June 18, 2004
5 killed, including Nek Muhammad Wazir, near Wana, South Waziristan. Source Dawn
May 14, 2005
Haitham al-Yemeni killed in a strike near the Afghan border in North Waziristan. Source: Washington Post
November 30, 2005
Al-Qaeda's #3, Abu Hamza Rabia, killed in an attack in Asoray, near Miranshah, the capital of North Waziristan. Source: Daily Telegraph
January 13, 2006
An airstrike kills 18 in Damadola, Bajaur, but misses Ayman al-Zawahri. Source: Telegraph
April 26, 2007
4 killed in the village of Saidgai in North Waziristan. Source: AP
June 19, 2007
20 killed in the village of Mami Rogha in North Waziristan. Source: Washington Post
November 2, 2007
5 killed in an attack on a madrasa in a village outside Miran Shah, North Waziristan. Source New York TimesJanuary 29, 2008
Senior al-Qaeda commander Abu Laith al-Libi, as well as seven Arabs and six Central Asians, died in a missile strike that hit a village near Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Source: BBC
February 27, 2008
12 people killed in a strike near Kalosha village in South Waziristan. Source: Al Jazeera
March 16, 2008
16 killed in a strike in Shahnawaz Kheil Dhoog, South Waziristan. The dead included nine Islamist militants, including one Arab and two Turkmen fighters. Source: ITN
May 14, 2008
12 people, including Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi, an al-Qaeda leader from Algeria, killed near the hamlet of Khaza, in the Damadola area of Bajaur. The missiles hit the compound of Maulavi Ismail, where militants had gathered for dinner. Source:Dawn
July 28, 2008
South Waziristan missile strike in Zeralita, Azam Warsak, kills 6 al-Qaeda operatives, including Midhat Mursi, a notorious bomb maker who trained Richard Reid and Zacarias Moussaoui. Originally form Egypt, Mursi ran the Derunta training camp in Afghanistan. Source: Reuters
August 31, 2008
Missile strike on Al-Qaeda training camp in Tappi, Miramshah, North Waziristan kills two militants carrying Canadian passports, as well as six others, including two women. Source: Our Bombs
September 8, 2008
23 killed in Daande Darpkhel airstrike in Daande Darpkhel near Miranshah, North Waziristan. The targets of the airstrike were Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin. Haqqani escaped, but 8 of his grandchildren were among the dead. Source: NYTimes
September 12, 2008
12 killed in Miranshah airstrike on two separate buildings. Seven Taliban are among the dead. Source: BBC
September 30, 2008
6 killed in a strike near Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Source: Telegraph
October 16, 2008
Senior Al-Qaeda leader Khalid Habib, an Egyptian citizen, is killed in a strike near Taparghai, South Waziristan, along with five other al-Qaeda or Taliban members. Long War Journal
October 22, 2008
4 killed in a village near Miranshah by missiles fired from suspected US drone. Source: Reuters
October 26, 2008
20 killed in a strike in Mandatta, South Waziristan. Top Taliban commander Mohammad Omar is among the dead. Source: BBC
October 31, 2008
20 killed, including Al-Qaeda operative Abu Akash and Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim (alias Abu Jihad al-Masri), after 2 missiles hit near Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Source: The Times of London
October 31, 2008
In the second targeted assassination of the day, two missiles hit a house near Wana, the main town of South Waziristan. The building was a terrorist hideout, and up to 12 rebels died. Source: The Time
November 14, 2008
12 killed in a strike in a village outside Miranshah. A Pakistani security official said that nine foreign militants - believed to be al-Qaeda fighters - were among those killed. Source: The Times
November 19, 2008
Abdullah Azam al-Saudi, along with five other al-Qaeda militants, killed in Bannu district. US intelligence officials had identified him as the main link between Al-Qaeda's senior command and Taliban networks in the Pakistani border region with Afghanistan. Source: Newsweek
November 22, 2008
British-Pakistani al-Qaeda operative Rashid Rauf and 4 others, including Abu Zubair al-Masri, killed in a strike in Ali Khel, North Waziristan. Source: NYTimes
December 22, 2008
At least 8 killed in South Waziristan by suspected US drone strike. Source: VOA
January 1, 2009
2 senior al-Qaeda leaders, Usama al-Kini and Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, killed in a missile strike. Both men had long been on the FBI's Most Wanted list for their role in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Source: Fox News
January 23, 2009
In the first attacks since Barack Obama became US president, at least 14 killed in Waziristan in 2 separate attacks by 5 missiles fired from drones. Missile #1 hit a house in a village called Zarakai near the town of Mirali, North Waziristan. Source: BBC
January 23, 2009
In the first attacks since Barack Obama became US president, at least 14 killed in Waziristan in 2 separate attacks by 5 missiles fired from drones. Missile #2 was aimed at the house of a Taliban commander about 6 miles from Wana, South Waziristan. Source: BBC
