Posted on 07/24/2010 4:00:53 AM PDT by csvset
ESHAWAR: A US drone fired four missiles into a compound reportedly used by terrorists in northwestern tribal belt on Saturday, killing at least 18 militants, security officials said.
The missiles targeted the compound in Dwasarak village, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan district, a senior Pakistani security official who wished to remain anonymous told media.
"At least 18 militants have been killed in this attack," he said adding that two US drones fired four missiles.
Two intelligence officials, one in Wana and one based in Peshawar, also confirmed the attack and the death toll.
South Waziristan, considered a militant stronghold, was the scene of a major Pakistani offensive last year.
Dwasarak is close to the Afghan border in the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan. Officials said militants belonging to local commander Maulana Halimullah were killed in the attack, the second time that US drones have targeted his men.
A security official in Miranshah, the main town of the neighbouring North Waziristan tribal district said militants were also using the compound as a training camp.
Soon after the attack, militants surrounded the village and forced residents to stay in their houses, another security official in Wana told media.
It was not immediately clear whether there were any high-value targets among the dead, official said.
It used to be when Prez Bush was in office that each drone attack somehow hit either a wedding party or a nursery school of blind deaf children. Now each drone attack under nobama is reported to kill militants. Is the nobama that much better at aiming? Interesting.
Good catch!
They will run out of these mysteriously efficient drones when President Palin (or whomever) comes into office.
She’ll have to fall back on the Bush-era dangerously unstable drones that veer off mission to destroy puppies and teddy-bear adoption centres.
Are these attacks legal? I don’t see how we are authorized to kill Pakistanis - our ultimatum was to the Taliban to turn over Al Queda or else.
Oh there are plenty of lefty types that ask the same question. I don’t give it a moments thought . No more than when I swat a mosquito.
The Pakistanis are pulling the trigger on these bad boys, don’t doubt it for a minute.
.....two US drones fired four missiles. ..
Massed drones. Coordinated drones. Deadly drones.
Roger that!
Mike
Now they question the legality of using drones .
The drones work, that is why the left is against it.
I hope Eric Holder read them their rights as the missles streaked earthward.
Is it me or has the pace of strikes quickened of late?
Let it rain HellFires!!!
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