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December 10, 2010
Location: Khadar Khel, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Militant leaders killed: Unknown
Militants killed: 4 (2 British converts: BBC, Tel, Guardian, Times)
Others killed: Unknown
Source: AP, Reuters, CNN, ET
Assumed target: House and vehicle (QAEDA)

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October 18, 2010
Location: Sanzali area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Militant leaders killed: Unknown
Militants killed: 5-7
Others killed: Unknown
Source: AFP, AP, ET, CNN, BBC
Assumed target: Militant compound and vehicle (UNCLEAR)

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July 25, 2010
Location: Tabbi Tolkhel, North Waziristan
Militant leaders killed: Unknown
Militants killed: 4-7
Others killed: Unknown
Source: BBC, Daily Times/AP, CNN, Dawn, Geo, The News
Assumed target: Suspected militant compound (UNCLEAR)

Location: Korzai region near Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 0
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: At least 5
Source: Daily Times of Pakistan
Assumed target: Noor Khan Wazir house; Mullah Nazir, rival of Baitullah Mehsud (TALIBAN)

November 7, 2010
Location: Moizer town, Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Militants killed: 5-6
Source: AJE, BBC, The News, ET, AFP, Geo, AP
Assumed target: Car used by militants (UNCLEAR)

September 3, 2010
Location: Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AP, Geo, Dawn, ET
Assumed target: Vehicle (UNCLEAR)

September 3, 2010
Location: Machis Factory area on outskirts of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AP, Geo, Dawn, ET, CNN, AFP
Assumed target: House used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Toorkhel, suburbs of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Unknown
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 4-6
Source: AFP, AP, The News, Dawn, Daily Times
Assumed target: Vehicle with militants (UNCLEAR)

December 22, 2008
Location: Karikot and Shin Warsak near Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Unknown
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: Unknown
Source: Times of India, LWJ
Assumed target: Wana region is a stronghold of Mullah Nazir, a Taliban chieftain and rival of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud (BBC) (TALIBAN)

September 24, 2009
Location: Near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Unknown
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 10
Others killed: 3-10 total people, AFP said 10 militants (0 added to low, 10 to high)
Sources: BBC, AP, Reuters, Al Jazeera, AFP
Assumed target: Haqqani network (HAQQANI)

Location: Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, Dawn, AP, AFP
Assumed target: House and vehicle (UNCLEAR)

May 15, 2010
Location: Ragha area, Tirah Valley, Khyber
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 5-15
Source: AP, The News, Daily Times
Assumed target: House and trucks with militants (UNCLEAR)
Note: the AP is the only wire service to report on this strike, so it is included here but not in any of the above tallies.

May 11, 2010
Location: Doga area, Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 14
Source: Reuters, AP, AJE, Geo, NYT
Assumed target: Vehicle and compound used by militants (UNCLEAR)

May 3, 2010
Location: Marsikhel, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 4
Others killed: 2 (ET describes 6 “people” killed; added 4 to low total, 6 to high total; 4 to low/high militants)
Source: AP, Dawn, Geo/AP, ET
Assumed target: Car with militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Khushali Toorkhel, 15 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 4-8
Source: Geo, AFP, AP, Reuters, BBC
Assumed target: House with militants (UNCLEAR)

February 18, 2010
Location: Dandey Darpa Khel, near Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Muhammad Haqqani, brother of Siraj (AFP, AP, Dawn/AFP, Daily Times, Reuters, CNN, NYT)
Source: Reuters, Geo, AP, AFP, Dawn/AFP
Assumed target: Militant compound (HAQQANI)

Location: Tapar Ghai area in the Kanigram district in South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Tahir Yuldashev (Reuters, AFP, The News, BBC, Times of London, CNN, AP)—Author’s note: Die Welt unearthed a video purportedly of Yuldashev in January 2010; current status unclear.
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: At least 4
Others killed: 0-4 (reports from 4-8, 4 militants; added 4 to high/low militant, 4-8 total)
Sources: BBC, Geo TV, AP, AFP
Assumed target: suspected militant hide-out in the stronghold of top Taliban commander Waliur Rehman; Tahir Yuldashev (TALIBAN/AL QAEDA)

August 5, 2009
Location: Zangra village of Ladha, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Baitullah Mehsud)
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 1-3 (maybe Baitullah Mehsud father in law)
Others killed: 1 (Baitullah Mehsud wife) (2-4 total)
Sources: Geo TV, Dawn, CNN, Guardian, BBC, al Jazeera, VOA, Reuters, NYT, Foreign Policy
Assumed target: Baitullah Mehsud (BM)

April 8, 2009
Location: Wana, South Waziristan
Others killed: 3-4 (incl. 2-3 militants)
Source: GeoTV, AP, Dawn, Reuters, CNN, WSJ, NYT, VOA
Assumed target: Mullah Nazir, Baitullah Mehsud’s rival (TALIBAN)

January 8, 2010
Location: Tappi village, near Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Sources: AFP, AP, CNN, Geo
Assumed target: Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s network (TALIBAN)

October 8, 2010
Location: Mohammad Khel, North Waziristan
Source: CP, AP, ET, CNN
Assumed target: Militant hideout (UNCLEAR)

July 25, 2010
Location: Landikhel area of Sararogha, South Waziristan
Source: BBC, Dawn, AP, The News
Assumed target: Local militants affiliated with TTP (TALIBAN)

June 10, 2010
Location: Khaddi village, nine miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AP, AFP, Reuters, Geo, CNN
Assumed target: Compound used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Sept. 3, 2008
Location: Musa Nikow, Barmal area of Angorada, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: Unknown
Others killed: 15-19
Source: GeoTV, NYT
Assumed target: Al Qaeda and Taliban militants
**NOTE: This is the ground incursion and is NOT included in the total number of strikes.