February 14, 2009
More than 30 killed when two missiles are launched by drones near town of Makin in South Waziristan. Source: NYTimes
February 16, 2009
Strike in Baggan village in the Kurram Valley kills 30, reportedly at a Taliban training camp for fighters preparing to combat coalition forces in Afghanistan. Source: Guardian
March 1, 2009
Strike in Sararogha village in South Waziristan kills 7 people. Source: BBC
March 12, 2009
24 killed in attack in Berju in Kurram Agency. Source: Dawn
March 15, 2009
4 killed in Jani Khel in Bannu district in North-West Frontier Province. Source: NYTimes
March 25, 2009
7 killed in attacks on 2 vehicles by two missiles in Makin area of South Waziristan. Source: BBC
March 26, 2009
A strike killed 4 militants in the Essokhel area, around 19 miles east of Mir Ali town in the North Waziristan tribal region. Source: Times of India
April 1, 2009
14 killed in Orakzai Agency tribal area. Source: BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7975871.stm
April 4, 2009
13 killed in North Waziristan, 20 miles west of the region's main town of Miranshah. Source: Reuters
April 8, 2009
4 killed in attack on a vehicle in Gangi Khel in South Waziristan. Source: Dawn
April 19, 2009
At least 3 killed and 5 injured in an attack in South Waziristan. Source: BBC
April 29, 2009
Strike in Kanni Garam village in South Waziristan kills 6 people. Source: Dawn
May 9, 2009
A strike in Sararogha in South Waziristan kills 6 people. Source: Dawn
May 12, 2009
A strike in Sra Khawra village in South Waziristan kills 8 people. Source: BBC
May 16, 2009
A strike in the village of Sarkai Naki in North Waziristan kills 25 people. Many of the dead were Pakistani militants belonging to a group led by Hafiz Gul Bahadar. A Pakistani intelligence official identified one of the Arab men killed by the drone airstrike as Asad al-Misri. Source: NYTimes
June 14, 2009
A strike on a vehicle in South Waziristan kills 5 people. Source: Reuters
June 18, 2009
A strike in Shahalam village in South Waziristan kills 5 people. Source: Xinhua
June 23, 2009 #1
A strike in Neej Narai in South Waziristan kills at least 8 people. The remote area, about 65 kilometers north of the main district town of Wana, is under the control of Baitullah Mehsud's Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Source: Dawn
June 23, 2009 #2
An airstrike in Makin kills over 60 people but misses Baitullah Mehsud. Many of the dead were attending the funerals of people killed in air strikes earlier that day. The strike is likely the deadliest drone attack to date. Source: NYTimes
July 3, 2009
US Drone kills 17 people and injures a further 27. Source: Press TV
July 7, 2009
A strike on a militant compound in the Zangarha area 9 miles north-east of the town of Ladha in South Waziristan kills at least 12 people. Source: BBC
July 8, 2009 #1
A strike on a hideout in Karwan Manza area, some six miles south-east of Ladha, kills at least 10 militants. and on a vehicle convoy in South Waziristan kills at least 50 people. Source: BBC
July 8, 2009 #2
In the second attack of the day, 40 militants died when five missiles hit a vehicle convoy on the main road between Ladha and Sararogha in South Waziristan. Source: BBC
July 17, 2009
A strike on a house in North Waziristan, 19 miles from Miranshah, kills 4 people. Source: BBC
August 5, 2009
A strike in the Zangar area of South Waziristan killed 12, including Baitullah Mehsud, his wife, and his wife's parents. The Pakistani Taliban leader's death was confirmed after weeks of uncertainty. Source: Guardian
August 11, 2009
A strike in Ladha village, South Waziristan, kills 10. Source: BBC
August 21, 2009
A missile strike on the village of Darpa Kheil, North Waziristan, reportedly targeting Sirajuddin Haqqani, kills at least 21 people. Source: BBC
August 27, 2009
A missile strike on the Tapar Ghai area in the Kanigram district of South Waziristan kills 8 people. One of the dead was reportedly Tohir Yo‘ldosh, leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Source: BBC
September 8, 2009
Drone-fired missiles kill 10 in Dargamandi, North Waziristan. The attack may have killed al-Qaeda leaders Ilyas Kashmiri and Mustafa al Jaziri, as well as three Punjabi militants and two or three local Taliban fighters. Source: Al Jazeera
September 14, 2009
Drone-fired missile kills four people in a car 1.5 miles from Mir Ali in North Waziristan. Source: Military Times
September 24, 2009
Drone-fired missile kills up to 12 people in the village of Dande Darpa Khel near Mir Ali. Source: Military Times
September 29, 2009 #1
In the first strike of the day, a drone attack reportedly kills six Taliban, including two Uzbek fighters and Taliban commander Irfan Mehsud, in a compound in Sararogha village, South Waziristan. Source: Daily Times
September 29, 2009 #2
In the second strike of the day, a missile killed seven insurgents in a house in Dande Darpa Khel village, North Waziristan. Source: Daily Times
October 15, 2009
U.S. drone missile kills at least four people in Darpa Khel in North Waziristan. Source: BBC
