US drone strike kills five in South Waziristan

Dawn ^ | 21 sep 2010 | afp

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MIRANSHAH: A US drone on Tuesday fired three missiles at a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, killing five militants, officials said.

“At least five militants were killed when a US drone fired three missiles at a militant compound,” a senior security official told AFP.

The attack took place in Azam Warsak village, some 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan tribal district, the official said. An intelligence official and a local administration official confirmed the attack and death toll. -AFP

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Give 'em hell.

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can’t we just drop one and be done with that area?

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This was a follow-on attack. The original strike was a few hours earlier at a compound two clicks away. We are trying to hit Shamsullah, one of Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir commanders.

Shamsullah was thought to be at the first compound. As the Taliban transported the wounded to the compound in this attack, Shamsullah arrived and it is hoped that we degraded him and his command.

Shamsullah has been very active in Afghanistan, transporting fighters and arms from Pakistan.

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For the Widow’s Son Peachy.

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Ah, I see that now.

Three drone strikes kill 28 in Waziristan

LAHORE: At least 28 people were killed in three US led drone strikes in the remote areas of South and North Waziristan, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday.

According to sources, the first drone attack was occurred in Miranshah, where the drone aircraft pounded two missiles, killing at least nine people. In the second attack, the US led drone targeted Azam Warsak, some 25 kilometers west of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan tribal district, in which at least 12 people were killed.

The US drone fired five missiles at the office of Shamsullah, a commander of militant group, Maulvi Nazir Ahmed. Four US led drones continued to hover over the area after the attack, which caused great panic among the locals. Whereas, about seven people were killed in where the air strike targeted a vehicle in Bundh.

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Here’s the sweet part: Shamsullah was riding on a motorcycle with his bodyguard towards the compound. We hit him with the first missile just as he arrived, still moving, with his staff coming out to meet him, they got the next two missiles. Very sweet timing.