Location: Hamzoni, 6 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: BBC, AJE, Geo, Reuters, AFP, AP
Assumed target: Hafiz Gul Bahadur vehicle (TALIBAN)

February 14, 2009
Location: Near Narsikhel, Ladha, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 0
Others killed: 30 including Taliban and al Qaeda
Source: New York Times, CNN Wires (email, 2/14/09), Reuters, Geo TV
Assumed target: Baitullah Mehsud (BM/QAEDA)

October 27, 2010
Location: Spin Wam, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, CP, ET, The News, Geo, CNN, Pajhwok
Assumed target: Militant house of Nasimullah Khan (UNCLEAR)

March 16, 2010 Location: Datta Khel, 12 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Others killed: Unclear
Source: BBC, AFP, AJE, The News, Dawn/Reuters, AP, Times of India
Assumed target: Pro-Taliban militant compounds/compound of Hafiz Gul Bahadur (TALIBAN)

February 28, 2008
Location: Azam Warsak, west of Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 0
Source: Dawn, Wash Post
Assumed target: Al Qaeda and Taliban camp (QAEDA/TALIBAN)

January 29, 2008
Location: Near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Militant leaders killed: 1 (Abu Laith al Libi)
Militants killed: 0
Others killed: 13
Source: CNN, Washington Post, BBC
Assumed target: Abu Laith al Libi (QAEDA)

January 19, 2010
Location: Deegan, 18 miles west of Miram Shah, in Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Sources: AP, Geo, Dawn, CNN, AFP, Reuters
Assumed target: Compound and vehicle (HAQQANI/TALIBAN)

Location: Damadola, Bajaur
Others killed: 0
Source: CNN
Assumed target: Abu Khabab al Masri (QAEDA; escaped); Ayman al Zawahiri (Times--also escaped)

July 28, 2008
Location: Zeralita in the Azam Warsak region of South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Abu Khabab al Masri, WMD expert) Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 3
Others killed: 3
Source: BBC News, GeoTV, Agence France Press, Forbes, Telegraph
Assumed target: Abu Khabab al Masri, AQ (QAEDA)

November 2, 2007
Location: Village outside Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: NYT
Assumed target: Taliban militants (TALIBAN)

Location: Inzarkas village, Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, BBC, CNN, Geo, NYT, AJE, ET
Assumed target: Vehicle and house used by militants affiliated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur
(TALIBAN)

Location: Khund, South Waziristan border with Afghanistan*
Militants killed: 7
Source: AFP, Reuters, CNN, AJE, BBC, NBC
Assumed target: Vehicle with militants affiliated with Mullah Nazir (TALIBAN)
*Exact location is unclear

June 29, 2010
Location: Lamal village, near Karikot, 6 miles SW of Wana, South Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, Reuters, BBC, ET, Geo, CNN
Assumed target: House of militant commander Maulana Halimullah (TALIBAN/QAEDA)

Location: Machis, outskirts of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, AP, AFP, Geo, Reuters
Assumed target: Militant vehicle/compound (UNCLEAR)

November 20, 2009
Location: Palooseen village in the district of Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Sources: AP, Reuters, Dawn, AFP, BBC, CNN
Assumed target: Compound used by Taliban militants (TALIBAN)

June 18, 2009
Location: Raghzai area, near Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: Unknown
Others killed: Unknown (casualty reports combined with strike in Shah Alam for 9-13 total casualties)
Sources: GeoTV, Al Jazeera, VOA, NYT
Assumed target: Malang Wazir, local Taliban commander (TALIBAN)

Location: Jangara, Makeen, South Waziristan
Source: AP, VOA, Al Jazeera, Dawn
Assumed target: Baitullah Mehsud (BM)

February 15, 2010 Location: Tapi, 9 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Abdul Haq al-Turkistani, leader of a group called the Turkistani Islamic Party (Geo, Reuters)
Source: AP, Reuters, AFP
Assumed target: Vehicle carrying militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Damadola, Bajaur, NWFP
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 3-“most” (estimate: 25)
Others killed: 10-33 total (added 3 to low militants, 25 to high militants)
Sources: CNN, Daily Times, The Nation (Pakistan), The News, Dawn, The News, Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera (Pakistan denies drone strike)
Assumed target: Maulana Faqir Mohammed, Taliban commander of Bajaur (TALIBAN)

Location: Naurak, near Marsi Khel village, nine miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Dawn, AP, AFP, ET, CNN
Assumed target: Militant vehicle (TALIBAN/HAQQANI)

Location: Aziz Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AP, AFP, CNN
Assumed target: Alleged militant vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Kutabkhel village, 3 km south of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, Daily Times, AP, AFP
Assumed target: Two vehicles (UNCLEAR)

Location: Makeen, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 6 “foreign militants”
Others killed: 1 (7 total incl. militants)
Source: CNN, GeoTV, Dawn, Reuters, Washington Post
Assumed target: Baitullah Mehsud (BM: Makeen is his hometown)

Location: Barjo, Kurram Agency
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: “some”, unconfirmed
Others killed: 14 (11—CNN; 22—WaPo)
Source: GeoTV, CNN, Washington Post, Reuters, AP, Dawn, BBC
Assumed target: Militant training camp (UNCLEAR)
Note, this is a very rough approximation of Barjo.

April 1, 2009
Location: Khadezai, Orakzai Agency
Source: Reuters, AP, NYT, GeoTV, CNN wire, BBC, Dawn, VOA
Assumed target: Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud’s deputy, Hakimullah Mehsud (TALIBAN)
*Note, this is a very rough approximation of the location of Khadezai.

