Tag: USA
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,…
Naurak (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Feb 2010
What Happened? 14 February 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Naurak area of North Waziristan Agency. The house reportedly belonged to a local man Khanadan Khan Dawar. It was alleged by Western media that all casualties were militants. Data published by FATA officials years later alleges that this attack had targeted…
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…
Muhammad Khel (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Jan 2010
What Happened? 29 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown house in the Muhammad Khel area of North Waziristan. While it is alleged that up to 15 militants were killed in this attack, there is no independent confirmation available about the casualties. Data published by FATA officials years later alleged that this attack…
Degan (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack – Jan 2010
What Happened? 19 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house and a vehicle parked outside in in the Degan area of North Waziristan. It was alleged that all the casualties were militants. Data published years later by FATA officials instead claimed that this attack had killed 9 locals, leaving this attack undocumented for…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack IV – Jan 2010
What Happened? 17 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan, the fourth time in a single week. The house was reported to belong to either a Pir Gul or Usama Jan, both allegedly militant commanders. A local military intelligence official claimed that this attack had killed…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack III – Jan 2010
What Happened? 15 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted an unknown house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan, some short hours after two earlier drone attacks that killed dozens of people. The CIA alleged that it had successfully targeted and killed Taliban commanders Azmatullah Mawiya and Qari Hussein, however both commanders were later…
Shaktoi (N. Waziristan) Drone Attack II – Jan 2010
What Happened? 15 January 2010: A U.S. drone strike targeted a house in the Shaktoi area of North Waziristan Agency. This attack allegedly killed several Taliban or Al-Qaeda militants, however their identities have never been confirmed. Data compiled by FATA officials show that four local people and six foreigners were killed in this attack. Source:…