Tag: High casualties
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Feb 2010
What Happened? 24 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house locally known as ‘Badar Markaz’. The Chinese newspaper Xinhua cited a local source saying that none of the casualties were militants, but were locals and civilians. A local photo journalist, Noor Behram, reported that a 10-year-old girl was killed in her home from…
Degan (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Feb 2010
What Happened? 02 February 2010: A mass cluster of U.S. drones targeted the entire towns of Degan and nearby Muhammad Khel, striking multiple houses and creating a mass-casualty event. It was alleged that some 24 militants had been killed, however there has never been any independent confirmation of these casualties. A documented published years later…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Jan 2010
What Happened? 29 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown house in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan. While it is alleged that up to 15 militants were killed in this attack, there is no independent confirmation available about the casualties. Data published by FATA officials years later alleged that this attack…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Jan 2010
What Happened? 17 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan, the fourth time in a single week. The house was reported to belong to either a Pir Gul or Usama Jan, both allegedly militant commanders. A local military intelligence official claimed that this attack had killed…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Jan 2010
What Happened? 15 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan, some short hours after two earlier drone attacks that killed dozens of people. The CIA alleged that it had successfully targeted and killed Taliban commanders Azmatullah Mawiya and Qari Hussein, however both commanders were later…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jan 2010
What Happened? 15 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan Agency. This attack allegedly killed several Taliban or Al-Qaeda militants, however their identities have never been confirmed. Data compiled by FATA officials show that four local people and six foreigners were killed in this attack. Source:…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2010
What Happened? 14 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local man named Muhammad Yaqoob in the Shaktoi area of Waziristan. This attack took place on an alleged Taliban training camp where at least 18 militants are said to have been killed. There is no other information present about the…
Sanzali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2010
What Happened? 06 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house, described to be large and ‘fort-like’, in the Sanzali or Manza Ghandakai area of Datta Khel in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had targeted suspected militants belonging to the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group of the Taliban. The attack is reported…
Musakki (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jan 2010
What Happened? 03 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and a car in the Musakki area of North Waziristan Agency. The house is reported to have belonged to a local man named Jana Roz. The CIA and local military intelligence alleged that the strike had killed at least 3 foreign and 2…
Saidgi (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Dec 2009
What Happened? 26 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a family home where a feast was taking place in the Saidgi area of Datta Khel Tehsil in North Waziristan Agency. A local photo journalist, Noor Behram, found that the dead included six people of a single family. Both Taliban and Pakistan’s military intelligence claimed…