Location: Shanakhora, 12 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Sources: Reuters, AFP, Geo TV
Assumed target: Taliban militants using the compound (TALIBAN)

Location: Karwan Manza, South Waziristan
Others killed: 6-35 (incl. militants)
Source: Reuters, Dawn, BBC, CNN, AP, GeoTV, Washington Post
Assumed target: Baitullah Mehsud (BM)

December 14, 2010
Location: Spalga, nine miles south of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Militants killed: 4
Source: AP, Geo, ET/AFP
Assumed target: Militant vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, Dawn, Reuters, Geo
Assumed target: Militant house in Hormuz area (UNCLEAR)

Location: Khar Qamar, a village in Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, Dawn, AP, BBC, Geo, AFP, AP
Assumed target: Vehicle carrying militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Sara Khwara, 25 km west of Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: At least 6-9
Others killed: 0 (although 8 militants may be civilians)
Sources: Reuters, Dawn, CNN, Press TV, BBC, AP, The Nation

Location: Mardar Algad, Ladha, South Waziristan
Sources: CNN, Reuters, AFP, BBC, Dawn, Press TV

October 15, 2009 Location: Dandey Darpa Khel, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 3 Afghan Taliban
Others killed: 1-2 (4-5 total)
Sources: BBC, Geo TV, AFP, Reuters, The News
Assumed target: Haqqani militants (Reuters) (HAQQANI)

Location: Zharki (Zera), near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: At least 5
Others killed: At least 5 (at least 10 total, at least five were “foreign militants”)
Source: Washington Post, GeoTV
Assumed target: A militant compound run by a local named Khalil (TALIBAN)

Location: Gariwan, 19 miles south of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Others killed: 4-5
Sources: BBC, AP, AFP, Reuters India, Dawn, CBC, GeoTV
Assumed target: Taliban militant camp (TALIBAN)

Location: Ghulam Khan, 20 km north of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, Dawn/agencies, BBC, AP, Reuters, CNN
Assumed target: Militant training center, house and vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Tappi, Miramshah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: “several”
Others killed: At least 2 (“a woman, a child, and several unidentified foreigners”)
Source: GeoTV
Assumed target: Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the Taliban in North Waziristan, is based near Miramshah (PBS) (HAQQANI)

Location: Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Nek Muhammad
Source: New York Times
Assumed target: Nek Muhammad (TALIBAN)

Location: Dosali village, North Waziristan
Sources: BBC, CNN, Geo, AP, Pajhwok, Reuters, Wash Post
Assumed target: Vehicle with suspected insurgents (TALIBAN)

Location: Danday Darpakhel near Miranshah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Abu Haris, AQ chief in Pakistan)
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: At least 3--Abdullah, a Saudi; Abu Hamza, another Saudi; and Zain Ul Abu Qasim, an Egyptian
Source: CNN, Reuters
Assumed target: Abu Haris, AQ chief in Pakistan (QAEDA)

Location: Ghar Laley, 22 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AP, AFP, Geo/AFP, ET, BBC, CNN
Assumed target: House and vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Outskirts of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, AP, AFP, CNN, Geo, AP
Assumed target: Compound (UNCLEAR)

Location: Boya village, 12 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Others killed: 8 (13 total described as “civilians”—AP; 3 added to low militants/total, 5 added to high militants, 13 added to high total)
Source: AP, Geo, AFP, Geo
Assumed target: Compound owned by local Taliban commander Tariq Khan (TALIBAN)

Location: Tapi village, 13 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, AFP, AP, Reuters, The News
Assumed target: Compound used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Lowari Mandi area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, AP, Dawn, Reuters, AFP
Assumed target: Militant compound used by Taliban and/or Haqqani network (TALIBAN/HAQQANI)

14. February 14, 2010 Location: Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: NYT, CNN, AFP, Reuters, Geo, AJE, Dawn
Assumed target: Militant compound; house of militant collaborator Khanadan Khan Dawar (Dawn) (UNCLEAR)

Location: Kani Guram, four miles from Ladha, South Waziristan
Sources: Geo TV, Dawn, AP, NYT
Assumed target: Taliban training camp (TALIBAN)

Location: Datta Khel, North Waziristan (60km west of Miramshah)
Source: Reuters
Assumed target: Haqqani network (LWJ) (HAQQANI)

Location: Danday Darpa Khel, outskirts of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: BBC, Reuters, NYT, AP
Assumed target: Madrassa founded by Jalaluddin Haqqani (HAQQANI/TALIBAN)

Location: Ladha, South Waziristan
Source: GeoTV
Assumed target: Baitullah Mehsud (LWJ) (BM)

Location: Ghoresti, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Others killed: Unclear
Source: Geo, AP, Reuters, AFP/ET, BBC, CNN, LAT, AFP
Assumed target: Retrieving bodies (TALIBAN)

Location: Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AJE, Dawn/AFP, AFP, AP, Geo, The News, CNN
Assumed target: House associated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur (TALIBAN)

Location: Mizar Madakhel, 25-31 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, AFP, AP, AJE, Online, ABC, BBC, NYT
Assumed target: Vehicle and compound being used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Shah Alam, Birmal, near Wana, South Waziristan
Others killed: Up to 4 (including the 9 militants; 13 total)
Sources: BBC, al Jazeera, CNN, AFP, Reuters, Dawn, VOA, NYT
Assumed target: Maulavi Nazir (TALIBAN)

Location: Khusali Toorikhel, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Militant leaders killed: 0
Source: GeoTV
Assumed target: Mir Ali is a known stronghold of Abu Kasha, a link between al Qaeda’s Shura Majlis and the Taliban (LWJ) (QAEDA/TALIBAN)

Location: Makeen, South Waziristan
Source: Geo
Assumed target: Baitullah Mehsud

Location: Dilfaraz or Ghangi Khel, near Wana, South Waziristan
Others killed: 8-10
Source: Washington Post, GeoTV, LWJ
Assumed target: Gangi Khel in South Waziristan is located in the tribal areas commanded by Mullah Nazir, a Taliban chieftain and rival of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud. (BBC) (TALIBAN)

