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| US airstrike targets Taliban training camp in South Waziristan |
| 2009-04-19 |
| The US launched an attack against a terror training camp in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of South Waziristan. An unmanned Predator strike aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles at a Taliban and al Qaeda training camp in Gangi Khel near the town of Wana, a US intelligence official familiar with the attacks in Pakistan's northwest told The Long War Journal. The camp was also used by the Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistani terror group that has fought in Kashmir but has largely relocated to Pakistan's tribal areas, the official said. Eight Taliban fighters are thought to have been killed in the strike, Geo News reported. No senior Taliban or al Qaeda leaders have been reported killed at this time. Today's strike in Gangi Khel is the third attack in the village time this year. "The place is a Taliban hotbed," the US intelligence official said. A Jan. 23 Predator attack hit a Taliban compound in the town. Ten al Qaeda and Taliban fighters were reported killed in that attack. An April 8 strike on a Taliban truck at a bazaar killed four Taliban and al Qaeda fighters. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #9 'moose, Saw American Pie 2 last night. Distribute Superglue relabeled 'goat lube'. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-04-19 20:57 |
| #8 There are equally lethal ways that don't make as much news. Send a few goats in there infected with Hong Kong Dong. Contaminate some of their food with particularly nasty intestinal parasite eggs. Etc. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-04-19 20:18 |
| #7 touche abu |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-04-19 17:53 |
| #6 whitetail... you are wrong. he will apologize :( |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-04-19 16:06 |
| #5 i agree with barbara , they could blow the damn white house up and as long as bambis 24's aren't scratched he won't do shit |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-04-19 14:37 |
| #4 Not if Bambi's still pres, bgrebel. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-19 14:12 |
| #3 What we SHOULD do is think about dropping a tactical nuclear bomb on this tribal area... we may not be able to figure out where Bin Laden is in a 20-25 mile area, but we can sure destroy the entire the place. If there is ever another series attack on the US, God forbid, you will see the above scenario likely happen. |
| Posted by: bgrebel 2009-04-19 14:01 |
| #2 i have an idea, bomb anywhere in that region where more than 2 ppl are at the same location |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-04-19 12:08 |
| #1 The Taliban, meanwhile, believe they have busted most of the spy networks operated by the US and Pakistani militaries. "We used to watch these planes, but had no idea they were chasing us and taking pictures of our activities," said a Taliban commander in North Waziristan. "In the early days ... our training camps were visible and people would come and go. We were not so concerned about the security of our locations, but that has all changed now. We [have] abandoned all our old camps and re-located to new places." How's that working out for you? |
| Posted by: ed 2009-04-19 11:29 |