Incident Code

Ob233

Location

Azam Warsak, South Waziristan, Pakistan

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: May 7, 2026

(Previous Incident Code: Ob233 )

A strike on a moving car killed up to six people, allegedly militants, and injured seven in South Waziristan, in the vicinity of Azam Warsak and Nargassai (according to the BIJ). One report described the victims as Punjabi militants allied with commander Maulvi Nazir. A number of houses also appear to have been damaged in the attack, with one resident claiming that all of those killed were civilians.

Five local Taliban were killed in the missile strike in the Barmal area, near the Afghanistan border, a Wana-based political administration official, Shoaib Wazir, told Pajhwok Afghan News. Two missiles were fired at the vehicle that was completely destroyed and five of its occupants killed, the official said. Haji Abdul Wahab Dawar, an elder from Barmal, said two houses were damaged by the missile assault that happened around noon. He feared the death toll could go up. Another resident, Riaz Gul, alleged the dead were civilians, with no links to the Taliban. The drones continued to fly over the area for quite some time after the strike, he said. The BIJ figures the maximum amount of persons injured at seven, although it is unclear where they have received this information.

Key Information

Military Statements

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