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2011-10-27 India-Pakistan

Drone strike 'kills five Taliban commanders' in South Waziristan

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Posted by Glenmore 2011-10-27 12:59|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I think a 'commander' is in charge of two 'flunkies', and a 'senior commander' is in charge of three, or two 'flunkies' and two 'lickspittles'. Alternatively, one 'flunky, two 'lickspittles', and a 'blackguard' 2nd class.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-27 14:20|| 2011-10-27 14:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Bill Roggio has more information on the hit including discussion or the Nazir network and its connection to both the ISI and al Qaeda.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2011-10-27 15:25|| 2011-10-27 15:25|| Front Page Top

#3 ""The unmanned, CIA-operated Predators, or the more deadly Reapers, fired five missiles at a vehicle in the village of Tora Gola in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan, according to Dawn. Four of the five Taliban commanders were identified as Hazrat Omar, Khan Mohammad, Miraj Wazir, and Ashfaq Wazir.

Er, so they got their own missile, how cool is that?

Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/10/us_predators_kill_fi_1.php#ixzz1c18hdUet

Posted by Rhodesiafever 2011-10-27 16:50|| 2011-10-27 16:50|| Front Page Top

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