Dronestagram

April 17 2013. Five people killed in a strike on a vehicle...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:09:53 -0400

April 17 2013. Five people killed in a strike on a vehicle in Wessab, Western Damar province, the first strike in Yemen in three months. Apparent target was local commander Hamid al Radmi, accused of organising for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular. Journalist Farea al Muslimi noted that Al-Radmi was a former high-level government official who could have easily been arrested and brought to trial by the Yemeni government. #drone #drones #yemen (at Wessab, Yemen)

April 17 2013. 4-6 people killed when a house was destroyed...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:58:36 -0400

April 17 2013. 4-6 people killed when a house was destroyed by a pre-dawn strike near Wana, in either Babar Ghar or Sararogha. Rescuers dug dead and injured out of the wreckage, but rescue work was delayed by the fear of further strikes, and more bodies may be trapped in the rubble. #drone #drones #pakistan (at Sararogha, South Waziristan)

April 14 2013. 4-6 killed. Tribesmen reported as many of...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:49:59 -0400

April 14 2013. 4-6 killed. Tribesmen reported as many of six drones circling the area during the afternoon “spreading panic among the residents”. One drone fired two missiles around sunset, hitting a house. The bodies were too burned to be identified. #drone #drones #pakistan

March 21 2013: a drone strike near the Afghan border kills...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:10:23 -0400

March 21 2013: a drone strike near the Afghan border kills at least three people. Possible houses or vehicles hit on the road to Datta Khel, with conflicting reports of the target. #pakistan #drone #drones (at Datta Khel, Pakistan)

March 10 2013. 2-3 killed by a strike in North Waziristan...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:49:01 -0400

March 10 2013. 2-3 killed by a strike in North Waziristan on the Afghan/Pakistan border, riding horses or motorbikes. Identities unknown. Rescue work was reportedly delayed as drones hovered over the area after the strike. #pakistan #drone #drones (at Datta Khel, Pakistan)

February 8: up to 9 killed and 6 injured in a strike on two...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:27:26 -0500

February 8: up to 9 killed and 6 injured in a strike on two separate mud-built houses on the North-South Waziristan border. Local sources reported that “Six drones were hovering in the sky at the time of the attack” and “Fear prevailed in the area as more drones were flying in the air halting the rescuers to launch an operation to take out bodies from the debris of the destroyed house.”
#drone #drones #pakistan (at Babar Ghar, South Waziristan)

Also January 23, a strike on two motorcycles missed or partially...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:58:08 -0500

Also January 23, a strike on two motorcycles missed or partially missed its target, hitting the house of Abdu Mohammed al-Jarrah, killing several people including al-Jarrah’s two children. #yemen #drone #drones (at Qayfa, al Bayda Province)

January 23: a strike at 8pm, 20 miles southeast of the capital,...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:54:16 -0500

January 23: a strike at 8pm, 20 miles southeast of the capital, killing 6-7 people in a vehicle explosion. Two Saudis were among the dead, and there are suggestions that Saudi jets, embroiled in their own secret war, may be responsible for some of the reported drone strikes. #yemen #drone #drones (at Jahana Village, Sahan)

January 19th: a house destroyed in the Beida valley, killing 8....

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:59:40 -0500

January 19th: a house destroyed in the Beida valley, killing 8. Three more were killed in Maarib, in a separate strike. Earlier this month, tribespeople blocked roads through the region in protest at the death of innocent civilians which fed anger against the United States. #drone #drones #yemen (at Al Bayda, Yemen)

January 8th: two strikes on the villages of Khasso Khel and...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:10:32 -0500

January 8th: two strikes on the villages of Khasso Khel and Haidar Khel in North Waziristan. Both strikes destroyed buildings and killed 6-8 people. Retired General Stanley McChrystal told Reuters: “What scares me about drone strikes is how they are perceived around the world. The resentment created by American use of unmanned strikes … is much greater than the average American appreciates. They are hated on a visceral level, even by people who’ve never seen one or seen the effects of one.” #pakistan #drone #drones (at Haidar Khel, Pakistan)

January 6: at 2:30am, a barrage of missiles from up to five...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:35:45 -0500

January 6: at 2:30am, a barrage of missiles from up to five unmanned drones killed between eight and eighteen people in the Babar Ghar area of South Waziristan. The target is believed to be a training camp of the Pakistani Taliban. The area is still tense following the drone killing of Mullah Nazir on January 3rd, with hundreds turning out to protest in the city of Wana. #pakistan #drone #drones (at Babar Ghar, South Waziristan)

January 3rd: at least three people killed in a drone strike in...

