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2004-2007
[edit]Date | Al-Qaeda / Taliban killed | Civilians killed | Location | Details |
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2004 | ||||
18 June | 1-6 | 2-6 | Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan | The first known US drone strike kills Nek Muhammad Wazir and two children among others, near Wana, South Waziristan. Pakistan’s Army initially claimed the attack as its own work.[1][2] |
2005 | ||||
14 May | 2 | –- | North Waziristan, Pakistan | Haitham al-Yemeni is killed along with another in a strike near the Afghan border in North Waziristan.[3] |
5 November | 0-4 | 3-7 | Asoray, North Waziristan, Pakistan | a strike destroys the house of Abu Hamza Rabia killing his wife, three children and four others.[2][4] |
30 November | 5 | –- | Asoray, North Waziristan, Pakistan | Al-Qaeda's 3rd in command, Abu Hamza Rabia killed in an attack by CIA drones in Asoray, near Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan along with 4 other militants. Among the deaths are 8 year old Noor Aziz and 17-year old Abdul Wasit.[2][5] |
2006 | ||||
13 January | –- | 18 | Damadola, Bajaur, Pakistan | Damadola airstrike kills 18 civilians, in Bajaur area but misses Ayman al-Zawahri, five women and five children are among the dead.[6] |
30 October | unconfirmed | 70-80 | Chenagai, Bajaur, Pakistan | Chenagai airstrike allegedly aimed at Ayman al-Zawahri destroys a madrassa in Bajaur area and kills 70–80 people. Pakistani military officials claim there were militants while provincial minister Siraj ul-Haq and a local eyewitness said they were innocent pupils resuming studies after the Muslim Eid holidays.[7] |
2007 | ||||
16 January | 8-30 | –- | Salamat Keley, South Waziristan, Pakistan | Up to 30 Taliban killed in a drone strike in Salamat Keley, Zamazola, South Waziristan.[8] [NOTE: There is no evidence this was actually a drone strike –- the Pakistani military confirmed they conducted an air strike on the insurgent compound as reported in the reference cited] |
26 April | –- | 4 | Saidgi, North Waziristan, Pakistan | Four people are killed in the village of Saidgi in North Waziristan. Habib Ullah the owner of the destroyed house, said those killed were not terrorists.[9] |
19 June | –- | 30 | Mami Rogha, North Waziristan, Pakistan | 30 killed in the village of Mami Rogha in North Waziristan[10] |
2 November | –- | 5 | North Waziristan, Pakistan | Five killed in an attack on a madrasah in North Waziristan[11] |
2008
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29 January | 7-9 | 5 | North Waziristan, Pakistan | Al-Qaeda's Abu Laith al-Libi killed in a strike in North Waziristan along with 12–14 others, among the dead are two women and three children.[2][12][13] |
27 February | 12 | –– | Kalosha, South Waziristan, Pakistan | 12 people killed in a strike near Kalosha village in South Waziristan.[14] |
16 March | 16-20 | –– | near Shahnawaz Kheil Dhoog, South Waziristan, Pakistan | 16–20 people killed in a strike in South Waziristan[15][16] |
14 May | 12–15 | –– | 12–15 including Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi killed near village of Damadola, Bajaur.[17][18] | |
14 June | 1 | –– | near Makeen,South Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone fired three missiles at a house in a bid to target the hideout of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud, killing one person who had allegedly fired on the drone.[19] |
28 July | 6 | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | Midhat Mursi and 5 other people killed in South Waziristan.[13] |
13 August | 5-25 | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone strike on a compound run by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar reportedly killed Taliban commander Abdul Rehman, reportedly along with Islam Wazir, three Turkmen, and several Arab fighters. Up to 25 militants were reportedly killed in this strike.[20] |
20 August | 8 | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone fire two missiles that hit a compound in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants.[21] |
30 August | 2 | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | A missile strike on Al-Qaeda training camp in South Waziristan kills two militants carrying Canadian passports.[22] |
31 August | 6 | –– | Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone destroyed a house in Tappi village in Miranshah, killing 6 people and injuring 8 including 1 woman and 1 child.[23] |
