At least ten people have been killed and several more maimed in two separate unauthorized US drone attacks in Pakistain's northwestern tribal region.Officials say four people were killed and three injured when a US drone fired missiles at a house in a village in North Wazoo Agency, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Earlier in the day, six people were killed and another four maimed in a US air strike in neighboring South Wazoo agency.
Local residents stated that unmanned planes were still hovering in the area.
The US frequently carries out such attacks on Pakistain's tribal areas.
The number of raids, initiated by former US President George W. Bush and expanded under President Barack
B.O.Obama, has drastically increased in recent months.
The New York Times last year ran a report, saying the US government has ordered the CIA to step up air attacks in Pakistain. Washington claims its
According to statistics, over 1,100 Paks bit the dust in such attacks in 2010. The attacks have killed hundreds of civilians in Pakistain since 2008.
| Especially those civilians who are actually jihadis. |
| Counterproductive in this case meaning that the ISI's best jihadis are now dead jihadis, all the investment in skills training and mentoring wasted. |