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Incident Date
26 October 2008
Incident Code
B36
Location
Mandata, South Waziristan, Pakistan
A suspected US attack on Maulvi Nazir‘s network in Mandata, south Waziristan, killed up to nine civilians, though it was initially claimed that the strike killed either "twenty militants" or 18 "local people" as reported by an internal tribal agency administration document. BBC, who cited eye witnesses, reported that "the missile strike completely destroyed Mohammed…
Summary
Published
26 October 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
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Civilians reported killed
0–9
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
10–20
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 October 2008
Incident Code
B35
Location
Danda Darpakhel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
A suspected US attack on a seminary allegedly linked to the Haqqani Network in Danda Darpakhel, north Waziristan, killed up to eleven people, hereof up to 10 civilians - mostly children - international and local media reported. According to residents and local officials, two missiles struck a madrasa, a religious school in the area, rendering…
Summary
Published
23 October 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
3–11
Military actors reported killed
0–10
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16 October 2008
Incident Code
B34
Location
Taparghai, South Waziristan, Pakistan
A suspected US drone killed as many as nine people, including up to four civilians, and wounded another seven, as an alleged al-Qaeda leader's car was struck in Taparghai, south Waziristan, local and international media reported. Most reported that Egyptian Khalid Habib, al Qaeda’s chief of external operations, was reported killed in his parked vehicle along…
Summary
Published
16 October 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Civilians reported injured
1–7
Military actors reported killed
1–5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 October 2008
Incident Code
B33
Location
Miram Shah, North Waziristan, Pakistan
The reputed house of Rahmat Jahan, situated in an abandoned Afghan refugee camp in Miram Shah, north Waziristan, was attacked killing four or five five militants while wounding two others. Residents, quoted by Dawn, said that they had heard four explosions and seen Predator drones flying over the area, and that two missiles had struck…
Summary
Published
11 October 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 October 2008
Incident Code
B32
Location
Ghundikala, North Waziristan, Pakistan
A suspected US-waged attack in Ghundikala, north Waziristan, allegedly aimed at a meeting of al Qaeda and Taliban leaders killed up to nine people, including at least three civilians, local and international media reported. A security official told the Telegraph how "two missiles were fired, completely destroying the house." There were claims that Pakistani intelligence…
Summary
Published
9 October 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
5–9
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 October 2008
Incident Code
B30
Location
Datta Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
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…
Summary
Published
3 October 2008
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 October 2008
Incident Code
B31
Location
Mohammed Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
A suspected US strike in Mohammed Khel, north Waziristan, killed up to 14 civilians, including three children and one woman, in a strike that in total killed as many as 21 people, local and international media reported. Following the strike, villager Bakht Ali later told news agencies: "We found body parts scattered all over the…
Summary
Published
3 October 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–14
Military actors reported killed
7–16
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 September 2008
Incident Code
B29
Location
Khushali, South Waziristan, Pakistan
A suspected US drone killed up to eight people and wounded as many as nine in the village of Khushali, south Waziristan, local media reported, though it was unclear whether the casualties were militants or civilians. After tribesmen fired on three drones circling their village, a Predator reportedly killed up to eight people in an…
Summary
Published
30 September 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–8
Civilians reported injured
0–9
Military actors reported killed
0–8
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
17 September 2008
Incident Code
B28
Location
Baghar Cheena, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Up to seven alleged militants were reported killed and between three and seven were injured in a suspected US attack on a house said to belong to supporters of militant leader Maulvi Nazir. According to some reports, the killed were militants, including three "Arabs". However, a security official in Peshawar said to Dawn that the identifies…
Summary
Published
17 September 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–7
Civilians reported injured
0–7
Military actors reported killed
0–7
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 September 2008
Incident Code
B27
Location
Tol Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
A US drone attack on a former school in Tol Khel, north Waziristan, killed between 10 and 15 people, with nearby houses also reported damaged. The Express reported that 12 members of one family died in the attack, and that whilst most were "local Taliban," three women and two children were among the dead. The…
Summary
Published
12 September 2008
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–14
Military actors reported killed
7–12