4 September | 4-7 | –– | Char Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone fired missiles at a house in Char Khel in North Waziristan killing 4 people.[24][25] |
5 September | 1-7 | 5 | Al Must, Gurwak, Afghanistan Gorovek, North Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone fired three missiles, destroying two residential compounds in Al Must, Afghanistan, near the Afghan-Pakistan border, which was potentially hosting Arab foreign fighters, killing at least six to twelve people including two women and three children.[26] |
8 September | 23 | –– | Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan | 23 killed in Daande Darpkhel airstrike, near Miranshah, North Waziristan.[27] |
12 September | 12 | –– | Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan | The Miranshah airstrike kills 12 people and injures 14.[28] |
17 September | 5 | –– | Baghar Cheena, South Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone attack in Baghar Cheena region of South Waziristan kills 5 militants including al-Qaeda operative Abu Ubaydah al Tunisi.[29] |
23 September | –– | –– | Pakistan | A US drone is reportedly shot down by Pakistani troops or local militia over a tribal area of Pakistan. US officials denied losing any aircraft.[30] |
30 September | 6 | –– | North Waziristan, Pakistan | Six killed in a strike near Mir Ali, North Waziristan.[31] |
3 October | 21 | –– | North Waziristan, Pakistan | Two drone attacks hours apart in Datta Khel region of North Waziristan kills 21 militants including 16 foreigners.[32] |
9 October | 6 | –– | North Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone strike killed at least 6 militants including 3 Arabs in Tappi village near Miranshah, North Waziristan.[33] |
11 October | 5 | –– | North Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone strike at a militant compound in North Waziristan kills 5 people and wounds 2 others.[34] |
16 October | 6 | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | Senior Al-Qaeda leader Khalid Habib was killed in a strike near Taparghai, South Waziristan, along with five other Al Qaeda or Taliban members.[35][36] |
22 October | 4 | –– | North Waziristan, Pakistan | 4 killed in a village near Miranshah by missiles fired from a suspected US drone.[37] |
26 October | –– | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | 20 killed in a strike in South Waziristan.[38] |
31 October | 4-25 | 0-1 | South Waziristan, Pakistan | 20 killed including Al-Qaeda operative Abu Akash and Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim (alias Abu Jihad al-Masri) after 4 missiles hit Waziristan.[13][39] |
31 October | 7 | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | Two missiles fired by a US drone targeting Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir, kills 7 in Wana, South Waziristan.[40] |
7 November | 11-16 | 0-6 | North Waziristan, Pakistan | A US drone fires four missiles, killing up to 16 militants and six civilians in Kumsham, North Waziristan.[41][42] |
14 November | 11-13 | 3-12 | Garyom, borders of North and South Waziristan, Pakistan | Up to thirteen people were killed in a strike on a house on the border between North and South Waziristan near Miranshah.[43] |
19 November | 5 | –– | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | Abdullah Azam al-Saudi and four other militants are killed in Bannu district.[13] |
22 November | 5 | –– | North Waziristan, Pakistan | British Al-Qaeda operative Rashid Rauf and four others including Abu Zubair al-Masri killed in a strike in North Waziristan.[13][44] |
29 November | 3 | –– | North Waziristan, Pakistan | US drone strike on Miranshah, North Waziristan kills three people.[45] |
11 December | 7 | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | US drone strike in Azam Warzak, South Waziristan, kills seven militants.[46] |
15 December | 2 | –– | North Waziristan, Pakistan | US drone strike in Tapi Tool region near Miram Shah, North Waziristan kills 2.[47] |
22 December | 8 | –– | South Waziristan, Pakistan | At least 8 killed in South Waziristan by suspected US drone strike.[48] |
2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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- ^ Khan, Ismail; Khan Wazir, Dilawar (19 June 2004). "Night raid kills Nek, four other militants: Wana operation". Dawn.
