Tag: North Waziristan Agency
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’.…
Speara Rogha (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2010
What Happened? 10 October 2010: A U.S. drone attack destroyed either an Afghan refugee camp, a house, or a car in the Speara Rogha area of Shewa Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1100 hours. There is significant contradiction in different media reports. Data compiled by FATA officials and released years later indicate that a…
Char Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 08 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Char Khel area. Media reports alleged that four ‘suspected militants’ were killed in this attack, but a local newspaper TheNews reported the possibility that civilians were also killed. It was reported that three of the injured succumbed to their injuries before…
Char Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 08 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Char Khel area of North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 2140 hours. It is presently unknown to whom the house belonged. Media reports state that the CIA had targeted a house of ‘suspected militants’. No independent inquiry has ever been…
Khaisori (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 07 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed both a house and a car on the Mirali-Bichi road in Mirali Tehsil. The attack happened at around 1630 hours. News reports alleged that the CIA had successfully killed an Al-Qaeda commander from Libya Atiyah Abdul Rehman and Qari Hussein Mehsud. However, Atiya Abdul Rehman…
Hurmaz (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2010
What Happened? 06 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Hurmaz area of Mirali. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Qasim Khan Dawar. This attack happened at around 2240 hours. News reports alleged that a suspected militant hideout was destroyed and that five militants were killed. Data released by…
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…
Musakki (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Oct 2010
What Happened? 04 October 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house adjacent to a mosque in the Musakki area of North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 1930 hours. An investigation by the German Intelligence concluded that this strike had killed German citizens including Binyamin Erdogan and Shahab Dashti. While it claimed by media…
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…