Tag: FATA
65 Dead Civilians: First-ever look into 13 U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan’s Kurram
Between 2001 and 2021, the United States carried out more than 450 drone and air strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas as part of its so-called “War on Terror.” Spanning three U.S. administrations, the campaign was repeatedly criticised by international watchdog organisations over allegations of excessive civilian and child casualties. A U.S. Joint Special Operations Command…
Birmal (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2011
What Happened? 12 July 2011: An attack on a house, vehicle, or both, killed up to 13 alleged militants, including some described as “foreigners”, and injuring five. Five of those killed were reported to have “militant links”, coming from Southern Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three of those five that were killed were named…
Mantoi (S. Waziristan) Massacre – Jun 2011
What Happened? 27 June 2011: At around 2015 hours, a U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in the Manitoi Malikshai area of Tehsil Shakkai. Between 10 and 21 people were killed, with at least two people injured in the attack. A local man Hajji Malak Dildar reported that 20 civilians had been killed,…
Korezai (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jun 2011
What Happened? 15 June 2011: A U.S. Drone fired a missile at a pickup truck in the Korezai (Khojal Khel area) of Tehsil Wana. The occupants of the car escaped into an orchard and were reportedly possible Punjabi militants, though reports are unconfirmed. There were no reported causalities of this drone strike. Given the lack…
Korezai (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jun 2011
What Happened? 15 June 2011: At about 1450 hours, a U.S. Drone fired two missiles that struck a house reportedly belonging to tribesman Zar Wali Khan Wazir and killed up to ten people, injuring two more. A double-cabin pick-up truck was also destroyed. The identities of those killed in the attack were never confirmed; however,…
Zoi Narai (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jun 2011
What Happened? 8 June 2011: A few kilometers from the Miradin or Zoi Narai area of Tehsil Birmal, four ‘suspected militants’ were attack and reported killed in a U.S. drone attack on a truck. It is reported that the drone was following the double cabin pickup truck from some time near the Afghan border. Given…
Zoi Narai (S. Waziristan) Massacre – Jun 2011
What Happened? 8 June 2011: At around 1145 hours in either the Zoi Narai or Miradin area of Tehsil Birmal, the U.S. carried out a drone attack with between four to five drones, striking a housing complex believing to be the hideout of suspected militants. The compound was reported as a training center, but this…
Dre Nishtar (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jun 2011
What Happened? 6 June 2011: At 1045 hours, three US Drone missiles were fired over a Banjo Motor Car parked in the village of Manra Tehsil Birmal in South Waziristan Agency. This was the third and final drone strike of the day, killing up to five alleged militants from the group of Hafiz Gul Bahadar…
Wacha Dana (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jun 2011
What Happened? 6 June 2011: At about 0230 hours, a US drone fired missiles at either a home or a madrassa (religious school) in the area of Wacha Dana. Unverified sources reported to multiple outlets (CNN, Al Jazeera, New York Times, Xinhua) that seven of the reported 21 dead were ‘people’ and not ‘militants’. It…
Shalam Raghzai (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jun 2011
What Happened? 06 June 2011: At about 0215 hours, a US drone fired three missiles at the reported home of Zari Khan Shamsikhel in Woucha Dhana Tehsil. Between seven and nine people were killed in this attack, being listed in official documents as ‘four Punjabis and three foreigners’ with no names present. This was the…