however at least one of the house belonged to the family of a local civilian Bismullah. Bismullah was killed along with his…
Qutab Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Aug 2010
What Happened? 21 August 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two cars in the Qutab Khel area of Miranshah. While it was reported that ‘suspected militants’ had been targeted in this attack, testimony gathered by a local news agency claims that all the dead were civilians. “The car was parked near the house of Akbar…
Sherani (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2010
What Happened? 15 July 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Sherani area of Datta Khel Tehsil. It was alleged by news agencies that suspected militants were killed. BBC quoted testimony from local tribal elders that said most of the dead were civilians staying in a village house. Their names and identities…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Jun 2010
What Happened? 10 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Naurak area of North Waziristan. The house belonged to a local civilian, Saeed Kamal. This drone attack was brought up by Pakistani civil rights groups to the United Nations Human Rights Council for civilian deaths. Eyewitness and local testimony presented to…
Boya Kalay (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – May 2010
What Happened? 21 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Boya Kalay or Saeed Abad area of North Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Shams Ullah or Khalil Jan. An Al-Qaeda statement released later confirmed that an operator named Saeed Al Misri had been killed in this attack.…
Inzarkas (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – May 2010
What Happened? 11 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted the village of Inzar Kas or Kazha Madda Khel in Datta Khel Tehsil. A drone strike at a nearby village two days earlier had killed at least four civilians. The official narrative was that the CIA had targeted a hideout of suspected militants. An anonymous…
Boya Kalay (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Apr 2010
What Happened? 12 April 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local man Tariq Khan in the Boya Kalay area of North Waziristan. CIA alleged Tariq Khan to be a militant commander, however local testimony collected shortly after the attack identified all the casualties as a family. Locals, including a man…
Tappi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 31 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Tappi area of North Waziristan. The CIA alleged that it had targeted a compound of suspected militants. Media reports, including from the local journalist Noor Behram, confirm that the victims were the family of a local man named Zamir Gul, all…