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PKKH
August 25, 2017
... and artillery shelling on the civilian population.” Reports from North Waziristan are hard to verify independently because journalists and observers are not allowed to work on the ground. Residents said bodies were left in the open in the villages of Mosaki and Hasukhel as terrified villagers fled the area.
Voice of America
December 23, 2013
Residents said bodies were left in the open in the villages of Mosaki and Hasukhel as terrified villagers fled the area. “We are moving our families to keep them safe but the army's mortars and shells are following us,” said Asad Sher of Mir Ali. “Please tell us where is safe. The army is demolishing our homesÃâà...
Bureau of Investigative Journalism
August 1, 2013
The Bureau's field research finds that – as widely reported at the time – on May 24 2012 a CIA-controlled armed drone hit a mosque in the village of Hasukhel in North Waziristan, killing some worshippers. Six further people were killed in a second drone strike shortly afterwards as they took part in rescueÃâà...
Channel 4 News
May 24, 2012
A government official in the area initially said the drone targeted a house in which militants were said to be living, but a Pakistani security official based in the area later said the drone targeted a mosque in Hasukhel and killed local villagers. Read more: Conflict in 2012 - the likely hotspots. He did not haveÃâà...
Bureau of Investigative Journalism
January 11, 2012
CIA drones returned to attack in North Waziristan for the fourth time in six days, with two strikes in the village of Hasukhel, 4km south of Mir Ali. It appeared at the time that this strike could have marked a return to the deliberate targeting of rescuers at the scene, a tactic first uncovered by the Bureau. HoweverÃâà...
