Tag: North Waziristan Agency
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…
Garium (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Nov 2008
What Happened? 14 November 2008: Three U.S. drone missile targeted the house of Amir Khan in Gariam village of North Waziristan. CIA alleged that all those killed were militants. Local tribesmen claimed that all dead were local people. There is no further verification on the identities of the victims. More local verification is necessary to…
Issori (N. Waziristan) Massacre – Oct 2008
What Happened? 31 October 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted an unknown structure, possibly a house, in the Issori area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. There is little to no information about the nature of the casualties. CIA alleged that the attack killed Al-Qaeda militants including Abu Kasha and Abu Jihad Al-Misri. A son…
Mandata (S. Waziristan) Massacre – Oct 2008
What Happened? 26 October 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in Mandata area of Shakai Valley in South Waziristan Agency. CIA alleged that that attack targeted the militant network of Maulvi Nazir and had killed 20 militants. However, no substantial independent verification of the killed people exist, including their militant or civilian status.…
Danda Darpakhel (N. Waziristan) School Massacre – Oct 2008
What Happened? 23 October 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a school in the Danda Darpakhel area of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that the school was linked to the Haqqani Network and that dead were militants. Local eyewitness reports from that time state that the attack mostly killed children between 12…