It's coming up to that time of the 10 year anniversiery andf the question everyone should be asking is what chances AlQaeda will make a birthday hit. Below is a list of casualties in Pakistan where the war on terror has considerably weakened AlQ but I wouldn't be surprised if they made a nice comeback. ThaT WOULD BE NICE. iF ANYONE KNOWS OF A BETTING AGENCY THAT TAKES ODDS ON THE OCCASSION THEN BE SURE TO LET ME KNOW AS I WILL PUT MY MONEY ON IT.
2004–200718 June 2004: 5 including Nek Muhammad Wazir killed in a strike near Wana, South Waziristan.[18]
14 May 2005: 2 killed including Haitham al-Yemeni in a strike near the Afghan border in North Waziristan.[19]
30 November 2005: 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.[20]
13 January 2006: Damadola airstrike kills 18 civilians in Bajaur area but misses Ayman al-Zawahri.[citation needed]
30 October 2006 Chenagai airstrike allegedly aimed at Ayman al-Zawahri destroys a madrassa in Bajaur area and kills 70–80 civilians.[citation needed]
16 January 2007: Up to 30 Taliban killed in a drone strike in Salamat Keley, Zamazola, South Waziristan.[21]
26 April 2007: 4 killed in the village of Saidgi in North Waziristan[22]
19 June 2007: 30 killed in the village of Mami Rogha in North Waziristan[23]
2 November 2007: 5 killed in an attack on a madrasah in North Waziristan[24]
[edit] 200829 January 2008: Al-Qaeda's Abu Laith al-Libi killed in a strike in North Waziristan along with 11 other militants.[25][26]
27 February 2008: 12 people killed in a strike near Kalosha village in South Waziristan.[27]
18 March 2008: 16 killed in a strike in South Waziristan[28]
14 May 2008: 12 including Abu Sulayman Al-Jazairi killed near village of Damadola, Bajaur.[29][30]
14 June 2008: US drones fired three missiles at a potential hideout of TTP leader Meshud, killing one person.[31]
28 July 2008: Midhat Mursi and 5 other Al-Qaeda operatives killed in South Waziristan.[26]
12 August 2008: Nine killed in four strikes in the area near Angore Adda in South Waziristan during a meeting of militants.[32]
13 August 2008: US drone strike on a compound run by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar killed Taliban commander Abdul Rehman, along with Islam Wazir, three Turkmen, and several Arab fighters. Up to 25 militants were killed in this strike.[33]
20 August 2008: US drones fire two missiles that hit a compound in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants.[34]
30 August 2008: Missile strike on Al-Qaeda training camp in South Waziristan kills two militants carrying Canadian passports.[35]
31 August 2008: US drones destroy a house in Tappi village in Miranshah, killing 6 people and injuring 8 including 1 woman and 1 child.[36]
4 September 2008: US drones fired missiles at a house in Char Khel in North Waziristan killing 4 people.[37]
5 September 2008: US drones fire three missiles, destroying a house which was potentially hosting Arab foreign fighters, killing at least six.[38]
8 September 2008: 23 killed in Daande Darpkhel airstrike, near Miranshah, North Waziristan.[citation needed]
12 September 2008: The Miranshah airstrike kills 12 people including three women and two children.[citation needed]
17 September 2008: US drone attack in Baghar Cheena region of South Waziristan kills 5 militants including Al Qaeda operative Abu Ubaydah al Tunisi.[39]
23 September 2008 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.[40]
30 September 2008: Six killed in a strike near Mir Ali, North Waziristan.[41]
3 October 2008: Two drone attacks hours apart in Datta Khel region of North Waziristan kills 21 militants including 16 foreigners.[42]
9 October 2008: US drone strike killed at least 6 militants including 3 Arabs in Tappi village near Miranshah, North Waziristan.[43]
11 October 2008: US drone strike at a militant compound in North Waziristan kills 5 people and wounds 2 others.[44]
16 October 2008: Senior Al-Qaeda leader Khalid Habib killed in a strike near Taparghai, South Waziristan, along with five other Al Qaeda or Taliban members.[45][46]
22 October 2008: 4 killed in a village near Miranshah by missiles fired from suspected US drone.[47]
26 October 2008: 20 killed in a strike in South Waziristan.[48]
31 October 2008: Two missiles fired by US drones kills 7 in Wana, South Waziristan.[49]
31 October 2008: 20 killed including Al-Qaeda operative Abu Akash and Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim (alias Abu Jihad al-Masri) after 4 missiles hit Waziristan.[26][50]
7 November 2008: US drones fire four missiles, killing up to 14 militants in Kumsham, North Waziristan.[51]
14 November 2008: 12 killed in a strike near Miranshah.[52]
19 November 2008: Abdullah Azam al-Saudi and 4 other militants are killed in Bannu district.[26]
22 November 2008: British Al-Qaeda operative Rashid Rauf and 4 others including Abu Zubair al-Masri killed in a strike in North Waziristan.[26][53]
29 November 2008: US drone strike on Miranshah, North Waziristan kills 3 people.[54]
11 December 2008: US drone strike in Azam Warzak, South Waziristan, kills 7 militants.[55]
