Tag: High casualties
Machis (N. Waziristan) Massacre V – Aug 2011
What Happened? 10 August 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Machis area of Miranshah. This attack occurred at around 0200 hours. Media reports allege that a hideout of suspected militants was targeted, creating a mass-casualty event where more than 23 ‘suspected militants’ were killed. Later investigations by the Associated Press in…
Dari Nishtar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2011
What Happened? 12 July 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Dari Nishtar area of Shawal Tehsil. It is not yet known to whom the house belonged or at what time this attack happened. Media reports are sparse, alleging that up to 15 ‘suspected militants’ were killed. Reuters cited an…
Gurwek (N. Waziristan) Massacre III – Jul 2011
What Happened? 12 July 2011: In a second very high-casualty attack in this area in under 24 hours, U.S. drones destroyed the reported house of a local Rahim Noor. This is one of the least reported high-casualty strikes in the region, as no pertinent or verified information is available about the nature of the casualties.…
Gurwek (N. Waziristan) Massacre II – Jul 2011
What Happened? 11 July 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a van and house in the Gurwek area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred first at around 2015 hours for the van, and 0300 hours for the house. This created a high-casualty event where roughly 25+ are reported to have been killed, and…
Shawal (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jun 2011
What Happened? 27 June 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed one or two ‘trucks’ in the Shawal, reportedly two kilometers from the Afghanistan border. Media sources vary in their casualty count, with up to 12 people reported dead. Three of the dead were reported as ‘foreigners’ while five were described as local ‘suspected militants’. Anonymous…
Shawal (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Jun 2011
What Happened? 08 June 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a ‘housing compound’ in the covered forests of Shawal Valley. This attack reportedly occurred at around 1145 hours. As per local testimony, two missiles were fired on a vehicle that had entered the compound minutes earlier, reportedly killing 7 people. Two more missiles then targeted…
Umarkai Killi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2011
What Happened? 16 May 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Umarkai area of Mirali. This attack reportedly occurred at 2045 hours. The Chinese news agency, Xinhua, alleged this attack to be on a ‘militant school’. Other sources alleged that this attack had killed a local Al Qaeda commander Moulana Bashir, Commander…
Dwa Toi (N. Waziristan) Massacre – May 2011
What Happened? 06 May 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house, car, and a nearby eatery on the Sheen Road of Dwa Toi area in Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack reportedly occurred at around 1245 hours. The CIA claims that it targeted a car filled with militants and explosives. The attack also destroyed or…
Hassan Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Apr 2011
What Happened? 22 April 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two houses in the village of Yash Khula in Hassan Khel of Spinwam Tehsil. The attack reportedly occurred at 0435 hours and created a mass-casualty event. The house, and the adjacent guest house, belonged to a local Muhammad Sharif. Muhammad Sharif has been described as…
Qutub Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Mar 2011
What Happened? 13 March 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed both a house and car in the Ishr Morr area of Qutab Khel. Alternatively, some sources place this strike at the Spalaga area. This attack reportedly happened at around 1845 hours. Media reports allege that up to 7 ‘suspected militants’ were killed, including the TTP…