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India-Pakistan
US drone kills three in Pakistan
2013-09-30
[Dawn] A US drone strike killed three Death Eaters on Sunday in a restive Pak tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.

The strike took place in the Dargamandi area, seven kilometres (four miles) north of Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministate in centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
which is the main town in the North Wazoo tribal region.

The area is a bastion of Death Eaters linked to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

"A US drone fired two missiles on a krazed killer compound, killing three rebels," a security bigshot told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Another local official confirmed the attack and casualties. However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
an intelligence official in Miranshah put the toll at four.

The area targeted by the drone is said to be the stronghold of Afghanistan's Haqqani network, a guerrilla faction linked to the Taliban.
Posted by:Fred

#2  You're sure Barry doesn't believe it's just a video game on his blackberry?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-09-30 02:48  

#1  If you boys would get on the stick and whack these guys yourselves, we wouldn't be needing to do it. And you could save your seething for the Hindoos.
Posted by: SteveS   2013-09-30 01:49  

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