US launches first drone strike in Pakistan in 6 weeks

By Bill Roggio - May 29, 2013 - LWJ

The US killed seven people in the first drone strike in Pakistan in six weeks. The attack took place in an area of Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan, and is rumored to have killed the deputy emir for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.

The CIA-operated, remotely piloted Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired a pair of missiles at a compound in the village of Chashma, which is just outside of Miramshah, the main town in the tribal agency, according to Reuters.

Seven people were killed in the strike and several more were wounded. It is unclear, however, if those killed were civilians or jihadists allied with the Taliban, al Qaeda, or other terrorist groups known to shelter in the area.

Unnamed Pakistani intelligence officials claimed that Waliur Rehman, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in South Waziristan and deputy to emir Hakeemullah Mehsud, was killed in the strike. Additionally, an aide known as Fakhar-ul-Islam is said to have been killed in the strike along with "two unknown Uzbek nationals," according to CNN.

The Pakistani government has not officially stated that Rehman was killed. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has neither confirmed nor denied reports of his death.

US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal would not confirm or deny that Rehman was killed, but did say they were aware of reports of his death. One official said that Rehman is on the CIA's kill list and has been targeted in the past.

The strike took place in an area of North Waziristan that is administered by the Haqqani Network, the al Qaeda-linked Taliban subgroup that operates in eastern Afghanistan and is based in North Waziristan.

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US drones kill 5 'militants' in South Waziristan

By Bill Roggio - April 17, 2013 - LWJ

The US killed five "militants" in a drone strike today in an area of Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of South Waziristan. The strike is the second reported by the US in Pakistan in the past four days.
The CIA-operated, remotely piloted Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired a pair of missiles at what was described by AFP as "a base of the TTP," or the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Five "militants" were killed in the strike and two more were wounded, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The Taliban "base," which was located in the village of Sararogha, was leveled in the airstrike.
No senior al Qaeda or Taliban commanders or operatives are reported to have been killed in the attack.
The village of Sararogha has been a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. In the past, Waliur Rehman, the head of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, is said to have directed operations from the village. Although the Pakistani military claimed it liberated Sararogha during an offensive that began in the fall of 2009, the fact that the US launched a drone strike in the village today indicates it is far from being under the control of the security forces.

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from KHAAMA: 
US airstrike destroy Taliban training camp in South Waziristan  
By Mirwais Adeel - 17 Apr 2013, 3:44 pm

According to Pakistani government officials, at least five people were killed after a US drone fired two missiles into a Taliban training camp in Pakistan on Wednesday.

The attack was carried out in the Baber Ghar area of the south Wazirsitan tribal district on the Afghan border, a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud where the faction runs several camps.

The attack was also confirmed by another official, who also spoke to AFP, saying the drone targeted a base of Pakistan’s umbrella Taliban faction, Tehreek-e-Taliban.

In the meantime a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Monday condemned the last attack and said such unilateral strikes violated international law.

The statement added, “Such attacks also set dangerous precedents in inter-state relations. The government of Pakistan calls upon the US government to stop such attacks based on mutual respect and established international norms.”

The covert strikes are publicly criticized by the Pakistani government as a violation of sovereignty but American officials believe they are a vital weapon in the war against Islamist militants.

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4 'militants' killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

By Bill Roggio - April 14, 2013 - LWJ

The US killed four "militants" in a drone strike in the jihadist hub of Datta Khel in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The strike today is the first reported by the US in Pakistan in 23 days.
The CIA-operated, remotely piloted Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired a pair of missiles at a compound in Datta Khel earlier today. Four "militants" were killed in the strike, Pakistani intelligence officials and a local shopkeeper told AFP. The compound that was targeted caught fire after the strike and the bodies of those killed were badly burned.
The exact target of the strike was not disclosed. No senior al Qaeda or Taliban commanders or operatives are reported to have been killed.
Today's strike is just the first this month. The last strike, which also occurred in Datta Khel, took place on March 21. In that airstrike, four "suspected militants and their harborers" were said to have been killed.
The US has launched just 12 drone strikes in Pakistan so far this year, according to data compiled by The Long War Journal. The number of strikes in Pakistan has decreased since the peak in 2010, when 117 such attacks were recorded. In 2011, 64 strikes were launched in Pakistan, and in 2012 there were 46 strikes.

