Posted on 01/01/2010 2:16:49 AM PST by NormsRevenge
MIR ALI, Pakistan – A suspected U.S. missile struck a car carrying alleged militants in a northwestern Pakistan tribal region Friday, killing three men in the second such attack in less than a day, intelligence officials said.
The strikes are part of the U.S. campaign to rid Pakistan of a creeping militant movement Washington believes is threatening the war effort in neighboring Afghanistan. The rising insecurity inside Pakistan, meanwhile, is prompting the United Nations to relocate about a quarter of its international staff in the country, officials confirmed Thursday.
Both missile strikes occurred in North Waziristan, a lawless tribal region along the Afghan border which is home to several militant groups that tend to focus on attacking U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The one Friday happened near Mir Ali, a major town in the region, two intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.
Shortly after Friday's attack, Taliban arrived at the scene of the attack in the village of Ghundi and moved the bodies to an undisclosed location, the officials said.
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A US 'Predator' drone is seen passing overhead at a forward operating base near Kandahar, Afghanistan, January last year. At least three militants were reportedly killed on Friday in the second US missile strike in as many days targeting Pakistan's wild tribal region of North Waziristan. (AFP/File/Joel Saget)
In ‘Bowl’ Speak
That’s a First Down!
That should clear things up.
That's a shame.
Here's to a happy new year of hunting by drones.
“Shortly after Friday’s attack, Taliban arrived at the scene of the attack in the village of Ghundi and moved the bodies to an undisclosed location, the officials said.”
Wish they would have helped them out with another bomb....
AP’s “Alleged” militants were allegedly taken out by a Predator or Reapers’ alleged hellfires.
Just read your post TChris after “allegedly” posting my initial post. Sorry for the near duplicate.
Obama is creating new terrorists! Waaaaaaah!
“Shortly after Friday’s attack, Taliban arrived at the scene of the attack in the village of Ghundi and moved the bodies to an undisclosed location, the officials said.”
Wish they would have helped them out with another bomb....
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Here’s to a nice big funeral procession in a day or two.
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