2009 Makin airstrike: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Collateral damage isn't a massacre and no RS states as such |
No edit summary Tags: references removed Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''23 June 2009 Makin airstrike''' was an attack launched by [[Drone attacks on Pakistan by the United States|United States drones]] on a [[funeral procession]] in the city of [[Makin, Pakistan|Makin]] in [[South Waziristan]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=NYT1>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/world/asia/24pstan.html Suspected U.S. Strike Kills at Least 60 in Pakistan], ''[[The New York Times]]'' |
'''23 June 2009 Makin airstrike''' was an attack launched by [[Drone attacks on Pakistan by the United States|United States drones]] on a [[funeral procession]] in the city of [[Makin, Pakistan|Makin]] in [[South Waziristan]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=NYT1>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/world/asia/24pstan.html Suspected U.S. Strike Kills at Least 60 in Pakistan], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 2009-06-23</ref> Over 60 people were reported killed in what is considered perhaps the deadliest strike since the drone attacks started.<ref name=NYT1/> Other sources claimed up to 83 people were dead.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090627092746/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/24/content_11594863.htm Death toll in suspected U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's tribal area rises to 83]. [[Xinhua News Agency]], 2009-06-24</ref> There were reports that [[Baitullah Mehsud]] was in the area but escaped unhurt while his deputy [[Qari Hussain]] was killed, although this has been disputed.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/12-missile+kills+key+trainer+of+taliban+suicide+bombers--bi-09 Missile kills key trainer of Taliban suicide bombers], ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'', 2009-06-25</ref><ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/06/200962317958264507.html Deadly 'drone attack' hits Pakistan], [[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]], 2009-06-24</ref><ref>[http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/1636808,w-pakistan-taliban-missile-062409.article Pakistani Taliban chief dodged missile: officials]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Chicago Sun-Times]], 2009-06-24</ref> Hussain later phoned reporters to prove he was still alive.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yusufzai |first=Rahimullah |title=US, Pakistan both offer head money for Baitullah |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22988 |date=2009-06-29 |work=The News International |accessdate=2009-06-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630101124/http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22988 |archivedate=30 June 2009 }}</ref> The drones fired missiles when Sangeen Khan, an Afghan commander belonging to [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan]], was holding a meeting soon after the funeral of an associate of Baitullah Mehsud.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-suspected-us-drone-strikes-swaziristan-qs-03 Missile attacks kill 50 in South Waziristan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106185310/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/04-suspected-us-drone-strikes-swaziristan-qs-03 |date=6 January 2011 }}, ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'', 2009-06-24</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/24/pakistan.taliban.unrest/ Suspected U.S. strikes kill dozens in Pakistan], [[CNN]], 2009-06-24</ref> |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
Latest revision as of 18:59, 23 January 2024
| 2009 Makin airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Location | Makin, South Waziristan, Pakistan |
| Date | 23 June 2009 |
| Deaths | More than 60 |
| Victims | Funeral attendees |
| Perpetrators |  United States |
23 June 2009 Makin airstrike was an attack launched by United States drones on a funeral procession in the city of Makin in South Waziristan, Pakistan.[1] Over 60 people were reported killed in what is considered perhaps the deadliest strike since the drone attacks started.[1] Other sources claimed up to 83 people were dead.[2] There were reports that Baitullah Mehsud was in the area but escaped unhurt while his deputy Qari Hussain was killed, although this has been disputed.[3][4][5] Hussain later phoned reporters to prove he was still alive.[6] The drones fired missiles when Sangeen Khan, an Afghan commander belonging to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, was holding a meeting soon after the funeral of an associate of Baitullah Mehsud.[7][8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Suspected U.S. Strike Kills at Least 60 in Pakistan, The New York Times, 2009-06-23
- ^ Death toll in suspected U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's tribal area rises to 83. Xinhua News Agency, 2009-06-24
- ^ Missile kills key trainer of Taliban suicide bombers, Dawn, 2009-06-25
- ^ Deadly 'drone attack' hits Pakistan, Al Jazeera, 2009-06-24
- ^ Pakistani Taliban chief dodged missile: officials[permanent dead link], Chicago Sun-Times, 2009-06-24
- ^ Yusufzai, Rahimullah (29 June 2009). "US, Pakistan both offer head money for Baitullah". The News International. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ Missile attacks kill 50 in South Waziristan Archived 6 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Dawn, 2009-06-24
- ^ Suspected U.S. strikes kill dozens in Pakistan, CNN, 2009-06-24