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from hindustantimes:

At least four militants have been killed by a US drone strike on Sunday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, security officials said.
The attack took place in Datta Khel town, 35 kilometres (22 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the lawless North Waziristan region which borders Afghanistan. The area is a stronghold of Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants.
Six US drones flew over the area when one of them fired two missiles at a compound in the Manzarkhel area of the town.
"The drones kept hovering at the compound for a while and then one drone fired two missiles at the time of sunset," a local security official said.
"At least four militants were killed in the strike," said the official.
Another security official in the northwestern city of Peshawar, which lies on the edge of the tribal region, confirmed the attack and the casualties.
An eyewitness said that the compound caught fire after the strike leaving all the bodies burnt.
"The bodies of the militants were severely burnt and it was hard to identify them," Haji Gul Badin, a local shopkeeper, said.

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US drones strikes kills four in North Waziristan

US drones fired two missiles at a vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt Thursday, killing four militants, security officials said.

The attack took place in Datta Khel town, 35 kilometres (22 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the lawless North Waziristan region, which borders Afghanistan. The area is a stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

“Four drones came to the area around midnight and fired two missiles targeting a militant vehicle,” a local security official said.

“At least four militants were killed, their vehicle was blown up,” he said.

Another security official in the northwestern city of Peshawar, which lies on the edge of the tribal region, confirmed the attack and the casualties.

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Drone strike in North Waziristan kills two militants

PESHAWAR: A drone strike in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region on Sunday killed two suspected militants, DawnNews reported.

The drone strike targeted two horse riders in Degan village of North Waziristan tribal region’s Datta Khel area. The targeted persons and their ride died on the spot.

Unnamed intelligence officials talking to Dawn.com’s Zahir Shah Sherazi confirmed that two militants were killed in the drone strike.

This was the first strike in March after a gap of at least one month, the two previous attacks occurred on Feb 6 and Feb 8 respectively.

from DAWN
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from ARY NEWS:
Updated :   Sunday  March  10 , 2013  11:15:47 AM

Four unmanned US spy drone fired several missiles in North Waziristan area on Sunday killing at least two persons, political sources said.

The sources said that US spy drones targeted two suspects riding a horse in Degal area of Datta Khel Tehsil of Norht Waziristan.

Government and Taliban did not comment yet who were killed in the raid.

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US airstrike in Waziristan tribal area kill 4 suspected militants

According to Pakistani intelligence sources, at least four suspected militants have been killed in a US drone strike in the Babar Ghar area on the border of North and South Waziristan Agency.

Sources further added, at least two missiles were fired on a house which left four people, believed to be militants, dead. Two others were also injured.

The area is inhibited by the Hakimullah Mehsud-led TTP fighters and also foreigners but the identity of the suspected militants could not be ascertained yet.

This comes as Pakistan is holding talks with the United States to end drone strikes against suspected Taliban fighters, which sometimes also kill civilians, a senior Pakistani official has said.

The attacks, which are operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), have strained Pakistan’s relations with the US. Pakistan says the attacks violate its sovereignty.

According to Jalil Abbas Jilani, the administrative head of Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, US drone attacks in Pakistan’s tribal areas near the border with Afghanistan have killed 1,900 to 3,000 people. Some 80 percent of the victims were suspected al-Qaeda-linked fighters.

from KHAAMA
By Ghanizada - 08 Feb 2013, 10:14 pm

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US drone strikes kill five in North Waziristan

At least five people were killed after six missiles hit a house in Tehsil Spain Wam of North Waziristan on Wednesday.

The strikes by an unmanned US drone occurred after reports that militants were present in the house, official sources said.

US drone strikes are infamous around the world, especially in Pakistan, for killing innocent people besides militants.

However, the United States insists that they are precise and target only terrorists.

