SgtJim
03-17-2011, 06:41 AM
no exact number of killed/injured militants
but today the drones (CIA? maybe) made a really hard attack against talibans and al-qaeda
let's see the news now....
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from voa (http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/03/17/suspected-us-strike-kills-24-militants-in-pakistan/):
Suspected US Strike Kills 24 Militants in Pakistan
Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least 24 militants in the northwest tribal region along the Afghan border.
Officials said four missiles struck a militant compound Thursday in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan.
They said Wednesday a strike in the same area killed five people.
There have been at least six such attacks in the area this week, as the United States has increased drone missile strikes on suspected Taliban and al-Qaida strongholds in the tribal regions.
The United States rarely acknowledges the strikes, but regional experts say it is a common tactic and goes on with assistance from Islamabad. Pakistan publicly denounces the strikes as infringing on its sovereignty.
from xinhua (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/17/c_13783811.htm):
25 killed in U.S. drone strike in Pakistan
English.news.cn (http://english.news.cn/)
The death toll has risen to 25 following a strike launched late Thursday morning by a U.S. drone in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan, reported local Urdu TV channel ARY.
According to the report, the U.S. drone fired four missiles at a house located at a village in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, in which a group of people suspected to be militants were said to be holding a meeting inside.
Thursday's strike is the 23rd of its kind in Pakistan since 2011. Up to date, at least 132 people have reportedly been killed in such strikes.
from abc.net.au (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/17/3166998.htm?section=justin):
Four US missiles have ploughed into a militant training compound in Pakistan's north-west, killing 24 and wounding several others, security officials said.
It was the seventh drone strike to hit the lawless region in nine days, as the unpopular covert campaign ramps up along the border and fuels widespread anti-American sentiment in the nuclear nation that is a critical US ally.
The unmanned aircraft operate with the tacit consent of Islamabad but fuel anti-US feeling, which is running particularly high after authorities released a CIA contractor being held for murder on Wednesday.
A security official in Peshawar said the missiles struck a militant training centre in Datta Khel town, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area, which borders Afghanistan.
"Militants were using this house as a training centre and used to meet here. They have recovered 24 dead bodies from the debris. We think the death toll may rise," the official said, raising an earlier toll of 12 dead.
He said 10 other militants were critically injured and said those killed were believed to be members of the Pakistani Taliban.
An intelligence official in Miranshah confirmed the new toll.
US drones have frequently targeted Datta Khel, known as a stronghold of the Taliban commander and Al-Qaeda linked warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
On Wednesday another strike in Datta Khel killed five militants, according to officials who speak only on condition of anonymity.
- AFP
but today the drones (CIA? maybe) made a really hard attack against talibans and al-qaeda
let's see the news now....
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from voa (http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/03/17/suspected-us-strike-kills-24-militants-in-pakistan/):
Suspected US Strike Kills 24 Militants in Pakistan
Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least 24 militants in the northwest tribal region along the Afghan border.
Officials said four missiles struck a militant compound Thursday in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan.
They said Wednesday a strike in the same area killed five people.
There have been at least six such attacks in the area this week, as the United States has increased drone missile strikes on suspected Taliban and al-Qaida strongholds in the tribal regions.
The United States rarely acknowledges the strikes, but regional experts say it is a common tactic and goes on with assistance from Islamabad. Pakistan publicly denounces the strikes as infringing on its sovereignty.
from xinhua (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/17/c_13783811.htm):
25 killed in U.S. drone strike in Pakistan
English.news.cn (http://english.news.cn/)
The death toll has risen to 25 following a strike launched late Thursday morning by a U.S. drone in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan, reported local Urdu TV channel ARY.
According to the report, the U.S. drone fired four missiles at a house located at a village in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, in which a group of people suspected to be militants were said to be holding a meeting inside.
Thursday's strike is the 23rd of its kind in Pakistan since 2011. Up to date, at least 132 people have reportedly been killed in such strikes.
from abc.net.au (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/17/3166998.htm?section=justin):
Four US missiles have ploughed into a militant training compound in Pakistan's north-west, killing 24 and wounding several others, security officials said.
It was the seventh drone strike to hit the lawless region in nine days, as the unpopular covert campaign ramps up along the border and fuels widespread anti-American sentiment in the nuclear nation that is a critical US ally.
The unmanned aircraft operate with the tacit consent of Islamabad but fuel anti-US feeling, which is running particularly high after authorities released a CIA contractor being held for murder on Wednesday.
A security official in Peshawar said the missiles struck a militant training centre in Datta Khel town, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area, which borders Afghanistan.
"Militants were using this house as a training centre and used to meet here. They have recovered 24 dead bodies from the debris. We think the death toll may rise," the official said, raising an earlier toll of 12 dead.
He said 10 other militants were critically injured and said those killed were believed to be members of the Pakistani Taliban.
An intelligence official in Miranshah confirmed the new toll.
US drones have frequently targeted Datta Khel, known as a stronghold of the Taliban commander and Al-Qaeda linked warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
On Wednesday another strike in Datta Khel killed five militants, according to officials who speak only on condition of anonymity.
- AFP