Tag: North Waziristan Agency
Tol Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Apr 2010
What Happened? 16 April 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car in the Pirano Killi area of Tol Khel in Miranshah. Media reports are conflicting as they suggest that militants were targeted in this attack. However, some media sources point to a mass-casualty event with more than 20 injuries. A double-tap strike is alleged…
Degan (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Apr 2010
What Happened? 14 April 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a group of men as they prayed Salah outside their car, by the roadside in the Daur Degan area near Amboor Shiga. The CIA alleged that it had targeted suspected militants in this attack. Data published by FATA officials indicate that the casualties were all…
Boya Kalay (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Apr 2010
What Happened? 12 April 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house belonging to a local man Tariq Khan in the Boya Kalay area of North Waziristan. CIA alleged Tariq Khan to be a militant commander, however local testimony collected shortly after the attack identified all the casualties as a family. Locals, including a man…
Tappi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 31 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Tappi area of North Waziristan. The CIA alleged that it had targeted a compound of suspected militants. Media reports, including from the local journalist Noor Behram, confirm that the victims were the family of a local man named Zamir Gul, all…
Hurmaz (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 27 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted two houses in the Hurmaz area of Mirali in North Waziristan. While the CIA alleged that it had targeted suspected militants, both local and international media cast doubt on the ‘suspected militant’ status of the casualties. This drone strike has not been logged by FATA…
Machis (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Mar 2010
What Happened? 23 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown house in the Machis area of Miranshah in North Waziristan. It was reported in media that six ‘alleged militants’ had been killed, while three were left injured. However, there has never been any independent inquiry made into this attack. It is unknown if…
Sanzali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Mar 2010
What Happened? 21 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown house in the Sanzali area of Datta Khel Tehsil in North Waziristan. The attack is reported to have killed eight alleged militants, however no other independent confirmation is available about this attack. Given the lack of any information, this attack is one of…
Mizar Madakhel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 17 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and car that allegedly belonged to the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group in the Mizar Madakhel area of North Waziristan. The CIA alleged that all the dead were foreigners and militants. There has never been an independent inquiry into the identification and nature of…
Hamzoni (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 17 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted two cars in the Hamzoni area of North Waziristan Agency. The first two missiles failed to hit their target, prompting the car to speed away until it was destroyed by the third missile. It was alleged by the CIA that all casualties were foreigners and…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Mar 2010
What Happened? 16 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a convoy of two cars in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan Agency. A Western news agency, Newsweek, published the testimony of the militant survivors of this attack. This attack is considered documented based on the contents of this testimony as all militant casualties.…