October 21, 2009
A U.S. drone missile killed two or three alleged militants in Spalaga, North Waziristan, in territory controlled by Hafiz Gul Bahadur. One of those killed was reportedly Abu Ayyub al-Masri (not the same as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the al-Qaeda in Iraq leader), an explosives expert for al-Qaeda and a "Tier 1" target of US counter-terrorism operations. Source: The Australian
October 24, 2009
A U.S. drone strike kills 27 in Damadolla, inside Bajaur tribal agency. The 27 victims were reportedly a mix of Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives in a strategy meeting. The dead include 11 "foreigners." One of those reported killed is Faqir Mohammed's nephew, Zahid, and another is Mohammed's unnamed son-in-law. The meeting was apparently being held to decide on whether to reinforce South Wazaristan against Pakistani forces. Source: The Nation
November 5, 2009
2 killed in Miranshah, North Waziristan. Source: Turkish Weekly
November 18, 2009
4 killed and 5 injured in Shanakhora village of North Waziristan, 12 miles south of Miranshah. Source: AFP
November 20, 2009
8 killed in the Machikhel area near the town of Mir Ali. Source: BBC
December 8, 2009
3 killed in a car near Miranshah in North Waziristan, reportedly including 2 al-Qaeda members. Senior al-Qaeda planner Saleh al-Somali, a Somali citizen, is believed to have died in this strike. Source: BBC
December 9, 2009
Six killed in Tanga, Ladha, South Waziristan, four of whom are al-Qaeda -- and two Taliban. Source: Long War Journal
December 17, 2009 #1
17 killed in 2 separate attacks in North Waziristan in an area controlled by Hafiz Gul Bahadur. In the first attack, two missiles hit a car near Dosali, killing two. Source: Military Times
December 17, 2009 #2
In the second attack of the day, 10 missiles fired by five drones hit two compounds in Ambarshaga, killing 15 people. Unnamed sources stated that seven of the dead were "foreigners." Source: Military Times
December 18, 2009
3 killed in an attack in Dattakhel region in North Waziristan. Source: BBC
December 26, 2009
13 killed in an attack in Saidgai village in North Waziristan. Source: Xinhua
December 31, 2009
At least 3 killed in an attack in Machikhel village in North Waziristan. According to The Frontier Post, senior Taliban leader and strong Haqqani ally Haji Omar Khan, brother of Arif Khan, was killed in the strike, along with the son of local tribal leader Karim Khan. Source: CNN
January 1, 2010
A missile strike on a vehicle near Ghundikala village in North Waziristan kills 3. Source: Dawn
January 3, 2010
5 militants including 3 Arabs killed in an attack on Mosakki village around Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Source: Dawn
January 6, 2010
2 separate missile strikes one hour apart kill approximately 20-25 people in Sanzalai village, North Waziristan. The attacks were the deadliest since a suicide bomber killed 7 CIA officers and injured 6 others at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Afghanistan, used by the CIA to coordinate drone attacks in Pakistan. Source: New York Times
January 8, 2010
A missile strike in Tappi village in North Waziristan kills 5 people. All the militants killed were local and attached to Taliban Commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur. Source: AFP
January 9, 2010
Strike kills one of FBI's most wanted terrorists: Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim, a member of al-Qaeda and Abu Nidal. In total, 4 killed and 3 injured when 2 missiles are fired on a compound in Ismail Khan in North Waziristan, which is territory of the Haqqani network. Source: AP
January 14, 2010
Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is said to be wounded in an attack that kills 15 militants in Shaktoi, South Waziristan. Source: CNN
January 15, 2010
A drone missile attack killed five militants in Zanini, outside Mir Ali in North Waziristan. Source: AFP
January 15, 2010
Second missile strike of the day kills 6 in Bichi village in North Waziristan. Source: AFP
January 17, 2010
In the 9th drone attack of 2010, four missiles slammed into a house in the Shaktoi area of South Waziristan. The house targeted was used by Usman Jan, head of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Five Uzbeks were killed in the strike, and the rest were Pakistani Taliban. Source: AP
January 19, 2010
Two missiles fired at a compound in the Booya village of the Datakhel sub-division, 20 miles west of Miranshah in North Waziristan kill at least 6 militants. Source: Voice of America
If you want to see the geographical distribution of the drone attacks, please watch on Google Map.
The approximate locations of U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan since 2004. Strikes prior to 2008 are yellow, those in 2008 during the Bush administration are red, and strikes during the Obama administration in 2009-2010 are green. Most strikes are on Pashtun villages in North and South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan border.
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