Posted on 03/16/2008 4:59:40 AM PDT by csvset
WANA: A missile attack at a house in Wana area of South Waziristan tribal region Sunday killed 16 persons, sources said.
Several also wounded in the missile attack at the house of a tribal leader.
A barrage of seven missiles were fired at the house of a tribesman Noorullah and adjarent area killed 16 and injured several persons, eyewitnesses said.
The injured being transferred to a nearby hospital.
Maybe that’s why there were so many reported missiles...because they hit 2 houses?
I just read a local claims he saw several drones over head.
The intelligence official said Sunday's attack was not carried out by a drone, although villagers believed they recognised the engine noise.
9 "militants" dead now..
I read one report that said the tribal leader lived in a " fortress like compound " , consisting of several buildings .
At any rate, we got the bastards.
Go back to Daus #57 post, “I’m guessing one Predator spotter, and then something much bigger and higher up dropping the big stuff. :)
Probably right
It was BIG and we got ‘em
I also read the attack took place a little after 3pm....a daylight strike....which is very unusal.
I do hope it was because the " guest of honor " (HVT) had just arrived.
Have a seat , O great and exalted one !
What's that? A drone ! Aw crap !
Just like in Iraq some tribes are friendly to the government and some are not.
Thanks.
Predators are still spread pretty thin. Getting a tasking for more than one would probably require a REALLY good reason. I wonder who is on the list for this kind of attention.
Missiles kill 20 in strike on Pakistani tribal area
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Missiles flattened a suspected militant safe house Sunday in a Pakistan tribal area along the Afghan border, killing some 20 people on the eve of Parliament’s takeover by foes of U.S.-backed President Pervez Musharraf.
**snip**
Seven missiles fired by an unmanned drone rained down on a sprawling mud brick compound Sunday afternoon about five kilometers (three miles) outside Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, witnesses said. State-run Pakistan Television said about 20 people were killed.
Witnesses, state TV and intelligence officials said the destroyed building belonged to a local militant leader and Taliban sympathizer who goes by the single name Noorullah. It was unclear whether he was among the dead.
Rahim Khan, a local tribesman who went to the site, said the fortress-like compound was known as a hub for visiting foreign militants. Eight of those killed were foreigners, two intelligence officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity due to the nature of their work and did not elaborate.
The Pakistan military said five or six explosions took place and caused casualties, but did not confirm how many. State media did not say where the missiles originated.
Only U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan are known to fly unmanned drones in the region, and they have launched attacks over the Pakistani border before. A U.S. missile strike killed a senior al-Qaida militant in North Waziristan in January.
Maj. Chris Belcher, a U.S. military spokesman, said coalition forces conducted an operation Sunday in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, which lies just across the border. He said, however, that he had no information about the Pakistan strike and that he doubted the two incidents were related.
Washington has pressed Pakistan to crack down on Islamic militants who harbor al-Qaida and Taliban fighters along the rugged border. Osama bin Laden is believed to have passed through the area while fleeing U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan, and some believe he may still be hiding there.
**snip**
Associated Press Writer Zarar Khan contributed to this report from Islamabad and AP Writer Ishtiaq Mehsud contributed from Dera Ismail Khan.
http://www.pr-inside.com/missiles-kill-20-in-strike-on-r486986.htm
High deductible in that zip code.
Thanks for the ping.
Great...now I’m gonna have “Bombs Over Baghdad” stuck in my head for the rest of the day! LOL
Great video though.
Wana missile? Gota missile!
Why would Imperial Stormtroopers (GS) use 7 missles when only one would do???
Hopefully the predator missions shall increase in numbers and effectiveness over the next few months.
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