Tag: Frontier Regions
Jani Khel (FR Bannu) Drone Attack II – Nov 2008
What Happened? 19 November 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the Jani Khel area of Bannu (then a Frontier Region of Pakistan). Between 3 to 6 people were killed in this attack, including 7 injured. The US Embassy in Islamabad alleged that the attack targeted the so-called Quetta Shura, a council of…
Jani Khel (FR Bannu) Drone Attack – Dec 2007
What Happened? 03 December 2007: A highly targeted U.S. drone missile struck the location of Egyptian Al-Qaeda leader Sheikh Issa Al-Misri in the Jani Khel area of Frontier Region Bannu. It was reported that Misri was only injured in this attack. This attack was never reported on any local or international media. The existence of…