(Previous Incident Code: Ob215 )

The US allegedly carried out three strikes in South Waziristan on June 6, 2011. The first strike is detailed in Ob215, the second one below, and the third in Ob216.

Some 15 minutes after the first strike, and just two miles distant, up to ten people were killed in the second strike, hitting a religious school or home in Wacha Dana.

Though many sources said that the killed were militants, several reported said that civilians were among the victims. Even the highest death toll (at ten), only described the killed as “people” and not militants as such.

According to local officials cited by CNN, seven civilians were reportedly among the dead in this or Ob214:

“The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said all 21 [killed] were militants. However, witnesses told CNN affiliate Geo TV at the scene that among the dead were seven civilians.”

Al Jazeera’s correspondent also reported “there were concerns that civilians could be among the dead.” The Nation described the men as “local fighters.”

A year later, The News reported that Ilyas Kashmiri, already injured in a drone strike of June 3, was in fact killed in Wacha Dana “about a week later.” This strike and one on June 15 most closely match that claim.

All known sources attributed the strike to a US drone.