Tag: Drone attack
Datta Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2009
What Happened? 17 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car at 0400 hours in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have damaged nearby homes and a mosque. No information is present about the nature of casualties, although it is alleged that two militants were killed. This…
Ladha (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2009
What Happened? 10 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown area in the Ladha district of South Waziristan Agency. Although the Pakistani military intelligence initially denied this U.S. drone attack happened, it was later alleged again in the Western Long War Journal. This is one of the least documented U.S. drone strikes in…
Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Dec 2009
What Happened? 08 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a ‘private’ car in the Spalaga area of North Waziristan. There has never been any documentation of the victims, although the CIA alleged that it had targeted the Al Qaeda operative Saleh Al-Somali. Data compiled by the FATA administration claims that three local people were…
Aziz Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2009
What Happened? 20 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local named Gandak, that the CIA alleged was a training compound in the Aziz Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had killed up to 14 militants in this attack, however the precise number of casualties…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Nov 2009
What Happened? 18 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The house allegedly belonged to a local man named Gul Bat, killing 6 people and leaving more than 15 injured. While one media source claimed that militants had been killed in this attack, there…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike II – Nov 2009
What Happened? 05 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Naurak area of the North Waziristan Agency, the second such attack in two months. The home belonged to a local named Musharraf Gul. This strike is among the most obscure and least documented U.S. attacks in the region, with no inquiry…
Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Oct 2009
What Happened? 21 October 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted the Spalaga area of North Waziristan Agency. It was alleged that an Al Qaeda operative Abu Musa Al-Misri was killed in this attack, however the attack also left two four-year-old and six-year-old girls injured. It is presently unknown who the other dead victims were. This…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Oct 2009
What Happened? 15 October 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Danda Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. It was alleged that the house was a ‘compound’ and that it belonged to militants of the Haqqani Network. No independent investigation was ever conducted on this attack, making it one of the least…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Sep 2009
What Happened? 30 September 2009: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck two cars and a house in the Naurak area of North Waziristan Agency. The house was reported to belong to a local man named Baddin. There is little to no details known about the victims of this attack. A document published years later by the…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Sep 2009
What Happened? 29 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted several homes in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. One of the targeted houses belonged to a local named Mustafa. The CIA alleged the target to be a Haqqani Network outpost. A local media source claimed that all casualties were Afghan refugees.…