Location: Darpa Khel, outside Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Sources: Reuters, Geo TV, AP, NYT, BBC, Al Jazeera, Dawn
Assumed target: Haqqani network (HAQQANI)

Location: Bannu Frontier Region east of North Waziristan (Jani Khel, NWFP)
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Abdullah Azzam al Saudi)
Others killed: At least 5 (including 2 “foreigners”)
Source: CNN, Dawn, Thaindian
Assumed target: Taliban militant (Dilber, alias Parpand) (TALIBAN)

Location: Sokhel village, 16 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Militant leaders killed: Abu Ahmed (The News)
Source: The News, ET, BBC, AP, NYT, Reuters, CNN, AJE, The News, The News
Assumed target: Government water supply plant where militants were meeting (TALIBAN/QAEDA)

Location: Babar Raghzai area of the Saidgi village, 4 miles north of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Sources: AP, AFP, AJE, Nation, Dawn
Assumed target: House of local tribesman Asmatullah, apparently linked with Taliban (TALIBAN)

Location: Kumsham, 22 miles south of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Others killed: 6 (14 total, including 7 Al Qaeda and 1 Taliban)
Source: Agence France Press
Assumed target: Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar (LWJ) (TALIBAN)

Location: Dwasarak village, 25 miles west of Wana, near Angoor Adda, South Waziristan
Source: Geo, BBC, AP, CNN, AJE
Assumed target: Compound used by militants (UNCLEAR)

March 8, 2010
Location: Maley Khan Sirai area of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Militant leaders killed: Sadam Hussein Al Hussami, also known as Ghazwan Al-Yemeni/Hussein al-Yemeni (WSJ, AP, Reuters)
Source: Dawn, Geo, AP, AFP, NBC
Assumed target: Building used by militants (QAEDA)

Location: Sararogha, South Waziristan
Sources: AP, Geo TV, AFP, Reuters, VOA, BBC
Assumed target: compound of local Taliban commander Irfan Mehsud (TALIBAN)

Location: Ghundikala village, 15 km east of Miram Shah in tehsil Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Sources: Geo TV, Reuters, Dawn, AFP, NYT, CNN
Assumed target: A car carrying the militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Nawab village, near Ghulam Khan, North Waziristan (2)
Others killed: “Some” (added 0-2 to total)
Source: AP, Post, CNN, AFP, ET, Geo, AJE
Assumed target: Vehicle used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Hasan Khel, 30 km east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, CNN, ET, Geo
Assumed target: Vehicle (though targets may have escaped) (UNCLEAR)

Location: Pir Keley, six miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, CNN, Geo, ET
Assumed target: Vehicle used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Charkhel, in Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: CP, AP, ET, AFP
Assumed target: Militant hideout (UNCLEAR)

Location: Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Militants killed: 5-8 (Germans)
Source: Reuters, AFP, Geo, CNN, BBC, Guardian, ET, AP
Assumed target: Building with militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Ambor Shaga on Dattakhel Road, near the border, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, AFP, AP, BBC, Geo, AP
Assumed target: Vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Asadabad village of Muhammad Khel area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: UnMustafa Abu al-Yazid, AQ no. 3 (FP)
Source: CNN, Geo, AP, CNN, AFP, Reuters
Assumed target: Compound rented to fighters from Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s group (TALIBAN)

Location: Inzarkas village, Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Others killed: 1 (AP: 10 killed, 9 were militants)
Source: Reuters, AP, AFP, Geo, BBC, Daily Times, AJE
Assumed target: Militant compound (UNCLEAR)

Location: Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: “several”
Others killed: At least 8
Source: Agence France Press
Assumed target: House of Haji Yaqub, al Qaeda militant sympathizer; Mullah Nazir, Taliban rival of Baitullah Mehsud (TALIBAN/QAEDA)

January 10, 2010 Location: Ismail Khel village, in Datta Khel region, North Waziristan
Sources: AP, AFP, CNN, Geo, Times of India, Dawn
Assumed target: A militant training compound affiliated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur (TALIBAN)

Location: Toori Khel village, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Nazimuddin Zalalov alias Yahyo (AP, NYT, Geo TV, WSJ, Dawn, Reuters, AP)
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: At least 4 (including Nazimuddin)
Others killed: 0-4 (4-8 total killed. 4 of which were alleged militants)
Sources: AFP, BBC, GeoTV, Reuters, VOA, CNN, AP
Assumed target: hideout of defunct Tahrik-e-Taliban at Turikhel area; militant vehicle (TALIBAN)

Location: Khaddi, 10 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, AP, ET/AFP, AP, ET
Assumed target: House used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Haider Khel, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, AP, BBC, CNN, ET, Dawn
Assumed target: Militant compound (UNCLEAR)

Location: Tarmanu Road, 31 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, BBC, ET, AP
Assumed target: Vehicle with militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Payekhel village of Dattakhel district, North Waziristan
Source: Dawn, CSM, The News, CNN, AFP, Dawn
Assumed target: Militant compound (UNCLEAR)

Source: AP, AFP, Geo, Dawn, BBC, CNN, ET, Nation
Assumed target: House belonging to militants in Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s group (TALIBAN)

Location: Chashma, a village on the outskirts of Miramshah, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, Reuters
Assumed target: Taj Mohammad (UNCLEAR)

Location: Babrak Ziarat near Wazgai village of Dattakhel tehsil, North Waziristan
Sources: The News, Dawn, AFP, Geo, AP, Daily Times, NYT
Assumed target: Funeral procession of victims from earlier missile strike (TALIBAN; Daily Times reports Punjabi Taliban)

Location: Machi Khel, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: AP, ET, Dawn, AFP, CNN
Assumed target: Vehicle or house (UNCLEAR)

Location: Mantoi area, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: None
Source: GeoTV, LWJ

Location: Gaddi Maramay in Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Zuhaib al-Zahibi, “well-known al Qaeda commander” (Wash Post)
Sources: BBC, CNN, Geo, AP, Pajhwok, Reuters, AFP, Wash Post
Assumed target: Haqqani network (HAQQANI/TALIBAN/QAEDA) (though reports are mixed)

Location: Sangana, Khyber
Source: Reuters, ET, AFP, BBC, AP, CNN, Geo, Geo
The News
Assumed target: Lashkar-e-Islam (TALIBAN)
Note: This is a rough approximation of the location.

