Tag: High casualties
Pai Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Dec 2009
What Happened? 18 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a funeral service for the victims of an earlier U.S. drone attack in the Pai Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The victims had been killed a day earlier in a drone attack on nearby Ambar Shaga, a day earlier. Independent reports from that time…
Ambar Shaga (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2009
What Happened? 17 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted the village of Ambar Shaga in North Waziristan Agency, destroying at least two homes and two cars. The CIA alleged the death of multiple Al Qaeda and Haqqani Network operatives. Later investigations revealed that at least 6 of the dead were civilians, while suggesting that…
Ladha (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2009
What Happened? 10 December 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown area in the Ladha district of South Waziristan Agency. Although the Pakistani military intelligence initially denied this U.S. drone attack happened, it was later alleged again in the Western Long War Journal. This is one of the least documented U.S. drone strikes in…
Aziz Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2009
What Happened? 20 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local named Gandak, that the CIA alleged was a training compound in the Aziz Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had killed up to 14 militants in this attack, however the precise number of casualties…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Nov 2009
What Happened? 18 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The house allegedly belonged to a local man named Gul Bat, killing 6 people and leaving more than 15 injured. While one media source claimed that militants had been killed in this attack, there…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike II – Nov 2009
What Happened? 05 November 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Naurak area of the North Waziristan Agency, the second such attack in two months. The home belonged to a local named Musharraf Gul. This strike is among the most obscure and least documented U.S. attacks in the region, with no inquiry…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Sep 2009
What Happened? 29 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted several homes in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. One of the targeted houses belonged to a local named Mustafa. The CIA alleged the target to be a Haqqani Network outpost. A local media source claimed that all casualties were Afghan refugees.…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2009
What Happened? 24 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and nearby area in the Danda Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The house belonged to a local named Ahmed Afghani, who the CIA alleged was part of the Haqqani Network. Some 10 – 12 people were killed in this attack, who…
Darga Mandi (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Sep 2009
What Happened? 08 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack targeted the house of a local Ismail Khan and other nearby homes. The CIA alleged that it had targeted Haqqani Network militants. Media reports from that time indicate that at least 3…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2009
What Happened? 07 September 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car and residential homes in the Machi Khel area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had targeted and killed the Al Qaeda leader, Ilyas Kashmiri, who was not present at the site and was not killed until June 2011.…