- ^ a b c d "The Bush Years 2004–2009". The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ Priest, Dana (15 May 2005). "Surveillance Operation in Pakistan Located and Killed Al Qaeda Official". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Zenko, Micah (20 September 2011). "The Courage of Pakistani Journalists". Atlantic. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda number three 'killed by CIA spy plane' in Pakistan". Daily Telegraph. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ Ali, Imtiaz; Ansari, Massoud (15 January 2006). "Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Pakistan school raid sparks anger". BBC News. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ Haider, Kamran (16 January 2007). "Pakistan Strikes militant camp in S. Waziristan". Washington Post. Reuters. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Khan, Bashirullah (27 April 2007). "Missile Strike in Pakistan Kills 4". Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Witte, Griff (20 June 2007). "Blast Kills at Least 20 in Pakistan". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Khan, Ismail (3 November 2007). "Missile Kills 5 in Northwest Pakistan; U.S. Denies Attack". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Top al-Qaeda commander 'killed', BBC, 1 February 2008
- ^ a b c d e Anthony, Augustine (18 June 2009). "FACTBOX: U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan". Reuters. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Many die in Pakistan missile strike, Al Jazeera, 28 February 2008
- ^ Henry, Emma (16 March 2008). "Up to 16 dead in Pakistan missile strike". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "Missiles destroy house of Pakistani militant near Afghan border". New York Times. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "12 killed in drone attack on Damadola". Dawn. 15 May 2008.[dead link ] mirror
- ^ Al-Qaeda chief dies in missile air strike, The Guardian, 1 June 2008
- ^ "US. Missile strike kills one in S Waziristan". Daily Times (Pakistan). 15 June 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Roggio, Bill (13 August 2008). "Cross-border strike targets one of the Taliban's 157 training camps in Pakistan's northwest". Long War Journal. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Pakistan missile strike kills eight: officials". Google News. Agence France-Presse. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Roggio, Bill; Mayer, Alexander (1 October 2009). "Analysis: A look at US Airstrikes In Pakistan through September 2009". Long War Journal. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "6 killed, 8 injured in missile attack in N. Waziristan". GEO.tv. 1 September 2008.[dead link ]
- ^ Bill Roggio (4 September 2008). "Report: US airstrike kills 4 in North Waziristan". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Shah, Pir Zubair; Perlez, Jane (6 September 2008). "U.S. Missiles Killed at Least Six People on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border, Residents Say". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Shah, Pir Zubair; Perlez, Jane (6 September 2008). "U.S. Missiles Killed at Least Six People on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border, Residents Say". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Haider, Zeeshan (8 September 2008). "U.S. drones hit Taliban commander's Pakistan house". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Suspected US missile kills 12 in Pakistan". Standard (Hong Kong). Agence France-Presse. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ Cameron-Moore, Simon (17 September 2008). "Pakistan helps U.S. set up missile strike: source". Reuters.
- ^ "U.S. Drone Shot Down in Pakistan". ABC News. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ Pakistan: US drone strike kills six people, The Daily Telegraph, 1 October 2008
- ^ "US missile kills 20 in N. Waziristan". GEO.tv. 4 October 2008.[dead link ] mirror
- ^ "U.S. missile attack kills at least 6 in Pakistan". Reuters. 9 October 2008.
- ^ "U.S. drone strike kills 5 in North Waziristan". GEO.tv. 12 October 2008.[dead link ] mirror
- ^ Shah, Pir Zubair (17 October 2008). "U.S. Strike Is Said to Kill Qaeda Figure in Pakistan". New York Times. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Roggio, Bill (10 December 2009). "US strike kills 4 al Qaeda, 2 Taliban in South Waziristan". LongWarJournal.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Strike on Village In Pakistan Kills 4; Drone Is Suspected, The New York Times, 23 October 2008
- ^ 'US strike' kills Taleban leader, BBC, 27 October 2008
- ^ US airstrikes kill 20 in Pakistani villages, The Times, 1 November 2008
- ^ "Suspected missile attack kills 7 in S.Waziristan". GEO.tv. 31 October 2008.[dead link ] mirror
- ^ "AFP: Up to 14 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan: officials". Google News. Agence France-Presse. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ . Bureau of Investigative Journalism http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2011/08/10/the-bush-years-2004-2009/.
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(help) - ^ US drone strike kills 12 in Pakistan, The Times, 14 November 2008
- ^ Burke, Jason (22 November 2008). "US kills alleged transatlantic airline plot leader, reports say". Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Suspected U.S. missile kills 3 in Pakistan". CNN. 29 November 2008.
- ^ "UPDATE 1-Suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan kills 7". Reuters. 11 December 2008.
- ^ "US drone strike kills two in Miranshah". GEO.tv. 15 December 2008.[dead link ]
- ^ At Least 8 Killed in Suspected US Drone Attack in India, Voice of America, 22 December 2008