Tag: Massacre
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…
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) 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…
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…
Tappi (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Feb 2011
What Happened? 21 February 2011: A U.S. drone strike destroyed either one or multiple homes in the Tappi area of Mirali. This attack reportedly occurred at around 2125 hours. A local media source, The News, conducted interviews in the locality to learn that the casualties were civilians. “The villagers claimed all the victims were local…
Ghulam Khan (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Nov 2010
What Happened? 16 November 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car and nearby house in the Ghulam Khan area. The exact time of this attack is unknown, but it is reported to have been done in the early hours of the morning. Media reports alleged that a Taliban training centre had been destroyed. Independent…
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…
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…
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…