Tag: High casualties
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…
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…
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…
Tol Khel School (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 12 September 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a former school in the Tol Khel area of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency. A report from an Urdu newspaper notes that 12 members of one family were killed in this attack, while many more were injured. CIA alleged that the attack had killed…
Danda Darpakhel Massacre (N. Waziristan) – Sep 2008
What Happened? 08 September 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a school owned by Jalaludin Haqqani in the Danda Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack incurred a large number of civilian and child casualties, most of whom belonged to Jalaludin Haqqani’s family. It is alleged that at least 12+ children were killed, along…
Gurwek (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 05 September 2008: U.S. drone missiles targeted two homes in the Gurwek area of North Waziristan Agency, close to the Afghanistan border. A report from the New York Times alleges that at least 12 people were killed, including 2-3 women and 3-4 children. However, there is no on-ground and independent verification of the…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2008
What Happened? 04 September 2008: A U.S. drone attacks targeted a house in the Muhammad Khel area of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed the home owner, Farman Dawar, and 6 other men. CIA alleged that all those killed were Al Qaeda operatives. No independent verification exists of the…
Angoor Ada (S. Waziristan) Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 03 September 2008: A U.S. attack of unknown type targeted four houses in the villages of Jalol Khel and Toji Khel, near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed 18 ‘local’ people and injured 3. The only documentation proof of this attack is a secret document prepared…
Mohammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 02 September 2008: An alleged U.S. ‘missile attack’ struck a house in the Mohammad Khel area of Datta Khel Tehsil near Miranshah. The CIA claimed to have killed up to 10 militants in this attack, however a document published by FATA Secretariat in Islamabad alleges that one person was killed and another injured,…
Tappi Ghundikala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Aug 2008
What Happened? 31 August 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the village of Tappi near Miranshah in North Waziristan. The house belonged to either Nasir Dawar or Sawar Khan Dawar. At least 9 civilians, including 5 women and 4 children were killed. A local schoolteacher Raees Khan’s family was among those killed.…