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US Predators kill 13 'militants' in North Waziristan strike
By Bill Roggio, May 6, 2011
Unmanned US strike aircraft killed 13 "militants" in an attack on an area of Pakistan's tribal agency of North Waziristan that is known to shelter al Qaeda's top leaders. The strike is the first in two weeks, and the first since US commandos penetrated deep into Pakistan to kill al Qaeda's top leader Osama bin Laden.
Reports from the region indicate several of the remotely operated Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired eight missiles at a vehicle and a compound in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. Initial reports indicated eight "militants" were killed, but Dawn later reported that 13 were killed.
"We are trying to ascertain the identities of the militants killed in the strike, but initial reports indicate that there are both local and foreign militants who had been killed in the missile attack," a local Pakistani intelligence official told AFP. Pakistani officials use the term "foreign militants" to describe Arab and other al Qaeda fighters.
The nature of the strike, with eight missiles fired, indicates a senior al Qaeda or Taliban commander was targeted.
Read more: US Predators kill 13 'militants' in North Waziristan strike - The Long War Journal
By Bill Roggio, May 6, 2011
Unmanned US strike aircraft killed 13 "militants" in an attack on an area of Pakistan's tribal agency of North Waziristan that is known to shelter al Qaeda's top leaders. The strike is the first in two weeks, and the first since US commandos penetrated deep into Pakistan to kill al Qaeda's top leader Osama bin Laden.
Reports from the region indicate several of the remotely operated Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired eight missiles at a vehicle and a compound in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. Initial reports indicated eight "militants" were killed, but Dawn later reported that 13 were killed.
"We are trying to ascertain the identities of the militants killed in the strike, but initial reports indicate that there are both local and foreign militants who had been killed in the missile attack," a local Pakistani intelligence official told AFP. Pakistani officials use the term "foreign militants" to describe Arab and other al Qaeda fighters.
The nature of the strike, with eight missiles fired, indicates a senior al Qaeda or Taliban commander was targeted.
Read more: US Predators kill 13 'militants' in North Waziristan strike - The Long War Journal