Tag: North Waziristan Agency
Ali Khel Khaisoor (N. Waziristan) Massacre – May 2009
What Happened? 16 May 2009: U.S. drone missiles targeted a house and a nearby car in the Ali Khel Khaisoor area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA and Western media alleged that the attack had killed mostly militants, with a local newspaper The News citing an interview with a local Taliban commander reporting…
Khaddar Datta Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Apr 2009
What Happened? 03 April 2009: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the Dand Killi village of Khaddar Khel in Datta Khel, North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that it had targeted a munitions store or depot of the Taliban. Taliban, however claimed that all those killed were local civilians. It is alleged that…
Sokhel Mirali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2009
What Happened? 26 March 2009: Although disputed and not reported by Pakistani officials, an alleged U.S. drone missile was blamed for destroying a house in the Sokhel area of Mirali in North Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to a local man named Malik Gulab Khan. A report from AFP notes that residents of the house…
Zeraki (N. Waziristan) Drone Massacre – Jan 2009
What Happened? 23 January 2009: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Zeraki area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. The house reportedly belonged to a civilian Khalil Khan Dawar where a family meeting was taking place. While the CIA claimed to have killed five Al-Qaeda militants in the attack, fieldwork by a…
Tabi Tol Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Dec 2008
What Happened? 15 December 2008: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Tabi Tol Khel area of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The house reportedly belonged to a local named Ghuncha Gul Wazir. Two people are reported to have been killed, and another three are reported to have been injured. There is no…
Mada Khel (N. Waziristan) Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 05 December 2008: Three missiles, possibly from U.S. drones, struck the Mada Khel area of North Waziristan Agency from across the Afghanistan border. This is one of the least documented attacks in North Waziristan, mentioned only briefly in a FATA document published years later. The number and nature of casualties is unknown. Two…
Khush Ali (N. Waziristan) Car Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 05 December 2008: U.S. drone missiles struck a vehicle in the Khush Ali area of North Waziristan. Four militants are alleged to have been killed in this attack. This is one of the least documented U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan, appearing only in a secret FATA document published years later. No independent verification…
Khush Ali Kali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Dec 2008
What Happened? 05 December 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the Kharodog area of Khush Ali village near Mirali in North Waziristan. The attack is alleged to have targeted a militant hideout. Data released by Pakistan’s FATA Secretariat alleges that at least 7 people were killed in this attack, including 3 Turksmens.…
Chashma Miranshah (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2008
What Happened? 29 November 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a home next to a market in the Chashma area of Miranshah. The house is reported to have belonged to a local named Professor Taj Muhammad. Locals from the area reported that 3 civilians were killed, including possibly two children. An injured man named Adnan…
Ali Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2008
What Happened? 22 November 2008: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in Ali Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. The strike is reported to have targeted the home of a local named Khaliq Noor. The CIA alleged that it had targeted Rashid Rauf, an Al-Qaeda linked British national in this attack. However, there has…