Tag: Documented
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XVI – Nov 2013
What Happened? 01 November 2013: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house or car in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. Taliban sources confirmed soon afterwards that the attack had killed the top TTP leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, along with several other militants. U.S. and Pakistani intelligence confirmed the following deaths: Abdullah Mehsud (driver), Tariq…
Miranshah Girls’ School (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Apr 2012
What Happened? 29 April 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed an old girls’ school in the Miranshah Bazar area. This attack reportedly began at around 1645 hours. Media reports alleged that up to 6 ‘suspected militants’ were killed. An anonymous Pakistani security official told Reuters that state forces intercepted militants’ radio chatter to learn they…
Machis (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Jan 2012
What Happened? 10 January 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Kharwanai Machis area of Miranshah Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at around 0040 hours. A local media house, The News, reported that a Saudi national was killed along with his wife and child. Reuters reported that an Al-Qaeda militant, Abdullah Khorasani,…
Mandi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jan 2011
What Happened? 01 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike targeted rescuers that dug through the rubble of an earlier drone strike in the Qari Markaz area of Mandi Khel in Spinwam Tehsil. This attack happened at around 0915 hours, an hour after the initial drone strike. An investigation by the Associated Press in 2012 used…
Mandi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2011
What Happened? 01 January 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and a car in the Qari Markaz area of Mandi Khel in Spinwam Tehsil. This attack happened at around 0815 hours. Media reports alleged that up to 9 ‘suspected militants’ belonging to the Taliban’s Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction were killed. An investigation by…
Qutab Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2010
What Happened? 14 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike at 1830 hours destroyed a car in the Qutab Khel area of Miranshah. Media reports alleged that Haqqani Network militants were targeted, an allegation that was later confirmed. The Express Tribune confirmed that Saifullah Haqqani, a close relative of the network’s leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, was among…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XI – Sep 2010
What Happened? 08 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two houses in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. The house belonged to a local man Din Muhammad. Four children, two girls and two boys, were killed in this attack. An adjacent house that reportedly had Haqqani Network militants was also destroyed. The U.S.…
Haider Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jun 2010
What Happened? 19 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and an alleged ‘local water plant’ in the Haider Khel area of Mirali. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Mir Shareef. This is a high-casualty attack that is reported to have killed and injured dozens of militants of the Islamic Jihad…
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…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Mar 2010
What Happened? 16 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a convoy of two cars in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. A Western news agency, Newsweek, published the testimony of the militant survivors of this attack. This attack is considered documented based on the contents of this testimony as all militant casualties.…