Tag: USA
Qutab Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Aug 2010
What Happened? 21 August 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed two cars in the Qutab Khel area of Miranshah. While it was reported that ‘suspected militants’ had been targeted in this attack, testimony gathered by a local news agency claims that all the dead were civilians. “The car was parked near the house of Akbar…
Tapi Tol (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack VI – Jul 2010
What Happened? 25 July 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Tapi Tool Khel area of Ghulam Khan Tehsil. The precise casualty count varies greatly between news sources, with some sources claiming as many as 12 deaths. It was reported that ‘suspected militants’ of the Haqqani Network had been targeted. However, there…
Sherani (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jul 2010
What Happened? 15 July 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Sherani area of Datta Khel Tehsil. It was alleged by news agencies that suspected militants were killed. BBC quoted testimony from local tribal elders that said most of the dead were civilians staying in a village house. Their names and identities…
Tabi Tool Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Jun 2010
What Happened? 27 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a car and a house in the Tapi Tool Khel area of Miranshah. Some sources claim that the building was a seminary. It is alleged by some reports that the Taliban commander Hamza Mehsud was killed. Data published by FATA officials indicate that this building…
Khushali (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack V – Jun 2010
What Happened? 26 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike destroyed a house in the Khushali area of North Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Hameedullah. It was reported by news agencies that 3 or 4 people were killed. However it is unknown if whether the casualties were militants. There was never any…
Haider Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jun 2010
What Happened? 19 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and an alleged ‘local water plant’ in the Haider Khel area of Mirali. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Mir Shareef. This is a high-casualty attack that is reported to have killed and injured dozens of militants of the Islamic Jihad…
Mizar Madakhel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jun 2010
What Happened? 11 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted multiple houses in the Mizar Madakhel area of North Waziristan. It was reported that the drones had struck ‘suspected militants’. Later confirmation by the Taifatul Mansura, a militant group, acknowledged that three of their fighters had perished in this attack, whose names were Sheikh Ihsanullah…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Jun 2010
What Happened? 10 June 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Naurak area of North Waziristan. The house belonged to a local civilian, Saeed Kamal. This drone attack was brought up by Pakistani civil rights groups to the United Nations Human Rights Council for civilian deaths. Eyewitness and local testimony presented to…
Boya Kalay (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – May 2010
What Happened? 21 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Boya Kalay or Saeed Abad area of North Waziristan. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Shams Ullah or Khalil Jan. An Al-Qaeda statement released later confirmed that an operator named Saeed Al Misri had been killed in this attack.…
Surgomai (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – May 2010
What Happened? 11 May 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted the Surgomai or Gurwak village in Datta Khel Tehsil. It was alleged that the CIA had targeted a suspected militant hideout that belonged to a militant commander Moulvi Sadiq Noor. Data published by FATA officials indicate that 8 local people were killed in this attack.…