(Previous Incident Code: Ob277 )

The investigators found Commander Malang had traveled to Gangikhel village where his brother was buried, to offer fateha or condolence for his brother. Tribal elders and well-wishers advised Malang not to stay in the village as the risk of drone attack made it dangerous to both him and other mourners. Malang moved to the nearby village of Wocha Dana. Some of his close friends, including fellow commander Ghulam Khan, still wished to see him and offer fateha to him. Just as Khan and Malang met on the bank of a dry stream, a drone fired two missiles at them.

A car and a double-cab pickup were hit. Malang and Khan leapt into a pool in the stream bead, each suffering injuries to their legs and faces. Four other alleged militants were also seriously injured. Two were Ahmadzai Wazir tribesmen and two from the Mehsud tribe. Three were called Dawa Khan Wazir, Nek Amal Khan Wazir and Said Rasool Wazir. They were taken to the Agency Headquarters Hospital in Wana. Malang and Ghulam Khan were taken to a private health facility in the same town due to security concerns, according to a prominent tribal elder of the Ahmadzai Wazir, speaking on condition of anonymity.