Tag: Undocumented
Tarmora (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 26 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car, a house, or both in the Tarmora area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1750 hours. It was reported that ‘suspected militants’ were targeted, but their identities have never been independently confirmed. This was the first in a series of…
Mada Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2010
What Happened? 25 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car in the Doga Macha Mada Khel area of Datta Khel Tehsil. This attack happened at around 1400 hours. Media reports allege that an Al Qaeda commander Sheikh Al Fatah was killed, along with other militants named Haji Niaz, Naimatullah, and another man. Data…
Drazanda (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 20 September 2010: Around 1530 hours, a U.S. drone strike targeted two or three ‘alleged militants’ next to a parked motorbike in the Drazanda area of Miami Kabul Khel. Minutes later, a double tap attack targeted rescuers who came to the scene. An anonymous security official alleged that all the dead were militants.…
Eidal Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 19 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two cars in the Eidal Khel Daur village in Tehsil Datta Khel. The attacks happened after 1900 hours. There is significant contradiction in media reports as some claim that 4 or 5 civilians were in the first car, while other media reports allege that the…
Pai Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Sep 2010
What Happened? 15 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Daur Pai Khel village of Pai Khel area. This attack started around 1900 hours. It was alleged that a suspected militant hideout had been targeted. However, there has not been any independent or state confirmation of the casualties, leaving this attack…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XIII – Sep 2010
What Happened? 15 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike comprising over a dozen missiles destroyed two houses in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack began at 0435 hours and lasted twenty minutes. Media reports allege that the houses were compounds used by the Haqqani Network. At least eight civilian rescuers who responded…
Dre Nashtar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Sep 2010
What Happened? 14 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Dre Nashtar area of Shawal Tehsil in North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 0645 hours. Media reports allege that a Haqqani Network compound was targeted. Data published by FATA officials years later alleged that 11 ‘locals’ were killed in this…
Khadar Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Sep 2010
What Happened? 12 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Guday Wala Barkhozai village of Khadar Khel area in Datta Khel Tehsil. The attack happened at around 0330 hours. News sources allege that up to 7 ‘suspected militants’ were killed. It is unknown to whom the house belonged. A document published…
Machis (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Sep 2010
What Happened? 09 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Machis area of North Waziristan. This attack happened at around 0410 hours. Media reports allege that the strike had targeted a suspected militant hideout. It was reported that local people used the mosque loudspeakers to ask for help with the rescue.…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack XII – Sep 2010
What Happened? 08 September 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. This attack happened at around 2050 hours. News sources report that up to 10 suspected militants were killed, however there has been no known follow-up inquiry into this attack. A document published by FATA officials…