Location: Danday Darpa Khel, North Waziristan
Source: Reuters, Geo, Dawn/AFP, CNN
Assumed target: Militant compound and house (TALIBAN/HAQQANI)

Location: Tabbi Langar Khel, near Sarorogha, South Waziristan
Sources: Reuters, Dawn, The News, GeoTV, Press Trust of India, Associated Press, Daily Times

Location: Spin Drand area of the Tirah Valley, Khyber
Source: AP, Reuters, AFP, Daily Times
Assumed target: Vehicle carrying local Taliban militants (Taliban)

Location: Qutabkhel village, a southern suburb of Miranshah, North Waziristan
Source: ET/AFP, AP, Dawn/AFP, AP, CNN
Assumed target: Vehicle with militants (UNCLEAR)

February 24, 2010 Location: Dargi Mandi, 2.5 miles north of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Mohammad Qari Zafar (AP, The News)
Source: AP, BBC, Geo, AFP, Reuters, Dawn, CNN, NYT
Assumed target: Militant compound (HAQQANI/TALIBAN)

Location: Azam Warzak, South Waziristan
Others killed: 4 (7 total, including 3 “foreigners”, which means AQ or Taliban)
Source: GeoTV, Reuters
Assumed target: Unclear (UNCLEAR)

Location: Tati, 20km east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Others killed: 3 (9 total, including 6 “foreigners”)
Source: Reuters, The News
Assumed target: Faisal Mohammad Sultan, a tribesman sympathetic to the militants cause; or house of local Taliban commander, Hafiz Sahar Gul (TALIBAN)

Location: Boya village, in Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, AP, Reuters, AFP/ET, BBC, CNN, LAT, AFP
Assumed target: Vehicle used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Sanzali area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Sources: AFP, AP, Dawn, CNN, AJE
Assumed target: Locals collecting bodies from first Jan. 6 attack (TALIBAN)
*Note: NYT reports 20-25 killed in both Jan. 6 strikes, but is an outlier.

January 15, 2010 Location: Bichi village, Mirkhwanai area, near Shaktoi, North Waziristan (border)
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Azmatullah Mawiya (TT-Punjab, Dawn)
Sources: AFP, Geo, Dawn, AP
Assumed target: Militant compound (TALIBAN)

Location: Ghulam Khan, north of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AJE, BBC, The News, ET, AFP, Geo, AP
Assumed target: House and vehicle used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Spin Wam refugee camp, outside Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: AP, DPA, CNN, BBC, The News, AFP, ET/AFP

Location: Tabbi Tolkhel, 4 km north of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Daily Times, ET, AP, AFP, Daily Times, Guardian, Dawn

Location: Amboor Shaga village, 15 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: BBC, AP, AFP, Geo, Daily Times, CNN
Assumed target: Vehicle carrying militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Zanini village, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Sources: AFP, Geo, Dawn, BBC, AP
Assumed target: Militant camp; Hakimullah Mehsud (TALIBAN)

Location: Tapi Tool region near Miramshah, North Waziristan
Assumed target: Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the Taliban in North Waziristan, is based near Miramshah (PBS) (HAQQANI)

Location: Norak, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Sources: AFP, Geo TV, Dawn, CNN, AP, Reuters
Assumed target: Home of local militant Musharaf Gul (TALIBAN)

Location: Toorikhel, Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Haitham al-Yemeni
Source: Washington Post, CNN
Assumed target: Haitham al-Yemeni

Location: Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 2 (Abu Jihad al Masri and Abu Kasha/Abu Akash-unconfirmed; now believed to have escaped)
Source: Agence France Press, BBC News
Assumed target: Abu Jihad al Masri (AQ propaganda) (QAEDA)

Location: Mohammad Khel, near Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: At least 16 (16-21)
Assumed target: Haqqani network (LWJ) (HAQQANI)

Location: Nawab village, Ghulam Khan, North Waziristan (3)
Source: AP, Post, CNN, AFP, ET, Geo, AJE
Assumed target: Vehicle used by militants (HAQQANI)

Location: Gulli Khel village, Ghulam Khan, 8 miles from Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, AP, AFP, Geo, RFE/RL
Assumed target: Group of militants returning from Afghanistan (HAQQANI)

Location: Shahidano village, 62 miles southwest of Peshawar, Kurram
Source: CNN, AFP, AP, Geo, AP/Reuters
Assumed target: Vehicles carrying suspected militants (TALIBAN/HAQQANI)
Note: this is a very rough approximation of location.

Location: Shaktoi, South Waziristan
Source: BBC, Daily Times/AP, CNN, Nation, Dawn, Geo, The News, Geo
Assumed target: Vehicle carrying militants affiliated with Hakimullah Mehsud (TALIBAN)

Location: Khushali Khel, Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, Daily Times, ET, AP, BBC, AFP, Daily Times, Guardian, Dawn
Assumed target: House of Hameedullah; Hafiz Gul Bahadur-linked house (TALIBAN)

January 29, 2010 Location: Muhammad Khel, Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Sources: AFP, AP, BBC, NYT, Geo, Reuters
Assumed target: Haqqani/Taliban compound (HAQQANI/TALIBAN)

Location: Aspalga village, 7 miles SE of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Saleh al-Somali (CNN, CBS, NYT, AFP, WSJ, AP, BBC, Bloomberg, Wash Post, Geo)
Sources: Reuters, Geo TV, AP, AFP, The News
Assumed target: Car with Taliban militants (TALIBAN/QAEDA)

Location: Sur Pul, near Parachinar, Kurram Agency
Others killed: At least 31
Source: CNN, New York Times, GeoTV, LWJ
Assumed target: Camp of Afghan Commander Bahram Khan Kochi (TALIBAN)

Location: Ghulam Khan, 15km NW of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, AFP, AP, AJE, Geo
Assumed target: Vehicle (HAQQANI)

Location: Nakai, Khyber
Source: Reuters, ET, AFP, BBC, AP, CNN, Geo, Geo
Assumed target: Lashkar-e-Islam (TALIBAN)
Note: This is a rough approximation of the location.

