Tag: High casualties
Tarmora (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 02 October 2010: At least two U.S. drone missiles destroyed a house in the Tarmora area of North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 1405 hours. An investigation from the Associated Press using field reports concluded that 14 militants were killed in this attack. Data published years later by FATA officials indicate that…
Inzarkas (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 02 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Inzarkas village of Kazha Madda Khel. This attack happened at around 0930 hours. It was alleged in media reports that the CIA had successfully killed an Al Qaeda commander Qari Hussein. However, Qari Hussein was not killed in this attack as…
Eidal Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 19 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two cars in the Eidal Khel Daur village in Tehsil Datta Khel. The attacks happened after 1900 hours. There is significant contradiction in media reports as some claim that 4 or 5 civilians were in the first car, while other media reports allege that the…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XIII – Sep 2010
What Happened? 15 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike comprising over a dozen missiles destroyed two houses in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack began at 0435 hours and lasted twenty minutes. Media reports allege that the houses were compounds used by the Haqqani Network. At least eight civilian rescuers who responded…
Dre Nashtar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 14 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Dre Nashtar area of Shawal Tehsil in North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 0645 hours. Media reports allege that a Haqqani Network compound was targeted. Data published by FATA officials years later alleged that 11 ‘locals’ were killed in this…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XII – Sep 2010
What Happened? 08 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack happened at around 2050 hours. News sources report that up to 10 suspected militants were killed, however there has been no known follow-up inquiry into this attack. A document published by FATA officials…
Maizer Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 04 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed either a pickup truck or a house in the Serai Narai village of Maizer Madda Khel in Datta Khel Tehsil. Some news sources allege that suspected militants were targeted in this attack, including a Taliban commander Inayatullah. There is no independent or follow-up inquiry on…
Machis (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Sep 2010
What Happened? 03 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Machis area of Miranshah. The house reportedly belonged to a local Gul Adam Khan. It was alleged in media reports that the house was a hideout for suspected militants. No independent inquiry or official confirmation is available on the civilian or…
Darga Mandi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Aug 2010
What Happened? 23 August 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed a house that was occupied by ‘suspected militants’ in the Darga Mandi area of Miranshah. There are obscure media reports of at least 7 people having been killed and more than a dozen injured. However, no independent inquiry was ever made to determine if whether…
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…