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Drone strikes

More than 400 drone strikes have hit the tribal regions of north west Pakistan since 2004. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has been recording these strikes using credible media reports, field investigations, legal documents and academic and NGO research.

Here is a list of all known drone strikes in Pakistan. The data can be searched by year and by month. Each entry records the area the strike hit and the date. To find out who died in each attack click on the relevant strike. This will take you to a full page recording everything understood about the people that were killed. In many strikes there is nothing reported about anybody killed. Over time we aim to build on the little information known about those dying. For more information please see our methodology.

Drone strikes in Pakistan

  • North Waziristan

    Al Qaeda’s second in command was killed by drones as the CIA continued to launch strikes at a tempo not seen for more than a year.... More

  • South Waziristan

    Either up to 10 militants were killed or none were killed when drones attacked funeral prayers for a dead comrade.... More

  • South Waziristan

    Two or four people were killed in the first CIA strike in South Waziristan for 20 days.... More

  • North Waziristan

    CIA drones killed at least five in the fourth attack in six days and the first of two strikes in a day near North Waziristan.... More

  • North Waziristan

    Drones fired two missiles in the second strike of the day, destroying a vehicle and killing up to five alleged militants.... More

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About the project

CIA drone strikes have killed over 2,500 people in Pakistan; many are described as militants, but some are civilians. This is a record of those who have died in these attacks.

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