Tag: High casualties
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XII – Sep 2010
What Happened? 08 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack happened at around 2050 hours. News sources report that up to 10 suspected militants were killed, however there has been no known follow-up inquiry into this attack. A document published by FATA officials…
Maizer Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 04 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed either a pickup truck or a house in the Serai Narai village of Maizer Madda Khel in Datta Khel Tehsil. Some news sources allege that suspected militants were targeted in this attack, including a Taliban commander Inayatullah. There is no independent or follow-up inquiry on…
Machis (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Sep 2010
What Happened? 03 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Machis area of Miranshah. The house reportedly belonged to a local Gul Adam Khan. It was alleged in media reports that the house was a hideout for suspected militants. No independent inquiry or official confirmation is available on the civilian or…
Darga Mandi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Aug 2010
What Happened? 23 August 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed a house that was occupied by ‘suspected militants’ in the Darga Mandi area of Miranshah. There are obscure media reports of at least 7 people having been killed and more than a dozen injured. However, no independent inquiry was ever made to determine if whether…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre VII – Aug 2010
What Happened? 23 August 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two houses in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. It is reported that a suspected Haqqani Network hideout was targeted, however at least one of the house belonged to the family of a local civilian Bismullah. Bismullah was killed along with his…
Tapi Tol (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Jul 2010
What Happened? 25 July 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Tapi Tool Khel area of Ghulam Khan Tehsil. The precise casualty count varies greatly between news sources, with some sources claiming as many as 12 deaths. It was reported that ‘suspected militants’ of the Haqqani Network had been targeted. However, there…
Sherani (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2010
What Happened? 15 July 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Sherani area of Datta Khel Tehsil. It was alleged by news agencies that suspected militants were killed. BBC quoted testimony from local tribal elders that said most of the dead were civilians staying in a village house. Their names and identities…
Haider Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jun 2010
What Happened? 19 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and an alleged ‘local water plant’ in the Haider Khel area of Mirali. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Mir Shareef. This is a high-casualty attack that is reported to have killed and injured dozens of militants of the Islamic Jihad…
Mizar Madakhel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jun 2010
What Happened? 11 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted multiple houses in the Mizar Madakhel area of North Waziristan. It was reported that the drones had struck ‘suspected militants’. Later confirmation by the Taifatul Mansura, a militant group, acknowledged that three of their fighters had perished in this attack, whose names were Sheikh Ihsanullah…
Boya Kalay (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – May 2010
What Happened? 21 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Boya Kalay or Saeed Abad area of North Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Shams Ullah or Khalil Jan. An Al-Qaeda statement released later confirmed that an operator named Saeed Al Misri had been killed in this attack.…