(Previous Incident Code: Ob235 )

A pre-dawn strike on an alleged housing compound of the Haqqani Network killed up to 25 people. A vehicle was also destroyed in the attack. AFP reported: ‘The vehicle was hit minutes after it reached the house. It looks like the drone was chasing it. One missile hit the vehicle and another hit the house. Four militants sitting in the vehicle were also killed.’ Al Jazeera reported that ‘Uzbeks and Arabs’ may be among the dead. Six months later Associated Press carried out detailed field research on this strike. According to their report:

Villagers said no civilians died. A drone fired missiles at a large brick compound, killing at least 20 Afghan and Pakistani Taliban fighters, said Sajjad Ali, a local driver. The compound hit was known as a rest house for militants run by the Haqqani network, an Afghan group focused on fighting foreign troops in Afghanistan, he said. The charred bodies were hastily buried in a graveyard more than a mile (2 kilometers) away, said Ali, who spoke to several people who attended the burial. Those who attended were not allowed to see the victims’ faces, he said. A second man who spoke to people who attended the burial confirmed Ali’s account. He requested anonymity.