Location: Damadola, Bajaur
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Abu Suleyman Jazairi)
Source: Daily Times, LAT, Dawn
Assumed target: Abu Suleyman Jazairi (QAEDA)

Location: Sokhel, Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: Washington Post, GeoTV, Dawn, LWJ, AFP
Assumed target: Malik Gulab Khan, “pro-militant tribal elder” (QAEDA)

Location: Mami Rogha, 26 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Reuters
Assumed target: Taliban and al Qaeda militants (TALIBAN/QAEDA)

Location: Mandi Khel, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Others killed: Unclear
Source: Geo, AP, Reuters, AFP/ET, BBC, CNN, LAT, AFP
Assumed target: Vehicle and militant compound affiliated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur (TALIBAN)

Source: AP, BBC, CNN, The News, Dawn/AFP, AFP

Location: Mada Khel, 25 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: BBC, AJE, Reuters, Geo, AFP, AP
Assumed target: Hafiz Gul Bahadur group (TALIBAN)

Location: Khesoor, 18 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 25 (NYT) (including Asad al-Misri, an Arab)
Sources: The News, Dawn, CNN, Al Jazeera, VOA, Reuters, AFP, AFP, NYT
Assumed target: A madrassa (according to The News); Islamic school thought to be a training facility for militants (according to NYT) (UNCLEAR)

Location: Baghar Cheena region of South Waziristan, 55km west of Wana, near Angorada
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Abu Ubaydah al Tunisi, probably)
Source: Reuters, GeoTV, Dawn, BBC, AJE
Assumed target: Taliban camp (TALIBAN)

Location: Sippah village, near Spin Drand in the Tirah Valley, Khyber
Militant leaders killed: Ali Marjan, local LeI commander; Ibne Amin, al-Qaeda linked Swat Taliban commander
Source: Reuters, ET, AFP, BBC, AP, CNN, Geo, Geo,The News
Assumed target: Lashkar-e-Islam headquarters (TALIBAN/QAEDA)
Note: this is a rough approximation of the location.

Location: Khysore village, 20 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, ET, Geo/AFP, AP, AFP, BBC
Assumed target: House, vehicle, and shop (UNCLEAR)

Location: Ahmad Khel, 15 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, AFP, AP, Geo

Location: Deghan, Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AP, AFP, ET
Assumed target: Vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Dargha Mandi at Ghulam Khan Road area, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, AFP, AP, BBC, Geo
Assumed target: Suspected militant hideout (UNCLEAR)

Location: Chaar Khel, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Abu Wafa Al Saudi)
Source: Long War Journal, WSJ, Dawn, NYT
Assumed target: Haqqani network (LWJ) (HAQQANI)

February 2, 2010 Location: Deegan/Muhammad Khel/Pai Khel/Toor Narai villages, Datta Khel, 30km west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 14-16 (Dawn reports 16 militants, AP reports 14; added 14-16 militants)
Others killed: 13-17 (Reuters, AFP report 31 total; CNN reports 29 total; added 29-31 total)
Source: Geo, AJE, Daily Times, Dawn, AP, Reuters, AFP, AFP, NYT, BBC, CNN, WSJ
Assumed target: Militant training center (TALIBAN)

Location: Ghulam Khan, North Waziristan
Source: AP, Post, CNN, AFP, ET, Geo, AJE
Assumed target: House (UNCLEAR)

Location: Ismail Khel, in Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: ET, Geo, AP, AFP, CNN, Pajhwok, BBC

March 1, 2009
Location: Sararogha, near Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 4 Arab militants
Others killed: At least 8, incl. militants
Source: GeoTV, Washington Post, New York Times
Assumed target: Taliban stronghold; Mullah Nazir, Baitullah Mehsud’s rival (TALIBAN)

Location: Kaniguram, near Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Abu Sulayman al Jazairi)
Source: CNN wire (4/29/09), GeoTV, Dawn, Reuters, AP, The Nation, Press TV, AFP, NYT
Assumed target: Abu Sulayman al-Jazairi; Baitullah Mehsud/Mullah Nazir (BM/QAEDA)

Location: Just outside Miramshah, North Waziristan
Assumed target: Meeting of al Qaeda and Taliban commanders (AFP) (QAEDA/TALIBAN)

Location: Pai Khel village, in Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AJE, AFP, The News, BBC, CNN, AP
Assumed target: Militant vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Inzarkas village, Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: Daily Times, ET, Geo, BBC, AP, CNN
Assumed target: House and vehicle used by militants associated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur or the IMU (TALIBAN/OTHER)

Location: Painda Khel, South Waziristan
Source: NYT (AP), Reuters, Reuters India, Daily Times, Dawn, Dawn
*Note: This is a very rough approximation of the location of Painda Khel.