Wednesday US drones attack came hours after when Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington has declared these strikes violation of Pakistan s sovereignty and international laws.

While the White House defended drone strikes against al Qaeda suspects as legal, ethical and wise and insisted they complied with US law and the Constitution, even if they targeted Americans.

from thenation.com.pk
February 06, 2013, 5:21 pm

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from The Express Tribune:
WASHINGTON: At least three people were killed when a US drone fired two missiles in North Waziristan on Wednesday, reported Express News.
Rescue services have left for the site, while sources say that the death toll may rise.

The White House on Tuesday defended drone strikes against al Qaeda suspects as legal, ethical and wise and insisted they complied with US law and the Constitution, even if they targeted Americans.

The White House defended President Barack Obama’s power to wage drone war after a Justice Department memo argued that Americans high up in al Qaeda could be lawfully killed, even if intelligence fails to show them plotting an attack.

“We conduct those strikes because they are necessary to mitigate ongoing actual threats, to stop plots, to prevent future attacks and, again, save American lives,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney.

“These strikes are legal, they are ethical, and they are wise.”

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Four killed in U.S. drone attack in North Waziristan on thursday

At least four people were killed in a US drone strike in Mir Ali in North Waziristan on Thursday.

from ARYNEWS 
Updated :   Thursday  January  10 , 2013  12:02:52 PM

The drone targeted a compound in the area with four missiles, killing four, while the death toll is expected to rise.

The identity of those killed could not be confirmed as yet.

There has been an upsurge in US drone strikes, particularly in this district.

Tehsil Mir Ali has been targeted three days in a row now, with the attack yesterday killing at least 12 militants in two attacks.

A day before that, US operated armed drones fired missiles there killing at least eight people.

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MIR ALI: A US drone fired barrage of missiles in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, killing at least three people, Geo News reported Thursday.




from GEO.TV
January 10, 2013 - Updated 1010 PKT

According to reports, the attack took place in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency that borders war-stricken Afghanistan.

The reports said the unmanned aircraft targeted a house and fired four missiles. Identities of those killed were yet to be known.

AFP adds: Four missiles hit the house in Heso Khel village on the edge of Mir Ali town, around 35 kilometres (21 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in the district of North Waziristan, a notorious stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

"A US drone fired four missiles. At least four militants have been killed, the compound was completely destroyed," a security official based in Miranshah told AFP.

A senior Pakistani security official in the northwestern city of Peshawar confirmed the attack and added that the identity of those killed was not yet known.

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Islamabad : At least four people were killed and several others injured in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan”s northwest tribal region of North Waziristan on Thursday morning, reported local media Express.
from ONEPAKISTAN

U.S. drones fired four missiles at a suspected militant hideout in Eissu Khel village in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan.

The house was completely destroyed in the strike, said the report, adding the identities of the victims are not yet known.

This is the second strike in the village recently. On Tuesday, U.S. drones fired two missiles at a house, killing at least three suspected militants including an al-Qaida-linked operative.

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US drone attack kills 8 in North Waziristan

Several missiles fired from American drones slammed into a compound near the Afghan border in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing eight suspected militants, Pakistan officials said.

The compound was near the town of Mir Ali in the North Waziristan tribal area, said two intelligence officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

One of the officials says an al Qaeda operative was believed to have been killed in the strike.

North Waziristan, the area where the strike occurred, is considered a stronghold for insurgent groups operating in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

On Sunday nine Pakistani Taliban fighters were killed when American missiles fired from several drones flying overhead slammed into three militant hideouts in another tribal area, South Waziristan.

Tuesday morning’s strike is the fifth of its kind launched by U. S. drones in Pakistan in 2013. So far at least 38 people have been killed in such strikes. They include some important Taliban commanders like Wali Muhammad, chief of Pakistan Taliban’s suiciders wing.

from KHAAMA
By Sadaf Shinwari - January 8 2013, 9:18 am

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16 killed in U.S. drone strike in NW Pakistan on Sunday

Map showing location of North and South Waziristan in northern Pakistan and bordering on Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 people were killed and seven others injured when U.S drones fired a number of missiles at different targets in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan on Sunday, reported local media Geo.

