Tag: Undocumented
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…
New Adda Bazar (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 10 March 2010: A U.S. drone struck a combined house and a car in the New Adda Bazar area of North Waziristan. The CIA alleged that it had targeted militants of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, however there has never been an independent inquiry on the nature of the casualties. A double-tap strike…
Miran Shah (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Mar 2010
What Happened? 08 March 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a hotel within a market in Miranshah’s main market area. The CIA alleged, and the militants later confirmed the deaths of at least 4 militants. Data published by FATA officials alleges that the militants belonged to the Amjad Farooqi group. This drone attack targeted a…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Feb 2010
What Happened? 24 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house locally known as ‘Badar Markaz’. The Chinese newspaper Xinhua cited a local source saying that none of the casualties were militants, but were locals and civilians. A local photo journalist, Noor Behram, reported that a 10-year-old girl was killed in her home from…
Danda Darpa Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Feb 2010
What Happened? 18 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car in the Danda Darpa Khel area of Miranshah. The CIA alleged that it had targeted a group of militants going to attend the funeral of an Al Qaeda commander who had been killed in a drone attack the day earlier. Sources: McClatchy, Reuters…
Ghundi Kala (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Feb 2010
What Happened? 15 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a car in the Ghundi Kala area of North Waziristan. It was alleged that this attack had targeted the East Turkestan Islamic Group, an Al Qaeda aligned militant faction that focused on China. There is no independent information on the nature of casualties. Source: Xinhua,…
Tori Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Feb 2010
What Happened? 02 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted the Toori Khel area of North Waziristan. There is no information whatsoever about the nature of this attack or its intended targets. This attack was the fourth in a series of U.S. drone attacks in the area. Given the complete lack of any casualty reporting,…
Pai Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Feb 2010
What Happened? 02 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted multiple cars in the Pai Khel area of North Waziristan, minutes after destroying multiple houses in the nearby towns of Degan and Muhammad Khel. It was alleged that all the casualties were militants. Eyewitnesses reported that the targeted cars did not belong to militants, which…
Degan (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Feb 2010
What Happened? 02 February 2010: A mass cluster of U.S. drones targeted the entire towns of Degan and nearby Muhammad Khel, striking multiple houses and creating a mass-casualty event. It was alleged that some 24 militants had been killed, however there has never been any independent confirmation of these casualties. A documented published years later…