Location: Zamarai Nairai, near Kokat Khel, 28 miles east of Wana, South Waziristan
Others killed: 10 (incl 10 militants)-15
Source: NYT, BBC, CNN, al Jazeera, AP, VOA, LAT

Location: Taparghai, near Saam in the Ladha region, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Khalid Habib)
Others killed: At least 4
Source: CNN , NYT, LATimes, The News
Assumed target: Khalid Habib (AQ) (QAEDA)

Location: Makeen, South Waziristan (funeral of militants killed in earlier strike)
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Mullah Sangeen, the Afghan commander of TTP (though reported to have been killed two other times and he surfaced—NYT)
Others killed: 45-83 (including militants)
Sources: NYT, Times Online, Reuters, Daily Times, CNN, AFP, Dawn, GeoTV, Daily Times

Location: Deegan area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, CP, ET, The News, Geo, CNN, Pajhwok
Assumed target: Car used by militants (HAQQANI-AFP)

Location: Khush Hali, southeast of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, Dawn/AFP, AP, CNN, ET/AFP

Location: Mosakki village, 25 km east of Miram Shah, in Mir Ali tehsil, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Unknown Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 2-5
Sources: Geo TV, AFP, AP, Reuters, Dawn
Assumed target: House of well-known tribesman Sadiq Noor in Mir Ali (UNCLEAR)

Location: Danda Darpa Khel, outside Miramshah, North Waziristan
Others killed: “scores”
Source: Reuters
Assumed target: Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the Taliban in North Waziristan, is based near Miramshah (PBS) (HAQQANI)

Location: Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, Dawn, Reuters, Geo, CNN, BBC

Location: Asar village, Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, BBC, CNN, Geo, NYT, AJE, ET
Assumed target: House used by militants associated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur or Haqqani network (TALIBAN/HAQQANI)

Location: Sheerani, Mada Khel, North Waziristan (19 miles west of Miram Shah)
Source: AP, BBC, CNN, AFP, Dawn/AFP
The News
Assumed target: Compound used by militants affiliated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur (TALIBAN)

Location: Garyom, near the border between North Waziristan and South Waziristan
Others killed: 12 (including 5 “foreigners”)
Source: GeoTV, Reuters
Assumed target: “Tribal man,” Mir Gul (UNCLEAR)

Location: Chenagai, six miles north of Khar, Bajaur
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: Up to 80
Source: BBC, Reuters Alertnet
Assumed target: House of a Taliban commander who harbored al Qaeda fighters (TALIBAN/QAEDA)
Note: may have been conducted by U.S. forces; noted here for the record but not included in fatality totals.

Location: Shera Tala area, Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, ET, The News, AP, BBC, The News, Dawn
Assumed target: TTP vehicles (TALIBAN)

Location: Dargah Mandi, outskirts of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, Dawn/AFP, Dawn, CNN, Reuters
Assumed target: Militant compounds (HAQQANI/TALIBAN)

Location: Issori, 13 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Militant leaders killed: Amir Moawia, TTP commander
Source: AFP, BBC, AP, VOA, CNN, Geo, AJE, ET, Dawn, Geo
Assumed target: Compound used by militants (TALIBAN)

Location: Lwara Mundi, 1.5km from Afghan border, North Waziristan
Source: AFP
Assumed target: Haqqani network (HAQQANI)

February 17, 2010:
Location: Tabi Tolkhel, 3 miles from Khost border OR Tapi, 9 miles east of Miram Shah (location approximated)
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Sheikh Mansoor (Dawn, AP)
Source: Geo, Reuters, AFP, CNN, Dawn, Geo, AP
Assumed target: Taliban compound (TALIBAN)

January 16, 2007 (some sources say this strike was operated by the Pakistani military; a resident told Reuters he saw a drone)
Location: Salamat Keley, Zamazola, 60km north of Wana, South Waziristan
Source: Reuters, BBC, Wash Post
Assumed target: Al Qaeda and Taliban camp (QAEDA/TALIBAN)

Location: Tol Khel on the outskirts of Miramshah, North Waziristan
Source: AFP
Assumed target: Hit a house rented by Al Badar, a Kashmiri terrorist group (SATP) (UNCLEAR)

Location: Khaso Khel village, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: AJE, AFP, The News, BBC, CNN, AP
Assumed target: Militant house and vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Azam Warsak, 6 miles NW of Wana, South Waziristan
Source: AFP, Reuters, CNN, AJE, BBC, NBC
Assumed target: Funeral of those killed in first strike (Mullah Nazir fighters) (TALIBAN)

Location: Haisori, near Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Abu Hamza Rabia
Source: CNN, CSM, NYT
Assumed target: Abu Hamza Rabia (QAEDA)

Location: Laddha, Karwan Manza, South Waziristan (2 in same day in same location)
Others killed: 17 (unclear if militants included; 17-40 added to total high/low)
Source: Dawn, Reuters, GeoTV

Location: Neej Narai, outside Makeen, South Waziristan
Sources: AFP, CNN, NYT, Reuters, UPI, Dawn, The News, BBC, AP

Location: Khushali, 15 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AP, CNN, ET, AFP, Daily Times
Assumed target: Car and motorcycle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Lawara Mandi area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, BBC, ET, AP, AP, Geo
Assumed target: House with militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Bushnarai village, Shawal, North Waziristan
Source: AP, Pajhwok, Geo, AFP, CNN, BBC

Location: Gorwek, near Afghan border, North Waziristan
Source: Reuters, AP, Geo, NYT

Location:  Karikot, near Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 4 (Osama al Kini and Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, plus two unknown)
Source: Washington Post, New York Times, The Nation (Pakistan), AJE
Assumed target: Osama al Kini and Sheikh Ahmed Salin Swedan; Mullah Nazir, Baitullah Mehsud’s rival (LWJ) (QAEDA/TALIBAN)

Location: Norak, North Waziristan (12 miles east of Miram Shah)
Sources: Geo TV, Reuters, AFP, The Nation Pakistan, Al Jazeera, AP
Assumed target: Taliban vehicle and compound (TALIBAN)

Location: Zeba village, west of Wana, South Waziristan
Source: AP, Dawn/AFP, Geo

Location: Darazinda village, 25 miles northeast of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AP, AFP
Assumed target: Militants on a motorbike (UNCLEAR)

