Tag: Civilian targets
Issori (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Oct 2008
What Happened? 31 October 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted an unknown structure, possibly a house, in the Issori area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. There is little to no information about the nature of the casualties. CIA alleged that the attack killed Al-Qaeda militants including Abu Kasha and Abu Jihad Al-Misri. A son…
Mandata (S. Waziristan) Massacre – Oct 2008
What Happened? 26 October 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in Mandata area of Shakai Valley in South Waziristan Agency. CIA alleged that that attack targeted the militant network of Maulvi Nazir and had killed 20 militants. However, no substantial independent verification of the killed people exist, including their militant or civilian status.…
Taparghai (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2008
What Happened? 16 October 2008: A U.S. drone attack allegedly targeted a parked Toyota wagon in the Taparghai area of North Waziristan. The CIA alleged that the attack had killed an Egyptian Al-Qaeda operative Khalid Habib and four other ‘militants’. A local Pakistani intelligence source is quoted by the CNN to have claimed that the…
Tappi Ghundikala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2008
What Happened? 09 October 2008: A U.S. drone missile targeted a home in the Ghundi Kala area of North Waziristan. Local security officials alleged that the attack targeted a gathering of 30 Al-Qaeda and Taliban commanders, and that it killed 4-6 Arab militants. There were also reports of at least two women and children being…
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…