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2011-06-04 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2011-06-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Pakistan

#1 Much better than that according to BBC!

US strike 'kills' key Pakistan militant Ilyas Kashmiri

One of Pakistan's most senior militants has been killed in a US drone strike, locals and officials say.

Officials confirmed reports from locals that Ilyas Kashmiri had died in the overnight strike in the tribal region of South Waziristan.

He is believed to have been one of nine people killed in the attack.

Ilyas Kashmiri headed a group that specialises in co-ordinated Mumbai-style strikes on targets, and was a key commander in al-Qaeda.

The US blames him for organising multiple attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India - and has offered its maximum reward for a most-wanted target, $5m (Â£3.04m).

Ilyas Kashmiri had been leading a group called the 313 brigade, which is reported to be a unit of the banned Pakistani organisation Harkatul Jihad al-Islami.

Posted by Water Modem 2011-06-04 08:25|| 2011-06-04 08:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Water Modem's link. Further down the story, after all the important information, comes this delicious bit:

Locals and witnesses told the BBC Urdu Service that the militants had only recently moved into the area around Laman village, south-east of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan.

Kashmiri and his men were said to be taking tea in an apple orchard when the attack occurred.

As I believe the saying goes, "If you run, you'll only die tired."

Posted by trailing wife 2011-06-04 11:18|| 2011-06-04 11:18|| Front Page Top

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