Tag: South Waziristan Agency
Musa Nika (S. Waziristan) Ground Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 30 September 2009: An alleged ‘ground attack’ by NATO forces into Pakistani territory targeted the Musa Nika village near Angoor Ada in South Waziristan Agency. An official report by the FATA Secretariat in Islamabad alleges that the attack killed 20 civilians, including women and children. No other local or international media coverage for…
Bhaggar Cheena (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 17 September 2008: A U.S. drone attacks targeted a house in the Bhaggar Cheena area of North Waziristan Agency, near Angoor Ada. A CIA document alleged that the attack killed 4-6 militants associated with Abu Ubaid Al Tunisi (who has not been heard of since after this attack) and Moulvi Nazir. A secret…
Angoor Ada (S. Waziristan) Attack – Sep 2008
What Happened? 03 September 2008: A U.S. attack of unknown type targeted four houses in the villages of Jalol Khel and Toji Khel, near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency. The attack is reported to have killed 18 ‘local’ people and injured 3. The only documentation proof of this attack is a secret document prepared…
Ganki Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike II – Aug 2008
What Happened? 30 August 2008: A U.S. drone attack in the Ganki Khel area of Wana in South Waziristan allegedly killed 5 people, including two Arab-Canadians. The attack targeted the home of Noor Khan Wazir, who was possibly linked with Hezb I Islami leader Maulvi Nazir, a ‘good Taliban’ faction. However, no independent verification of…
Ganki Khel (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Aug 2008
What Happened? 27 August 2008: A U.S. drone missile targeted the home of a ‘Sardali Khan’ in the Ganki Khel area of Wana in South Waziristan. A family of a woman, two young boys, and a girl were injured in this attack. Despite injuring women and children, the CIA claimed in their internal memos that…
Zari Noor (S. Waziristan) Drone Strike – Aug 2008
What Happened? 20 August 2008: Multiple U.S. drone missiles struck a house in the Zari Noor area of Wana in South Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to Haji Yaqub Wazir, a known mediator between the Taliban factions and the Pakistani’s army. A document released by FATA Secretariat in Islamabad placed the death toll at 6,…
Bhaggar (S. Waziristan) Air Strike – Aug 2008
What Happened? 12 August 2008: U.S. drone missiles struck multiple houses in the Shnawana village of Birmil Tehsil in South Waziristan Agency, near Angoor Adda. The attack had allegedly targeted the leaders of a ‘good Taliban’ faction, Hezb-i-Islami. The death toll was placed at around 23 people, including at least 5 killed civilians (named Farman,…
Zeralita Azam Warsak (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2008
What Happened? 28 July 2008: A U.S. drone attack targeted the home of Abu Khabab in the Zyara Leta area of Azam Warsak in South Waziristan Agency. The CIA alleged that the attack had killed top Al-Qaeda figures including: Abu Khabab al-Misri, Abu Mohammad Ibrahim bin Abi Al Faraj al-Misri, Abdul Wahab al-Misri and Abu…
Makin (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jun 2008
What Happened? 14 June 2008: 3 U.S. drone-based hellfire missiles struck a house in the Makin area of South Waziristan Agency. The CIA claimed the intended target to be Baituallah Mehsud, who was not killed in this attack. A document issued by the FATA Secretariat in Islamabad reported that an innocent civilian had been killed…
Doag (S. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2008
What Happened? 16 March 2008: A U.S. drone strike in the Doag area near Wana in South Waziristan Agency killed at least 20 people. CIA claimed that it had targeted an Al-Qaeda militant camp, whereas a document released by FATA secretariat claimed that 16 of those killed were non-locals while 7 were injured. Known casualties…