Tag: High casualties
Shawal (N. Waziristan) Massacre IV – Aug 2012
What Happened? 24 August 2012: A U.S. drone strike targeted multiple villages in the Shawal Tehsil. These attacks happened minutes apart. The first strike happened in the village of Makai, the second in Dara, and the third in an unknown village of Dre Nishter. Makai: Quite possibly this drone strike targeted the locally known ‘Gillamand…
Hamzoni (N. Waziristan) Drone Massacre II – Aug 2012
What Happened? 21 August 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Shana Khwara area of Hamzoni in Miranshah Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at around 1830 hours. News agencies reported that an Haqqani household had been targeted, creating a mass-casualty event that included Badruddin Haqqani in the fatalities. Haqqani’s death,…
Kroshkai (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Aug 2012
What Happened? 18 August 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and multiple cars in the Kroshkai Markaz or Shuweda area of Shawal Tehsil. The attack reportedly began at around 1125 hours. Initial reports alleged that four missiles were fired – two on a house, and two on cars parked outside where men had…
Dre Nishtar (N. Waziristan) Massacre VII – Jul 2012
What Happened? 23 July 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the locally known ‘Tarobi Markaz’ of Dre Nishtar in Shawal Tehsil. The attack reportedly began at around 2045 hours. The targets were initially described as ‘suspected militants’ in media reports. It was alleged that the house belonged to Sadiq Noor, a militant…
Ghazlamai (N. Waziristan) Massacre II – Jul 2012
What Happened? 06 July 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Ghazlamai or Zoi Saidgi area of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack reportedly began at around 1940 hours. The victims, allegedly ‘suspected militants’, were killed while having dinner. A double-tap drone missile deliberately targeted the locals and civil rescue services that arrived…
Hassu Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre V – Jun 2012
What Happened? 04 June 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house on the boundary between Khushali and Hassu Khel in Mirali. The attack started at around 0400 hours and created a mass-casualty event that killed several civilians. TBIJ collected local testimony alleging that the first wave of missiles destroyed a car and several motorcycles,…
Khushali Tori Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IX – May 2012
What Happened? 28 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Khushali Tori Khel area in Mirali. The attack began around 0020 hours. The house was reportedly under construction and belonged to a local man Bulbul Khan. An investigation by the TBIJ found that three children and one woman were injured at…
Dre Nishtar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – May 2012
What Happened? 05 May 2012: A midnight U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Guldar Kot area of Dre Nishtar in Shawal Tehsil. CNN alleged that the casualties were all ‘suspected militants’, whereas a local news agency, Pakistan Observer, reported from the ground that the victims were all local tribesmen / civilians. This creates…
Khaisori (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Feb 2012
What Happened? 16 February 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a reported pick-up truck in the Khaisori area of Mirali Tehsil. The attack reportedly started at 1600 hours and used more than four drones. Media reports alleged that ‘suspected militants’ were killed in this attack, reportedly hailing from Uzbekistan. In January 2014, German media alleged…
Spalaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Feb 2012
What Happened? 16 February 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Spalaga area of Miranshah. This attack reportedly started at around 0800 hours. Media reports cite multiple Pakistani security officials claiming that the casualties were all militants linked to the Haqqani Network. It can be observed that U.S. strikes against the Haqqani…