Tag: Drone attack
Madina Bakery Miranshah (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2012
What Happened? 26 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a bakery in the Zafar Town Miranshah Bazar area. This attack reportedly began at 0410 hours. There is substantial contradiction in media reports about the specifics of this drone attack. Pakistan Observer alleged that an apartment above the bakery was hit, while most agencies report…
Hassu Khel Mosque (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – May 2012
What Happened? 24 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed multiple house and mosque in the Hassu Khel area, near its boundary with Musakki in Mirali. The attack started at around 0525 hours. Western media, including the Associated Press, hid in its media reports that CIA had targeted a mosque, a major international war crime.…
Malmandi Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2012
What Happened? 23 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Malmandi Serai Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack reportedly started at around 0235 hours. Chinese news agency Xinhua reported 5 U.S. drones loitering in the sector. Nothing has ever been learned about the victims and if whether any civilians were…
Dre Nishtar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – May 2012
What Happened? 05 May 2012: A midnight U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Guldar Kot area of Dre Nishtar in Shawal Tehsil. CNN alleged that the casualties were all ‘suspected militants’, whereas a local news agency, Pakistan Observer, reported from the ground that the victims were all local tribesmen / civilians. This creates…
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…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VII – Feb 2012
What Happened? 25 February 2012: A U.S. drone attack targeted a platoon of Pakistan Army soldiers securing the wreckage of a downed U.S. drone in the Machi Khel area of Mirali. The U.S. drone had been shot down in self-defence by elements of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group. Pentagon officials declined to comment on the…
Khaisori (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Feb 2012
What Happened? 16 February 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a reported pick-up truck in the Khaisori area of Mirali Tehsil. The attack reportedly started at 1600 hours and used more than four drones. Media reports alleged that ‘suspected militants’ were killed in this attack, reportedly hailing from Uzbekistan. In January 2014, German media alleged…
Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Feb 2012
What Happened? 16 February 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Spalaga area of Miranshah. This attack reportedly started at around 0800 hours. Media reports cite multiple Pakistani security officials claiming that the casualties were all militants linked to the Haqqani Network. It can be observed that U.S. strikes against the Haqqani…
Serai Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Feb 2012
What Happened? 09 February 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Serai Darpa Khel (Zafar Colony in Miranshah). This attack reportedly occurred at around 0400 hours. Western media alleged that Al-Qaeda leaders – Badar Mansoor, Qari Fayaz, Faisal Khorasani, Yasir Khorasani, and Qari Mushtaq were killed. Mansoor, whose real name was reportedly…
Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Feb 2012
What Happened? 08 February 2012: A U.S. drone strike on a house in Spalaga (Teray Kot) in Miranshah, creating a mass-casualty event. This attack reportedly began at 0650 hours. One local agency, Express Tribune, reported local testimony that the killed men were not locals. Anonymous security officials claimed the victims were ‘suspected militants’ from Central…