Incident Code

B30

Location

Datta Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: May 7, 2026

(Previous Incident Code: B30 )

Two women and a child were killed in an early morning strike on two houses in Datta Khel, north Waziristan, which also injured five men, local and international media reported.

It was, however, not specified whether the wounded men were militants or civilians.

Some reports claimed this was a NATO airstrike rather than a drone attack. The Pakistani tribal administration had been recording data on drone and NATO strikes in the tribal agencies, it emerged in 2013. However, this strike was not listed among those in the document.

Key Information

Military Statements

U.S. Forces Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S. Forces
U.S. Forces position on incident
Not yet assessed