(Previous Incident Code: Ob253 )

Drones resumed operations after a 12-day pause to attack a house in the bazaar of Miranshah. Up to seven people were killed, who local Pakistani officials claimed were alleged militants, although reports could not agree on which group they hailed from. AP and The News described the men as belonging to the Pakistan Taliban (TTP). Reuters instead reported that some of those killed were Arabs linked to al Qaeda.

An internal Pakistani assessment of CIA drone strikes only counted three locals killed in this attack, despite official sources putting the body count higher when briefing the media. The document, published by the Bureau in January 2014, was a record of strikes compiled by the local administration’s informants and agents in the tribal region. It is unclear if these were civilians or not; otherwise there were no reports of civilian deaths or injuries.