SgtJim
04-24-2011, 08:07 AM
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by Bill Roggio at longwarjournal
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The US carried out a Predator airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing 25 people in an area known to host terrorist training camps. The attack took place just one day after the top US military leader visited Islamabad in an attempt to patch up a troubled relationship between the two countries.
A pair of the unmanned US Predator strike aircraft, or the more deadly Reapers, fired four missiles at a compound in the village of Spinwan (http://www.geo.tv/4-22-2011/80654.htm) near Mir Ali in North Waziristan. Initial reports indicated that five terrorists were killed, Pakistani intelligence officials told Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/22/us-pakistan-drone-idUSTRE73L0AF20110422?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews). But officials later said 25 people were killed, including three women. "Foreigners" were also reported to have been killed.
The target of the strike was fighters under the command of North Waziristan Taliban leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar. Taliban fighters cordoned the attack site after the strike.
No senior al Qaeda, Taliban, or other terrorist leaders have been reported killed in today's strike.
The Mir Ali area is in the sphere of influence of Abu Kasha al Iraqi, an al Qaeda leader who serves as a key link to the Taliban and supports al Qaeda's external operations network.
Taliban leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar and the Haqqani Network also operate in the Mir Ali area. Moreover, Mir Ali is a known hub for al Qaeda's military and external operations councils.
by Bill Roggio at longwarjournal
Read more, full story, backgrounds on Bill's cool page: http://j.mp/dWyBun
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The US carried out a Predator airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing 25 people in an area known to host terrorist training camps. The attack took place just one day after the top US military leader visited Islamabad in an attempt to patch up a troubled relationship between the two countries.
A pair of the unmanned US Predator strike aircraft, or the more deadly Reapers, fired four missiles at a compound in the village of Spinwan (http://www.geo.tv/4-22-2011/80654.htm) near Mir Ali in North Waziristan. Initial reports indicated that five terrorists were killed, Pakistani intelligence officials told Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/22/us-pakistan-drone-idUSTRE73L0AF20110422?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews). But officials later said 25 people were killed, including three women. "Foreigners" were also reported to have been killed.
The target of the strike was fighters under the command of North Waziristan Taliban leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar. Taliban fighters cordoned the attack site after the strike.
No senior al Qaeda, Taliban, or other terrorist leaders have been reported killed in today's strike.
The Mir Ali area is in the sphere of influence of Abu Kasha al Iraqi, an al Qaeda leader who serves as a key link to the Taliban and supports al Qaeda's external operations network.
Taliban leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar and the Haqqani Network also operate in the Mir Ali area. Moreover, Mir Ali is a known hub for al Qaeda's military and external operations councils.