(Previous Incident Code: Ob242 )

Drones again struck South Waziristan – on the same day that Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen – resulting in the reported deaths of at least three alleged militants, according to a senior security official. The men, traveling in a vehicle, were reportedly part of Maulvi Nazir’s network, a group the US sees as hostile but which has signed local peace agreements with Pakistan. No civilians have been reported killed or injured as a result of this strike. According to Dawn:

“One Pakistani official said a deputy to Nazir, named Haleem Ullah, [aka Halimullah, Aleemullah] was among the dead. The official said he was among those militants who had escaped survived a drone strike in South Waziristan three days ago by escaping.”

The Hindustan Times reported that Haleem Ullah “belonged to the Tujikhel sub-tribe of the Ahmadzai Wazirs and led a group of 300 armed fighters” and that he was in the area to resolve a local tribal dispute. Two other dead militants were named by Dawn as Haji Karam and Kharh. SANA reported that five people were also injured in the attack.

There is no further information available.

October 2011  – December 2011