Three militant hideouts were also destroyed in the strike.

According to the local media reports, five U.S. drones were involved in the attack and an estimated eight to ten missiles were fired at different targets in the Babar Ghar area of South Waziristan, which is home to militants of the Hakim Ullah Mehsud group of the Pakistan Taliban and Haqqani network.

Fire erupted following the strikes on houses in the area, local media quoted residents in the area as saying, adding that many killed were burnt beyond recognition.

The identities of the killed and injured are not immediately known.

Local media believed that some high-profile militant leaders were targeted in the strike.

Sunday's U.S. drone strike is the third of its kind in Pakistan in the new year. On Thursday, in the wee hours, U.S drones fired four missiles at a target in South Waziristan, leaving at least ten militants killed, including an important Taliban commander Mullah Nazir. Later in the day, U.S. drones launched another strike in North Waziristan, killing at least four militants.

Following the strikes, thousands of tribesmen staged a rally in protest against the U.S. drone strike in Waziristan on Saturday and Pakistan foreign office spokesman also condemned the strikes.

However, the U.S. side has turned a deaf ear to the protests and condemnation and continues to press ahead with its drone strike in Pakistan's northwest tribal areas of North and South Waziristan along the border with Afghanistan.

U.S. insists that drone strike is an effective way to wipe out the militants hiding along the Pak-Afghan border, who often launch cross-border attacks on the U.S.-led NATO troops and Afghan forces in Afghanistan.

from XINHUA
2013-01-06 16:53:21
Editor: Fang Yang

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Drone Strike Kills Top Pakistani Militant

Pakistani security officials say U.S. drone strikes in tribal regions bordering Afghanistan have killed at least eight people, including Maulvi Nazir, a top militant commander in South Warziristan.

Officials said Thursday that Nazir, who was also known as Mullah Nazir, was one of several suspected militants killed during a strike in the village of Angoor Adda, late Wednesday.

They say at least one one drone attack occurred in North Waziristan. Dawn News says three people were killed.

Nazir was the main militant commander in South Waziristan. His fighters reportedly have been more interested in attacking U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan than Pakistan's security forces. His faction is said to be allied with other al-Qaida-linked militant groups.

Nazir had signed a peace accord with the Pakistani government in 2007. He was reported to have had a contentious relationship with the Pakistani Taliban, which has carried out attacks on Pakistani forces.

In November, Nazir was wounded in a suicide bombing that killed at least six people.

In November 2011, suspected U.S. drone strikes killed Nazir's deputy leader, Khan Mohammed, as well as a younger brother.

The U.S. drone strikes are unpopular in Pakistan.

Last year, President Barack Obama publicly acknowledged for the first time that the U.S. has conducted the strikes against militants in the country.

Mr. Obama defended the operations, saying they are used for "very precise, precision strikes" against al-Qaida.

from VOA News

January 03, 2013

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Five killed in North Waziristan drone strike: officials

PESHAWAR: At least five people were killed Friday in a suspected US drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region, intelligence officials said.

According to the intelligence sources, the US predator targeted a compound in Gurbaz village of North Waziristan’s Shawal district, close to the border of South Waziristan agency, firing two missiles and killing five suspected militants inside.

Shawal district of North Waziristan region is considered a bastion of Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants.

North Waziristan, which is close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, is one of the seven regions in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), governed by tribal laws. An extremist insurgency led by the Pakistani Taliban plagues the region while the area is known to be infested with militants, including the al Qaeda, Taliban and other armed extremist organisations.

Attacks by unmanned US aircraft are deeply unpopular in Pakistan, which says they violate its sovereignty and fan anti-US sentiment, but US officials are said to believe the attacks are too important to give up.

from DAWN
Zahir Shah Sherazi | 17 mins ago

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from Radio Pakistan:
Posted Date: 28th December, 2012 Last updated at 17:55 PST

North Waziristan Agency: 4 killed in US drone attack
Four people were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan Agency on Friday.

