Tag: High casualties
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.…
Surgomai (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2010
What Happened? 11 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted the Surgomai or Gurwak village in Datta Khel Tehsil. It was alleged that the CIA had targeted a suspected militant hideout that belonged to a militant commander Moulvi Sadiq Noor. Data published by FATA officials indicate that 8 local people were killed in this attack.…
Inzarkas (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – May 2010
What Happened? 11 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted the village of Inzar Kas or Kazha Madda Khel in Datta Khel Tehsil. A drone strike at a nearby village two days earlier had killed at least four civilians. The official narrative was that the CIA had targeted a hideout of suspected militants. An anonymous…
Boya Kalay (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Apr 2010
What Happened? 12 April 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local man Tariq Khan in the Boya Kalay area of North Waziristan. CIA alleged Tariq Khan to be a militant commander, however local testimony collected shortly after the attack identified all the casualties as a family. Locals, including a man…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Mar 2010
What Happened? 16 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a convoy of two cars in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. A Western news agency, Newsweek, published the testimony of the militant survivors of this attack. This attack is considered documented based on the contents of this testimony as all militant casualties.…