Tag: High casualties
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.…
Zari Noor (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Aug 2008
What Happened? 20 August 2008: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck a house in the Zari Noor area of Wana in South Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to Haji Yaqub Wazir, a known mediator between the Taliban factions and the Pakistani’s army. A document released by FATA Secretariat in Islamabad placed the death toll at 6,…
Bhaggar (S. Waziristan) Air Strike – Aug 2008
What Happened? 12 August 2008: U.S. drone missiles struck multiple houses in the Shnawana village of Birmil Tehsil in South Waziristan Agency, near Angoor Adda. The attack had allegedly targeted the leaders of a ‘good Taliban’ faction, Hezb-i-Islami. The death toll was placed at around 23 people, including at least 5 killed civilians (named Farman,…
Zeralita Azam Warsak (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2008
What Happened? 28 July 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted the home of Abu Khabab in the Zyara Leta area of Azam Warsak in South Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that the attack had killed top Al-Qaeda figures including: Abu Khabab al-Misri, Abu Mohammad Ibrahim bin Abi Al Faraj al-Misri, Abdul Wahab al-Misri and Abu…
Sheikh Baba (Mohmand Agency) Air Strike – Jun 2008
What Happened? 12 June 2008: The military check post of the Mohmand Rifles (Pakistan’s Frontier Corps paramilitary) was targeted by a combined Afghan National Army (ANA) and United States Air Force attack. Airstrikes were conducted on the Goraprai check post, some 65 kilometers (40mi) from the agency headquarters, Ghalanai. It is unclear if whether this…
Doag (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2008
What Happened? 16 March 2008: A U.S. drone strike in the Doag area near Wana in South Waziristan Agency killed at least 20 people. CIA claimed that it had targeted an Al-Qaeda militant camp, whereas a document released by FATA secretariat claimed that 16 of those killed were non-locals while 7 were injured. Known casualties…