(Previous Incident Code: Ob368 )

CIA drones reportedly destroyed buildings and vehicles in the second strike of the month. At least seven people were reportedly killed.

The initial reports of the attack were contradictory, disagreeing over where the strike hit and how many people were killed. However it seemed highly likely civilians died, with tribal and security sources telling The News International three women perished. A further government source told the paper some members of the armed groups in North Waziristan are with their families “and it is possible the drone killed women as well.”

Different sources gave different armed groups were targeted. The dead were locals, according to local villagers. They were members of the Afghan Taliban or Haqqani Network, according to local intelligence officials. A government official said the dead were from the Punjabi Taliban. And a security official said: “Through intercepts, we learned that Taliban fighters in their internal communication said that nine people had become flowers, meaning they had died, and four others were injured.”

Most sources reported a single domestic building was destroyed. However “officials in the civil administration” said two domestic buildings hit by two missiles, two more missiles fired at vehicles destroying them as occupants of the buildings tried to escape.

The location of the attack was not immediately clear. Most sources said the strike hit in the Shawal area of North Waziristan. However tribal sources said the strike hit in Khawaja Qadar in the neighbouring Datta Khel district. And a Pakistani security official said the strike hit in Khawaja Qadar in Afghanistan.