Tag: Pakistan
Tappi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Jun 2012
What Happened? 13 June 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a moving car in the Malik Ajder Village link road in the Tappi area of Miranshah Tehsil. This attack reportedly occurred at 1825 hours and used two missiles. Some sources report that this attack happened in the Isha village instead. Nothing is known about the…
Hassu Khel (N. Waziristan) Massacre V – Jun 2012
What Happened? 04 June 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house on the boundary between Khushali and Hassu Khel in Mirali. The attack started at around 0400 hours and created a mass-casualty event that killed several civilians. TBIJ collected some testimony alleging that the first wave of missiles destroyed a car and some motorcycles,…
Khushali Tori Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IX – May 2012
What Happened? 28 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Khushali Tori Khel area in Mirali. The attack began around 0020 hours. The house was reportedly under construction and belonged to a local man Bulbul Khan. An investigation by the TBIJ found that three children and one woman were injured at…
Zakar Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2012
What Happened? 28 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a moving pick-up truck close to the Zakar Khel area in Mirali. The first missile was fired at 0015 hours and apparently missed its target. The second missile successfully destroyed the truck. Media sources report varying death count, ranging from 2 to 7. No other…
Madina Bakery Miranshah (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2012
What Happened? 26 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a bakery in the Zafar Town Miranshah Bazar area. This attack reportedly began at 0410 hours. There is substantial contradiction in media reports about the specifics of this drone attack. Pakistan Observer alleged that an apartment above the bakery was hit, while most agencies report…
Hassu Khel Mosque (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – May 2012
What Happened? 24 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed multiple house and mosque in the Hassu Khel area, near its boundary with Musakki in Mirali. The attack started at around 0525 hours. Western media, including the Associated Press, hid in its media reports that CIA had targeted a mosque, a major international war crime.…
Malmandi Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2012
What Happened? 23 May 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Malmandi Serai Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack reportedly started at around 0235 hours. Chinese news agency Xinhua reported 5 U.S. drones loitering in the sector. Nothing has ever been learned about the victims and if whether any civilians were…
Dre Nishtar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – May 2012
What Happened? 05 May 2012: A midnight U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Guldar Kot area of Dre Nishtar in Shawal Tehsil. CNN alleged that the casualties were all ‘suspected militants’, whereas a local news agency, Pakistan Observer, reported from the ground that the victims were all local tribesmen / civilians. This creates…
Miranshah Girls’ School (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Apr 2012
What Happened? 29 April 2012: A U.S. drone strike destroyed an old girls’ school in the Miranshah Bazar area. This attack reportedly began at around 1645 hours. Media reports alleged that up to 6 ‘suspected militants’ were killed. An anonymous Pakistani security official told Reuters that state forces intercepted militants’ radio chatter to learn they…
Machi Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VII – Feb 2012
What Happened? 25 February 2012: A U.S. drone attack targeted a platoon of Pakistan Army soldiers securing the wreckage of a downed U.S. drone in the Machi Khel area of Mirali. The U.S. drone had been shot down in self-defence by elements of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group. Pentagon officials declined to comment on the…