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| Drones striking inside Pakistan launched from Afghanistan |
| 2011-07-03 |
| [Dawn] The CIA suspended its use of an air base in Pakistain as a launch site for drones three months ago, a US newspaper quoted American and Pak officials as saying. Although drones striking inside Pakistain are now flying from Afghanistan, US personnel and drones remain at the air base in Balochistan, the officials told Washington Post, adding that security at the base for the officials and the drones was being provided by the Pak military. The officials said that the drone launches were stopped in April 2011, weeks before the Abbottabad operation and after a dispute over CIA contractor Raymond Davis. US drone strikes in the past three months have been launched from near Jalalabad in Afghanistan, officials told Washington Post. The US has been using drone attacks to target al Qaeda-linked bully boyz over the past few years in Pakistain's tribal areas, a source of concern for the Pak government, which says civilian casualties stoke public anger and bolster support for militancy. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 A clear act of war. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-07-03 19:39 |
| #1 No doubt the Pakistanis will demand these bases be shut down too. And keep the aid dollars flowing. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-07-03 01:08 |