Tag: High casualties
Miraki Hills (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2010
What Happened? 11 November 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed an unknown target in the Miraki Hills area of Gulak Khel Gurbaz in Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1425 hours. The nature of casualties from this attack has never been independently verified. Data from FATA officials published years later indicate that up…
Loli Faqiran (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2010
What Happened? 07 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and car in the Loli Faqiran Saidgi village of Ghulam Khan Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1940 hours. Media reports allege that as many as nine people were killed in this attack, with some agencies reporting that the dead were local tribesmen,…
Sanzali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 18 October 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed a house in the Kazha Madda Khel or Sanzali area of Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack occurred at around 2150 hours. Media reports initially alleged that all the casualties were ‘suspected militants’. An independent journalist, Noor Behram, visited the area shortly after the attack to…
Nawan Killi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2010
What Happened? 13 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house and a car in the Nawan Killi area of Kazha Madda Khel in North Waziristan. A triple-strike was reported by the locals. The first wave of drone missiles destroyed the house and the car, the casualties of which are reported as ‘suspected militants’.…
Miranshah (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Oct 2010
What Happened? 06 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a building in the Miranshah Bazar area around 1930 hours. Media reports allege that an Al Qaeda commander Muhammad Usman was killed and that up to six other militants perished. However, Muhammad Usman was clearly not killed in this attack as his death was claimed…
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…