Tag: FATA
Doag (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2008
What Happened? 31 October 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the Doag area in Wana of South Waziristan. The house of a Muhammad Haroon Wazir was allegedly targeted, but the death toll is unknown. A FATA document from that time reports that only one person was killed, however media reports tentatively report…
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.…
Danda Darpakhel (N. Waziristan) School Massacre – Oct 2008
What Happened? 23 October 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a school in the Danda Darpakhel area of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that the school was linked to the Haqqani Network and that dead were militants. Local eyewitness reports from that time state that the attack mostly killed children between 12…
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…
Machis (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2008
What Happened? 11 October 2008: A U.S. drone missile struck a house in the Machis area of North Waziristan. The attack is reported to have killed 4 people, all of them non-locals and militants. This casualty count is corroborated by local media report from Dawn and a secret document issued by the FATA Secretariat in…
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…