The targeted compound was in Dray Nashtar village, some 65 kilometres west of Miranshah, known as a hotbed of Taliban militants. Shawal is a remote area of forested ridges and valleys that spreads out on both sides of the border and has long been known as a haven for militants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and beyond.
The controversial drone programme, a key element in U.S. counter-terrorism efforts, is highly unpopular in Pakistan where it is considered a violation of sovereignty which causes unacceptable civilian casualties.
Pakistani officials regularly denounce the attacks as a violation of the country’s sovereignty, but the government has supported some of the strikes in the past. That cooperation has come under strain as the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan has deteriorated.
This comes as in a separate drone attack at the start of July, six militants were also killed and 15 other militants were killed including senior al Qaeda figure Abu Yahya al-Libi in an attack on June 4.
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By Sajad - Tue Jul 24, 12:08 pm
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US drone strike kills 12 'militants' in North Waziristan
By Bill Roggio - July 23, 2012 - LWJ
The US launched a drone strike in the Shawal Valley in Pakistan's tribal agency of Pakistan today, killing 12 "militants," including a local Taliban commander. The strike is the first in Pakistan in more than two weeks.
The remotely piloted Predators or the more advanced Reapers fired eight missiles at a compound in the village of Dre Nishtar in the Shawal Valley in North Waziristan, according to Dawn. Pakistani officials said 12 "militants" were killed in the strike, according to Reuters. A Taliban commander loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadar is reported to be among the dead.
No senior al Qaeda or allied jihadist commanders from foreign terrorist groups are reported to have been killed in the strike.
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/07/us_drone_strike_kill_9.php#ixzz21XZF0fqd
By Bill Roggio - July 23, 2012 - LWJ
The US launched a drone strike in the Shawal Valley in Pakistan's tribal agency of Pakistan today, killing 12 "militants," including a local Taliban commander. The strike is the first in Pakistan in more than two weeks.
The remotely piloted Predators or the more advanced Reapers fired eight missiles at a compound in the village of Dre Nishtar in the Shawal Valley in North Waziristan, according to Dawn. Pakistani officials said 12 "militants" were killed in the strike, according to Reuters. A Taliban commander loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadar is reported to be among the dead.
No senior al Qaeda or allied jihadist commanders from foreign terrorist groups are reported to have been killed in the strike.
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/07/us_drone_strike_kill_9.php#ixzz21XZF0fqd
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