15 December 2008: US drone strike in Tapi Tool region near Miram Shah, North Waziristan kills 2.[56]
22 December 2008: At least 8 killed in South Waziristan by suspected US drone strike.[57]
[edit] 2009[edit] January to June
An MQ-9 Reaper landing in Afghanistan.1 January 2009: 2 senior al-Qaeda leaders Usama al-Kini and Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan killed in a missile strike by U.S. drones.[26][58]
2 January 2009: US drone strike in Ladha, South Waziristan kills 4 people.[59]
23 January 2009: In the first attacks since Barack Obama became U.S. president, at least 14 killed in Waziristan in 2 separate attacks by 5 missiles fired from drones.[60]
14 February 2009: More than 30 killed when two missiles are launched by drones near town of Makeen in South Waziristan.[61]
16 February 2009: Strike in Kurram Valley kills 30, reportedly at a Taliban training camp for fighters preparing to combat coalition forces in Afghanistan.[35][62]
1 March 2009: Strike in Sararogha village in South Waziristan kills 7 people.[63]
7 March 2009: Taliban militants shot down one of the two UAVs over a village in South Waziristan.[64]
12 March 2009: 24 killed in attack in Berju in Kurram Agency.[65]
15 March 2009 4 killed in Jani Khel in Bannu district in North-West Frontier Province.[66]
25 March 2009: 7 killed in attacks on 2 vehicles by two missiles in Makin area of South Waziristan at 6:30 pm.[67]
26 March 2009: 4 killed in Essokhel area in North Waziristan.[68]
1 April 2009: 14 killed in Orakzai Agency tribal area.[69][70]
4 April 2009: 13 killed in North Waziristan.[71]
8 April 2009: 4 killed in attack on a vehicle in Gangi Khel in South Waziristan.[72]
19 April 2009: At least 3 killed and 5 injured in an attack in South Waziristan[73]
29 April 2009: US drone strike in Kanni Garam village in South Waziristan kills 6 people.[74]
9 May 2009: US drone strike in Sararogha in South Waziristan kills 6 people.[75]
12 May 2009: US drone strike in Sra Khawra village in South Waziristan kills 8 people.[76]
16 May 2009: US drone strike in village of Sarkai Naki in North Waziristan kills 25 people.[77]
14 June 2009: US drone strike on a vehicle in South Waziristan kills 5 people.[78]
18 June 2009: Two US drone strikes in Shahalam village in South Waziristan kills at least 13 people.[79][80]
23 June 2009: US drone strike in Neej Narai in South Waziristan kills at least 8 people.[81][82]
23 June 2009: Makeen airstrike kills at least 80 but misses Baitullah Mehsud in the town of Makeen, many of which were attending the funerals of people killed in the air strikes earlier in the day.[83][84][85]
[edit] July to December3 July 2009: US Drone kills 17 people and injures a further 27.[86]
7 July 2009: US drone strike in Zangarha in South Waziristan kills at least 12 people.[87]
8 July 2009: US drone strike on a hideout in Karwan Manza area and on a vehicle convoy in South Waziristan kills at least 50 people.[88]
10 July 2009: US drones take out a Taliban communication center killing between 5–8 militants in Painda Khel, South Waziristan.[89]
17 July 2009: US drone strike on a house in North Waziristan kills 4 people.[90]
5 August 2009: US drone strike in South Waziristan killed 12, including Baitullah Mehsud, his wife, and his wife's parents.[91][92] The kill was confirmed after weeks of uncertainty over their fate.[93][94][95][96][97]
11 August 2009: US drone strike in Ladda village, South Waziristan, kills 10.[98]
21 August 2009: US drone strike on the village of Darpa Kheil, North Waziristan, reportedly targeting Sirajuddin Haqqani kills at least 21 people.[99][100][101]
27 August 2009: US drone missile strike on the Tapar Ghai area in the Kanigram (Kanigoram) district in South Waziristan kills at 8 people.[102][103] One of the dead was reportedly Tohir Yo‘ldosh (Tahir Yuldash), leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.[104][105]
8 September 2009: US drone fired missiles kill 10 in North Waziristan.[106] 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.[107]
14 September 2009: US drone fired missile kills four people in a car 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Mir Ali in North Waziristan.[108]
24 September 2009: US drone fired missile kills up to 12 people in the village of Dande Darpa Khel near Mir Ali.[109]
29 September 2009: Two missile attacks take place. In the first, a drone attack reportedly killed six Taliban, including two Uzbek fighters and Taliban commander Irfan Mehsud, in a compound in Sararogha village, South Waziristan. In the second, a missile killed seven insurgents in a house in Dandey Darpakhel village, North Waziristan...
Originally posted by IANZ
It's coming up to that time of the 10 year anniversiery andf the question everyone should be asking is what chances AlQaeda will make a birthday hit. Below is a list of casualties in Pakistan where the war on terror has considerably weakened AlQ but I wouldn't be surprised if they made a nice comeback. ThaT WOULD BE NICE. iF ANYONE KNOWS OF A BETTING AGENCY THA ...[text shortened]... missile killed seven insurgents in a house in Dandey Darpakhel village, North Waziristan...
ThaT WOULD BE NICE.
What would be nice?