Location: Machi Khel, 12 miles east of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: CNN, Geo, AP, Geo, AFP, Reuters

Location: Hurmaz, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: AFP, AP, Reuters, The News
Assumed target: Houses used by militants (UNCLEAR)

Location: Danda Saidgai, 15km north of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: Daily Times, Dawn, Reuters
Assumed target: Taliban militants (TALIBAN)

January 6, 2010 Location: Sanzali area of Datta Khel, North Waziristan
Sources: Pajhwok, Geo, AFP, AP, Dawn, CNN, AJE
Assumed target: Taliban training center belonging to Hafiz Gul Bahadur (TALIBAN)

Location: Ali Khel region just outside of Miramshah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 2 (Rashid Rauf and Abu Zubair al Masri)—Rauf, suspect in 2006 planes plot (NYT)
Others killed: 3 (5 total, including Rashid Rauf and Abu Zubair al Masri)
Source: CNN

Location: Danday Darpa Khel, North Waziristan
Source: Geo, AP, AFP, CNN, Geo, AP
Assumed target: House owned by Maulvi Azizullah (HAQQANI)

September 29, 2009 Location: Danda Darpakhel, North Waziristan Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Unknown
Sources: AFP, Geo TV, BBC, The Nation Pakistan, AFP
Assumed target: A house owned by a known Afghan militant (TALIBAN)

Location: Jani Khel, Bannu, NWFP
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: “unclear”
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: “unclear”
Others killed: 4-“At least 5”
Source: GeoTV, NYT, BBC, Washington Post
Assumed target: Local militant commander Taj Ali Khan (UNCLEAR)

January 17, 2010 Location: Nizba village, Shaktoi region, South Waziristan*
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Shahid ullah, Hafiz Nizamuddin Storikhel, Khawarey and Mohtaj (Dawn)
Sources: AJE, WSJ, Reuters, The News, NYT, Dawn, Dawn, AP, Wash Post, CNN, Geo, BBC
Assumed target: Militant compound owned by Mehsud tribe/Hakimullah; house of Usman Jan, head of IMU (TALIBAN/OTHER)
*Note: Shaktoi region is variously referred to as South Waziristan, North Waziristan, or the border region. I count its location based on the majority of reports about the strike in question.

Location: Mizar Madakhel, 25-31 miles west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Others killed: Up to 5 (AP reports 9 total killed; added 4 to low total, 9 to high total)
Source: Geo, AFP, AP, AJE, ABC, BBC, NYT
Assumed target: Two vehicles used by militants to recover those killed in first strike (UNCLEAR)

Source: GeoTV, BBC News
Assumed target: Mullah Nazir, rival of Baitullah Mehsud (TALIBAN)

Location: Machi Khel, near Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Ilyas Kashmiri (AP, NYT, Geo TV, WSJ, Dawn, Reuters, AP)
Al Qaeda/Taliban killed: 3-5 (including Ilyas Kashmiri and a member of al Qaeda Mustafa Algaziri LWJ)
Others killed: 10 total, incl. militants
Sources: AP, Al Jazeera, Dawn, Reuters, AFP, Geo TV, BBC, CNN, VOA, The News
Assumed target: Militant stronghold in a madrassa (QAEDA)

Location: Dargamandi village, 3 miles NW of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Others killed: 0 (AJ says 3 killed total, but doesn’t specify if militants; counted as 10 militants total per AFP)
Sources: AFP, Geo TV, Al Jazeera, Reuters, AP, VOA
Assumed target: House of a tribesman named Ismail Khan in Syedgai (UNCLEAR)

Location: Shakai region north of Wana in South Waziristan (Badar, according to CNN)
Source: CNN, GeoTV
Assumed target: Wana region is a stronghold of Mullah Nazir, a Taliban chieftain and rival of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud (BBC) (TALIBAN)

Location: Qutub Khel, near Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Source: AJE, AFP, The News, BBC, CNN, AP, AFP, Geo
Assumed target: Militant vehicle (UNCLEAR)

Location: Khaisoori town, Mir Ali, North Waziristan
Source: AP, ET, The News, AFP, Dawn/AFP, AJE, CNN

Location: Mizai Nari, 38 km west of Wana, South Waziristan
Source: Dawn, Nation, Geo, CNN, Wash Post
Assumed target: Taliban compound (TALIBAN)

Location: Bhagar, 22 miles west of Wana, South Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: 1 (Abdul Rehman)
Source: GeoTV, Jerusalem Post, Reuters, LWJ
Assumed target: Abdul Rehman, Taliban commander (TALIBAN)

Location: Dhook Pir Bagh, near Wana, South Waziristan
Source: AFP
Assumed target: House of a local tribesman

Location: Machi Khel, 20km west of Miram Shah, North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Haji Omar, key Taliban commander in Mir Ali (Online News of Pakistan, The News)
Sources: AFP, CNN, NYT, Dawn, Reuters, Geo TV
Assumed target: Compound of a local tribesman, Karim Khan (Dawn: “Officials suggested some of the dead were al Qaeda fighters,” QAEDA)

January 14, 2010 Location: Shaktoi village in the Pasalkot region of North Waziristan
Al Qaeda/Taliban leaders killed: Abdul Basit Usman (AP; later unconfirmed: CP)
Sources: NYT, AP, AFP, AJE, Reuters, BBC, CNN, Dawn, Geo, Pajhwok, AP
Assumed target: Hakimullah Mehsud (TALIBAN)

Location: Gurwak/Guvrek, North Waziristan
Source: GeoTV, Reuters, Wash Post, NYT

Location: Gangi Khel, outskirts of Wana, South Waziristan
Others killed: Up to 5 (3-8 total including militants)
Source: CNN, AFP, Reuters, AP, GeoTV, BBC, WSJ
Assumed target: Taliban militant camp (TALIBAN)