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2009-06-18 India-Pakistan

Suspected US missile strikes in Pakistan kill 8

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Posted by tu3031 2009-06-18 10:17|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Suspected U.S. missile strikes pounded the hide outs of a Taliban commander?

Posted by Glenmore 2009-06-18 11:39|| 2009-06-18 11:39|| Front Page Top

#2 He said Taliban vehicles were seen rushing to the scenes.

Sounds like these situations are always crying for a follow up strike on the car swarm.

Posted by 3dc 2009-06-18 12:43|| 2009-06-18 12:43|| Front Page Top

#3 3dc,
The report says 4 missiles, two targets; does not say if a time lag beteen missiles nor whether the second target was a Tali-transport rushing to the scene. One can hope...it would be a change...

Posted by Glenmore 2009-06-18 16:39|| 2009-06-18 16:39|| Front Page Top

#4 A US missile attack killed at least nine militants at a South Waziristan training camp today ahead of a planned ground offensive by the Pakistani army on the mountainous tribal region.

Two or three pilotless American aircraft fired at least four missiles at a camp near the village of Raghzai, witnesses said. A building was destroyed and four local militants and five foreigners, including Arabs and Turkmenistan nationals, are thought to have been killed.

Yesterdays target was inside the territory of Mullah Nazir, a militant leader who has close links to Mullah Omar, the Afghan Taleban leader, and recently formed a loose alliance with Mr Mehsud.

US and British officials say Mullah Nazir has launched regular attacks on US and Nato forces over the border in Afghanistan, but Pakistani officials do not consider him a threat to Pakistan.

Local officials say the camp in Raghzai was run by one of Mullah Nazirs lieutenants a man named Wali Mohammed, who is also known as Malang Wazir. They said it was not immediately clear if Wali was among the dead and locals were still searching the ruins of the camp for more casualties.

Posted by tu3031 2009-06-18 16:50|| 2009-06-18 16:50|| Front Page Top

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