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 September 2008
Incident Code
B26
Location
Miram Shah, North Waziristan, Pakistan
A US drone strike killed up to 25 people, the majority civilian children, women and men, and wounded more than 20, as the house of Haqqani Network’s leader in Miram Shah, North Waziristan, was struck, local and international media reported. "Five missiles fired from an American pilotless aircraft on Monday hit a large compound in North…
Summary
Published
8 September 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
13–20
Civilians reported injured
14–20
Military actors reported killed
4–15
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 September 2008
Incident Code
B25
Location
Gurwak, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Up to seven civilians, all of them women and children, were killed in a possible US drone strike on the Pakistan-Afghan border, that also killed up to seven militants, local and international sources reported. Following the incident, an eye witness told Reuters that "two drones were flying in the area. They fired three missiles." According to…
Summary
Published
5 September 2008
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
4–7
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 September 2008
Incident Code
B23c
Location
Char Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Internal data collected by the FATA government said ‘an attack’ hit Char Khel, near Miranshah, on September 3rd, 2009, killing five and injuring four. An unspecified number of civilians were among the fatalities. The FATA database is a record of drone strikes and cross-border Nato assaults and this strike could be a second Nato ground…
Summary
Published
4 September 2008
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–4
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 September 2008
Incident Code
B24
Location
Mohammad Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Suspected US drones killed up to six people, including al Qaeda logistician Abu Wafa al Saudi, and wounded another four, in an attack on a house, a variety of sources reported. One media, however, claimed that the victims were innocent. Dawn cited locals who said that the suspected US drone had fired three missiles at a…
Summary
Published
4 September 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–6
Civilians reported injured
0–4
Military actors reported killed
0–6
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 September 2008
Incident Code
B23
Location
Mohammad Khel, Datta Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Up to ten militants were killed and one, possible civilian, was killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan, sources reported. The location of this strike was a mystery at first. The only details came from a leaked secret US intelligence report: "A Predator killed four to 10 persons associated with Al Qaeda commander and…
Summary
Published
2 September 2008
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military actors reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 August 2008
Incident Code
B21
Location
Korzai, South Waziristan, Pakistan
A US strike in Korzai, south Waziristan killed up to five militants, including two Arab-Canadians – the first known westerners to be killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, as reported by international and local media. Internal records collected by the local tribal administration showed five people were killed in this attack, two of them…
Summary
Published
30 August 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 August 2008
Incident Code
B22
Location
Miram Shah, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Between six and 11 people, including up to nine civilians - counting women and children - were killed along with alleged Arab and Uzbek militants, as a US strike hit a al-Qa'ida safe house in Miram Shah, north Waziristan, local and international media reported. The Long War Journal reported that "the US has targeted an…
Summary
Published
30 August 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
1–8
Military actors reported killed
2–6
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
27 August 2008
Incident Code
B20
Location
Ganki Khel, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Four civilians, one woman and three children, were wounded by a US drone strike in Ganki Khel, south Waziristan, locals told international media, though the strike, according to the US, did not result in civilian harm. A secret US document identifies a previously unknown (and failed) attack in Ganki Khel, south Waziristan: "A Predator attempted…
Summary
Published
27 August 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 August 2008
Incident Code
B19
Location
Zari Noor, South Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged US Predator fired two Hellfire missiles on a house in the Zari Noor village, south Waziristan, killing up to a dozen people, possibly targeting militant Haji Yaqub Wazir, who had played a key role in peace agreements with Pakistan’s military, local and international media reported. Following the strike, reports said that at least…
Summary
Published
20 August 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
5–12
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 August 2008
Incident Code
B18
Location
Bhaggar, South Waziristan, Pakistan
A US strike in Bhaggar, south Waziristan, killed up to five civilians and wounded several women and children while between nine and 25 militants were reported killed in the strike by local and internatonal media. Four US-waged missiles were reportedly launched against Hezb-i-Islami ‘good’ Taliban commanders Abdul Rehman, Islam Wazir and between 10-25 other suspected…
Summary
Published
12 August 2008
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–4
