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...

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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...

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Raid on Kenyan coastal village leaves 28 dead

(Reuters) - Raiders killed villagers and burnt homes in an early morning attack in Kenya's volatile coastal Tana Delta region that left 28 people dead, police said on Friday.They said the raid appeared to have been a revenge attack following clashes between farmers from the Pokomo tribe and semi-nomadic Orma tribesmen, who have fought for years over access to grazing, farmland...

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Would-be bomber among 4 killed in Helmand

Map showing Helmand province in Afghanistan where British troops are now mostly located. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) LASHKARGAH (PAN): Four militants, including a suicide bomber, were killed in Greshk and Sangin districts of southern Helmand province, an official said on Thursday.Three fighters were killed during a clash in the Nahr-i-Saraj area of Greshk late on Wednesday...

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Four killed in Wana bomb attack

A remotely detonated bomb exploded near a vegetable market in South Waziristan tribal region’s Wana area on Friday killing former Taliban commander Maulvi Abbas and three others. A nine-year-old child was also injured in the blast, whereas nearby buildings were partially damaged. According to sources, Abbas appeared to be the target of the attack. Emergency and security...

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Dec. 21., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents, detained one, located one weapons cache and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Dec. 20. Laghman province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs in Mehtar Lam district. Afghan...

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