The drone fired six missiles on a house at Shawal area.
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from ARY NEWS:

Drone attack kills 5 in North Waziristan
Updated : Friday December 28 , 2012 6:45:30 PM  
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from XINHUA:
4 killed in U.S. drone strike in NW Pakistan
2012-12-28 21:10:46  

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Four killed in North Waziristan drone attack

PESHAWAR: At least three people were killed in a drone attack in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency (SWA).

Several people were also injured as the drone fired two missiles at a house located in the area.

Earlier on Friday, a US drone crashed in an uninhabited area in Wana, South Waziristan.

In a separate incident Local Taliban Commander Abbas Wazir along with two accomplices died in a suicide blast in Wana’s Rustam Bazar Vegetable Market. The blast took place inside Wazir’s office, causing damage to surrounding shops.

from GEO.TV
December 21, 2012 - Updated 165 PKT

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UPDATE from DAWN:

PESHAWAR: Four suspected militants were killed in a US drone strike Friday afternoon in North Waziristan regions, one of Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal agencies near the Afghan border, intelligence and government sources said.

Although military and political administration officials refuse to comment on such strikes in the tribal areas, intelligence sources said the drone targeted a suspected militant facility located in the Hisukhel area of Mir Ali, about 25 kilometres east of Miramshah, the main town in North Waziristan agency.

The drones fired two missiles, destroying the house and killing four militants inside, said the sources on condition of anonymity. The identities of the dead and their affiliation to a militant group were unclear, they added.
Some sources said some foreigners were also among the dead but their nationalities could not be ascertained.


http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-80609-Three-killed-in-North-Waziristan-drone-attack

http://dawn.com/2012/12/21/drone-attack-leaves-three-dead-in-north-waziristan/
 
http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-34556

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U.S. drone crashes in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. unmanned aircraft, which was reportedly being used to target militants' hideouts, crashed in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of South Waziristan, local media reported on Friday.

According to the reports, the pilotless plane crashed on Thursday night in the Wana district of South Waziristan, a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

Local media quoting official sources reported that the U.S. drone crashed apparently due to some technical fault.

U.S.-led NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan believed that Pakistan's bordering areas especially North Waziristan and South Waziristan are the safe haven for the militants who allegedly attack NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Pakistan, on a number of times, protested and expressed its reservations over such attacks, terming them the violation of its sovereignty but U.S. considered it an effective strategy to eliminate militants hiding in Pakistan's northwestern hilly area.

In 2012, U.S.-led NATO forces conducted around 38 drone attacks (counted on daily basis) in Pakistan, killing at least 269 people.

On Dec. 9, at least four people were killed when a U.S. drone fired four missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan.

Earlier on Dec. 1, U.S. drone attacked a suspected hideout in South Waziristan, the neighboring area of North Waziristan, killing at least four people including an al-Qaeda leader Abdul Rehman Azman, a Yemeni national believed to be one of the close aides of the former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.

from XINHUA
2012-12-21 16:36:42
Editor: Hou Qiang

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US Drone Attack on Sunday Kills 3 in North Waziristan

US airstrike kill 3 suspeted militants in North Waziristan
from KHAAMA
By Sajad - Sun Dec 09, 12:16 pm

An unmanned US drone fired a barrage of missiles in North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least three people on Sunday.

The strike took place in Tabbi village, 5km north of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan.

“US drones fired four missiles on a militant compound, killing three rebels,” a senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Sunday’s U.S. drone strike is the 38th of its kind (counted on daily basis) in Pakistan in 2012. At least 269 people have been killed in such strikes since this year.

Pakistan has long been opposing US drone attacks in its tribal belt that borders Afghanistan, where US and its ally forces are station.

Tabbi village, which is very close to the Afghan border, is said to be a hideout for militants belonging to several groups including those from Hafiz Gul Bahadur and the Haqqani network.

The al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, blamed for some of the deadliest attacks in Afghanistan, is one of the thorniest issues between Islamabad and Washington.

Washington has long demanded that Pakistan take action against the Haqqanis, whom the United States accused of attacking the US embassy in Kabul in September last year.