Military actors reported killed
9–25
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 July 2008
Incident Code
B17
Location
Zeralita, Azam Warsak, South Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged US strike in Zeralita, north Waziristan, killed up to three civilians, one woman and two young boys, as up to 12 alleged militants were killed, including a leasding al-Qai'da figure, media reported. The alleged US drone launched four missiles, targeting and killing al Qaeda’s "chemical weapons team," most notably its leader Abu Khabab al Masri.…
Summary
Published
28 July 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
6–12
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 June 2008
Incident Code
B16
Location
Makeen, South Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged US strike killed one person in Makeen, south Waziristan, though it was unclear among the reports whether the fatality was a militant or a civilian. The attack was aimed at a possible hideout of Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud. One person was reported killed, an alleged militant according to some reports. However a…
Summary
Published
14 June 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 May 2008
Incident Code
B15
Location
Damadola, Bajaur Agency, Pakistan
A US airstrike launched two missiles against structures in Damadola, Bajour Agency, killing at least seven but as many as 30 people, mostly reported as militants though some reports said that women and children were among the fatalities. Local tribesmen cited by The News, said that " two US spy planes, which were hovering over the…
Summary
Published
14 May 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
0–9
Military actors reported killed
7–30
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 May 2008
Incident Code
USSOM007-C
Location
Dusa Marreb, Galguduud, Somalia
At least five and as many as 30 civilians, including children and one woman, were reportedly killed as US-launched missiles targeted and killed several top al Shabab commanders in Dusa Marreb, a Somali village near the Ethiopian border, local and international sources reported. Around 3am local time on May 1st, 2008, US naval-launched cruise missiles…
Summary
Published
1 May 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–30
Military actors reported killed
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16 March 2008
Incident Code
B14
Location
Dhook Pir Bagh, South Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged US drone launched six missiles at a house in Dhook Pir Bagh, south Waziristan, killing up to 20 millitants, local and international media reported, though locals said that four civilians also were among the fatalities. The strike hit the home of tribal elder Noorullah Wazir who was found killed. The Long War Journal…
Summary
Published
16 March 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military actors reported killed
16–20
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 March 2008
Incident Code
USSOM006-C
Location
Dhoobley, Lower Juba, Somalia
Up to six civilians were killed and as many as eight wounded as the US fired at least one and as many as three cruise missiles at Dhobley, a town in southern Somalia four miles from the Kenyan border, local and international sources reported. Pentagon spokesperson Bryan Whitman told AFP: "On March 2, the US…
Summary
Published
3 March 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
3–8
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 February 2008
Incident Code
B13
Location
Kaloosha, Azam Warsak, South Waziristan, Pakistan
A 2am attack on a madrassa in Kaloosha, Azam Warsak, killed up to thirteen militants and wounded as many as ten, local and international media reported, though it was unclear whether if any of the victims were civilians. The death toll spanned from eight to 13 among the sources, the highest reported by AFP. While…
Summary
Published
28 February 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–10
Military actors reported killed
8–13
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 January 2008
Incident Code
B12
Location
Mir Ali, North Waziristan, Pakistan
An alleged US strike in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, killed up to 15 people, hereof up to six civilians, including two women and three children, and several key Taliban members, various media reported. Locals told AFP that "a missile came from an unknown direction on Monday night and hit the house, after which 12 people…
Summary
Published
29 January 2008
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
9–15
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 December 2007
Incident Code
B11
Location
Jani Khel, Bannu Frontier Region, Pakistan
A possible US strike outside the FATA area in Jani Khel, Bannu Frontier Region, reportedly injured Egyptian al Qaeda leader and ideologue Shaykh Issa al Masri, international media reported. Dawn reported that the US has struck the area with an Predator drone. Any secret agreement between the US and Pakistan allowing for drone strikes is…
Summary
Published
3 December 2007
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 November 2007
Incident Code
B10
Location
Danda Darpakhel, near Miram Shah, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Local and international media reported that an alleged US drone had killed five militants and wounded at least six "others" as the Haqqani network was struck in Danda Darpakhel, north Waziristan. In one of the first CIA strikes on the Haqqani Network (a militant group involved in attacks on US forces in Afghanistan) this strike…
Summary
Published
2 November 2007
Civilians reported injured
0–12
Military actors reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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