Tag: North Waziristan Agency
Machis (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Oct 2008
What Happened? 11 October 2008: A U.S. drone missile struck a house in the Machis area of North Waziristan. The attack is reported to have killed 4 people, all of them non-locals and militants. This casualty count is corroborated by local media report from Dawn and a secret document issued by the FATA Secretariat in…
Tappi Ghundikala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Oct 2008
What Happened? 09 October 2008: A U.S. drone missile targeted a home in the Ghundi Kala area of North Waziristan. Local security officials alleged that the attack targeted a gathering of 30 Al-Qaeda and Taliban commanders, and that it killed 4-6 Arab militants. There were also reports of at least two women and children being…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Airstrike – Oct 2008
What Happened? 03 October 2008: An alleged NATO airstrike targeted two houses in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan. The attack is reported by international media to have killed two civilians and a child. Little other information is known about this attack. The identities of the victims are not yet known, making this an…
Tol Khel School (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 12 September 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a former school in the Tol Khel area of Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency. A report from an Urdu newspaper notes that 12 members of one family were killed in this attack, while many more were injured. CIA alleged that the attack had killed…
Danda Darpakhel Massacre (N. Waziristan) – Sep 2008
What Happened? 08 September 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a school owned by Jalaludin Haqqani in the Danda Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency. The attack incurred a large number of civilian and child casualties, most of whom belonged to Jalaludin Haqqani’s family. It is alleged that at least 12+ children were killed, along…
Gurwek (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 05 September 2008: U.S. drone missiles targeted two homes in the Gurwek area of North Waziristan Agency, close to the Afghanistan border. A report from the New York Times alleges that at least 12 people were killed, including 2-3 women and 3-4 children. However, there is no on-ground and independent verification of the…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2008
What Happened? 04 September 2008: A U.S. drone attacks targeted a house in the Muhammad Khel area of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed the home owner, Farman Dawar, and 6 other men. CIA alleged that all those killed were Al Qaeda operatives. No independent verification exists of the…
Char Khel (N. Waziristan) Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 03 September 2008: A U.S. attack of unknown means targeted the village of Charkhel near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed at least 5 civilians. A further 4 civilians were reportedly injured. The only documentation proof of this attack is a secret document prepared by the FATA…
Mohammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 02 September 2008: An alleged U.S. ‘missile attack’ struck a house in the Mohammad Khel area of Datta Khel Tehsil near Miranshah. The CIA claimed to have killed up to 10 militants in this attack, however a document published by FATA Secretariat in Islamabad alleges that one person was killed and another injured,…
Tappi Ghundikala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Aug 2008
What Happened? 31 August 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted a house in the village of Tappi near Miranshah in North Waziristan. The house belonged to either Nasir Dawar or Sawar Khan Dawar. At least 9 civilians, including 5 women and 4 children were killed. A local schoolteacher Raees Khan’s family was among those killed.…