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:12:47 -0500

January 3rd: at least three people killed in a drone strike in the mountains near Rada’a. Local reports confirmed that passers-by in another car were also injured. #drone #drones #yemen (at Almsanh Bakifa, Yemen)

January 3rd: 3-4 killed by a drone strike on a car near Mir Ali,...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:11:34 -0500

January 3rd: 3-4 killed by a drone strike on a car near Mir Ali, North Waziristan. CNN reports the drone fired first on the vehicle, then on rescuers who went to help those in the car, injuring several more. The death toll is expected to rise, according to local security sources. #pakistan #drone #drones (at Mubarak Shahi, North Waziristan)

January 3rd: 6-10 killed in Agdoor Adda, close to the Afghan...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:28:02 -0500

January 3rd: 6-10 killed in Agdoor Adda, close to the Afghan border, by a night strike on a house. The dead included Maulvi Nazir, a Taliban leader who supported attacks in Afghanistan but not against the Pakistani government. #drone #drones #pakistan (at Agdoor Adda, South Waziristan)

December 21st: three reported killed in the Mir Ali area. On the...

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:08:38 -0500

December 21st: three reported killed in the Mir Ali area. On the same day, a US drone crashed in South Waziristan. #pakistan #drone #drones (at Hassu Khel, North Waziristan, Pakistan)

December 24th: two killed and three injured in the town of...

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:17:30 -0500

December 24th: two killed and three injured in the town of Rada’a, Southern Yemen. One of the deaths is believed to be Abdel-Raouf Naseeb, who escaped the first recorded drone strike in Yemen, on Nov 3, 2003. #yemen #drone #drones (at Rada’a, Al Bayda’, Yemen)

December 9th: 3-4 killed by a drone strike in a village north of...

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:55:17 -0500

December 9th: 3-4 killed by a drone strike in a village north of Muran Shah, 10km from the Afghan border. Reuters reports that one of the casualties was Mohammed Ahmed Almansoor, a midlevel al Qaeda commander. The Pakistani Express Tribune reported that the three others were members of his family. #drone #drones #pakistan (at Tabbi, North Waziristan, Pakistan)

December 6th: at least 3 killed in a pre-dawn attack when a CIA...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:45:42 -0500

December 6th: at least 3 killed in a pre-dawn attack when a CIA drone fired a pair of missiles at a house near the Afghan border. The identities of the casualties are unknown. “The US drones were flying before and even after the attack” said local elder Malik Mumtaz. #drone #drones #pakistan (at Mubarak Shahi, North Waziristan)

November 29th: a strike near Wana, capital of South Waziristan,...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:45:18 -0500

November 29th: a strike near Wana, capital of South Waziristan, close to the Afghan border. Pakistan media reports up to four unnamed deaths, and more injured. The first strike in Pakistan in 36 days. A military intelligence official told The Long War Journal that “it certainly wasn’t due to a lack of targets. Pakistan is a target-rich environment. We’re only scratching at the surface, hitting them in the tribal areas, while the country remains infested with al Qaeda and their allies.” #pakistan #drone #drones (at Shin Warsak, South Waziristan, Pakistan)

7th November: a strike at night in a village 40km from...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:43:27 -0500

7th November: a strike at night in a village 40km from Sana’a. Alleged al Qaeda leader Adnam al Qathi and his bodyguards Rablee Lahib and Radwan al Hashidi were killed. A child and two others are also reported injured. Drones had been seen over the area for three days. #drone #drones #unmanned #yemen (at Beyt al-Ahmar, Yemen)