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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

  • South Waziristan

    At least 25 were killed in the first strike of the Obama presidency to target the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) and its leader Baitullah Mehsud.... More

  • North Waziristan

    The first drone strike under President Obama killed civilians – something he was aware of almost immediately afterwards.... More

  • South Waziristan

    Only civilians perished in the second drone strike of Barack Obama’s presidency.... More

  • South Waziristan

    The final strike of the Bush presidency killed two senior militants wanted for their parts in the 1998 US embassy bombings.... More

  • South Waziristan

    CIA drones destroyed a car killing three or five people whose identities are unknown.... 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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