This comes as Abu Zaid was killed in the drone strike on a hideout in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, one of the tribal regions near the border with Afghanistan, early on Thursday, the sources said. Zaid had just moved to the hideout a few days ago, they said.

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US drone kills three in North Waziristan
from GEO.TV
December 09, 2012 - Updated 1123 PKT

MIRANSHAH: An unmanned US drone fired a barrage of missiles in North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least three people on Sunday, Geo News reported.

Sources said the drone targeted a house in Tabbi area of Ghulam Khan road in Miranshah, main town of North Waziristan Agency.

The sources said that the unmanned aircraft fired four missiles in the area. They said that the drone was still hovering over head in the area.

Pakistan has long been opposing US drone attacks in its tribal belt that borders Afghanistan, where US and its ally forces are based.

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US drone attack kills four in North Waziristan
from ARYNEWS.TV
 Updated :   Sunday  December  9 , 2012  12:24:31 PM
A United Stated drone attack in Pakistan’s tribal region of North Waziristan, killing at least four people and injuring several others, political sources said on Sunday.

According to the sources US unmanned drone fired four missiles at a compound in Miran Shah, capital city of North Waziristan, and killed at least four people. Several other sustained injuries in the US attack.

The sources further stated that the death toll may increase as several injured were stated to be in critical condition.

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Al Qaeda commander reportedly killed US drone attack

Tribal sources from Pakistan's northwest said on Saturday a US drone attack had killed a senior al Qaeda commander in the latest blow to the militant Islamist group that has been targeted in many similar attacks.

Abu Zaid was killed, along with 10 other people, in the drone strike on a hideout in Pakistan s North Waziristan, one of the tribal regions near the border with Afghanistan, early on Thursday, the sources said. Zaid had just moved to the hideout a few days ago, they said.

Pakistani security officials based in North Waziristan said they were aware of the death of a senior al Qaeda commander but could not confirm his identity or rank.

Zaid replaced Abu Yahya al-Libi as one of al Qaeda's most powerful figures in June after Libi was killed by a US drone strike.

Unmanned aerial attacks have crushed al Qaeda's network along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan but have drawn trenchant criticism in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda has been weakened steadily in Afghanistan and Pakistan since the killing of Osama bin Laden in a raid by US special forces on a Pakistani garrison town in May 2011.

from ARYNEWS
 Updated :   Saturday  December  8 , 2012  12:54:40 PM

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4 Uzbek militants killed in Waziristan drone strike

ISLAMABAD (PAN): Four people were killed on Thursday in a US drone attack on the North Waziristan, the tribal region of Pakistan near Afghan border, an official said.

The predawn attack was carried out at around 5am, when unmanned US aircraft, fired two missiles into a house in the Mubarak Shahi village on the outskirts Mir Ali, the main town of North Waziristan, an official said on condition of anonymity.

According to the official, four Uzbek fighters were killed in the attack.

However, a local reporter, Yousuf Haroon, said the victims were burnt and their bodies were beyond recognition.

Since early 2012, it was the 45th drone strike in North Waziristan and the second attack this month.

from Pajhwok
By Qaiser Yousafzai Dec 6, 2012 - 12:51   

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from arynews: 
Updated :   Thursday  December  6 , 2012  11:05:01 AM


A US drone fired two missiles at a compound in Pakistan s northwestern tribal district of North Waziristan early Thursday, killing at least four persons, local security officials said.

The missiles hit a house in Mubarak Shahi village, in Mir Ali, 20 kilometres  east of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal district, which is a stronghold of Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants.

“Militants were using this house as a compound,” a security official based in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

Four missiles were fired at a compound, killing four militants and injuring several others, according to reports.

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from XINHUA
2012-12-06 09:26:34
Editor: Hou Qiang

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed in a U.S. drone strike launched in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on early Thursday morning, reported local media Ary.

According to the local media reports, the strike took place at pre-dawn time when U.S. unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at a house suspected of being a militant hideout in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, a militancy-hit area bordering Afghanistan.

The identities of the killed are not immediately available.

