(Previous Incident Code: T004 )

A boy was reported wounded alongside two other possible civilians in an alleged US drone strike on the Hangu district or in between Hangu and Okarzai district Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Multiple sources including Pakistani intelligence, security and police officials, and local residents said the strike killed a Haqqani network commander named Abu Bakar, along with up to two other terrorists.

Associated Press said Abu Bakar was killed alongside another aide. Pakistani General Qamar Bajwa hinted US responsibility for the strike, but the later has denied allegations.

Refl, The Nation and Press TV were the only sources to note civilian harm; it reported: “A security official said on June 13 that the commander, identified as Abubakar, died in an overnight strike in the Speen Tal area of the Hangu district. A resident of Dewal village, Behram Khan, said three more people were injured in the strike, including a boy.” The combat status of the two other people is unclear.

A Pentagon spokesman however told VOA that the US Department of Defence had not carried out any recent strikes in Pakistan. Nearly all strikes in the country have been carried out by the CIA, which routinely refuses to comment.

While media reports all reported Bakar’s death, they differed on the total casualty count. A police officer told DPA no other people had been hurt in the attack because Abu Bakar had been alone at the time.

Almost all reporting says the strike hit a house which Bakar was using as a hideout, however where this may be differs in much of the media reporting.

A security official told DPA two missiles hit the house in the Pakistani town of Hangu. A security official told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty it took place in Speen Tal. There appears to be a Spin Thal on maps, but this is in Hangu district, not in Hangu town.

The Express Tribune and Dawn both reported the strike took place in Speen Tal, which the former spells as Spin Thall and says borders Hangu district. Spin Thal falls very near Hangu district’s border with the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (FATA).

Pakistani intelligence officials told AP that two missiles hit a house in a village five kilometers south of Thal city. Thal city falls in Hangu district and lies close to the border with FATA. It is also very close to Spin Thal.

92 News said the attack took place along the border areas between Hangu and Orakzai. The news site reported Shaukat Bukhari, described as a deputy superintendent of police, confirming a drone strike in Orakzai Agency.

Orakzai Agency is one of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, while Hangu district is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Hangu district borders Orakzai Agency, alongside Kurram Agency and North Waziristan, all part of FATA.

If the strike hit in Hangu, it will be only the third strike carried out in the so-called settled areas of Pakistan, according to our data.

Reports also differed when it came to the time of the strike. Security officials in RFE/RL said it took place overnight. A police officer told DPA it occurred at dawn, while The Express Tribune reported it as a pre-dawn attack. Security sources told DAWN the strike took place on the night of June 12.