On Dec. 1, the U.S. drones launched a strike in South Waziristan, the neighboring tribal area of North Waizirstan, killing at least four people including an al-Qaeda leader named Abdul Rehman Azman, a Yemeni national believed to be one of the close aides of the former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.

Thursday's U.S. drone strike is the 37th of its kind (counted on daily basis) in Pakistan in 2012. According to Xinhua's tally, at least 265 people have been killed in such strikes since this year.

Despite the repeated protests by the Pakistani side, the United States has never halted its drone strikes in Pakistan, which has caused a strong anti-Amercian sentiment among the local people.

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4 killed, 3 injured in U.S. drone strike in Wana, Pakistan

Map showing location of North and South Waziristan in northern Pakistan and bordering on Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

US drone missiles hit house; kill 4 in Wana
WANA: A US drone missiles struck at a house located in Wana area of South Waziristan, killing four people and injuring three others, sources said.

According to the sources, four people were killed while three others sustained injuries when the US drone fired missiles targeting a house in Wana.

from Geo.TV
December 01, 2012 - Updated 1755 PKT

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from XINHUA
2012-12-01 20:54:51

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and three others injured as U.S. drones fired two missiles at a house suspected of being a militant hideout in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan on Saturday, reported local media Geo.

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US drone attack kills two suspected militants in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR: Two suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack inside Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal region, DawnNews reported on Thursday.

Three missiles were fired in the Sheen Warsak area of Wana, which is the main town of the South Waziristan Agency.

According to local sources, the attack came late afternoon and was targeted at a house, resulting in the death of two suspected militants.

from DAWN

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from RADIO PAKISTAN:
Posted Date: 29th November, 2012 Last updated at 17:35 PST

South Waziristan: 4 killed and 4 injured in US drone attack

South Waziristan: 4 people were killed and 4 others injured in a US drone attack on Thursday.

According to reports‚ a drone fired two missiles on a vehicle in Shane Warsak area near Wana.

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from GEO.TV:

BARMAL: At least three people were killed and four others injured in a drone strike in South Waziristan Agency.

According to sources, the drone fired two missiles which targeted a vehicle in the Barmal area of the agency.

Earlier on Thursday, Taliban Commander Mullah Nazir was injured in a suicide attack in the Wana area of the agency. Four of Nazir’s aides were killed in the attack.

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2 killed in U.S. drone strike in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and several others injured in a U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on Wednesday afternoon, local media reported.

Local TV Express reported that the drone strike was launched at about 2:50 p.m. local time when the U.S. unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at a house suspected to be a militants' hideout in Miranshah area of North Waziristan, a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan.

The death toll is likely to increase as there were reportedly many people in the house and several of them are in a critical condition.

According to Xinhua's tally, Wednesday's strike is 34th of its kind since the beginning of this year. So far this year at least 236 people have been killed in such strikes.

from XINHUA
2012-10-24 18:25:43

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update from LWJ:

US drones kill 4 'militants,' 1 civilian in North Waziristan strike

By Bill Roggio - October 24, 2012

US drones killed four "militants" and one civilian in a strike today on a compound in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
Pakistani officials told Dawn that the unmanned Predators or Reapers fired three missiles at a compound and a vehicle in the village of Tappi near Miramshah in North Waziristan. "The official sources also said that three cows have also been killed as the house was completely destroyed," Dawn reported.
The target of today's strike has not been disclosed. No senior al Qaeda or allied jihadist commanders from foreign terrorist groups are reported to have been killed in the strike.
Terrorists are known to have sheltered in the village of Tappi in the past. The US has struck at targets in the village five other times since the beginning of 2008, according to data on the strikes that has been compiled by The Long War Journal.
The Haqqani Network, a Taliban group that operates in North Waziristan and Kurram, as well as in eastern Afghanistan, administers the area where today's attack took place. Al Qaeda leaders and operatives, who are closely allied with the Haqqani Network, shelter in the area, as do other terror groups. The US added the Haqqani Network to the list of global terror groups in September 2012 for supporting al Qaeda and conducting attacks in Afghanistan.

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