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18 killed in Waziristan drone attacks
DAWN ^ | 15 june 2011 | wire

Posted on 06/15/2011 6:37:28 PM PDT by csvset

MIRAMSHAH: Three US drone attacks killed 18 suspected militants in South and North Waziristan on Wednesday.

Four missiles hit a vehicle carrying suspected militants from Razmak road to Tappi area, some 10km east of Miramshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency.

All eight people on board the vehicle were killed.

The vehicles was destroyed The mutilated bodies were behind recognition.

AP adds: Earlier, missiles targeted a vehicle and a compound near Wana, the main town in South Waziristan Agency, killing 10 people.

The victims were believed to be allied with Maulvi Nazir, a prominent militant commander in the area, according to officials.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: drone; nazir; pakistan; waziristan
Nazir, a prominent militant commander

Is he prominent enough for a drone to target ?

1 posted on 06/15/2011 6:37:35 PM PDT by csvset
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To: csvset
The mutilated bodies were behind recognition.

They recognize their behinds?

2 posted on 06/15/2011 7:04:05 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: csvset

What ordnance do the drones shoot?

Just curious.


3 posted on 06/15/2011 7:09:16 PM PDT by nascarnation
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The mutilated bodies were behind recognition.

They recognize their behinds?

So much for blowing their asses away.

4 posted on 06/15/2011 7:09:49 PM PDT by stboz
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To: nascarnation

I don’t know what else but I have seen reports that they fire “Hellfire” missiles.

I would never have guessed just how effective drones seem to be, especially when used with good intelligence.


5 posted on 06/15/2011 7:13:42 PM PDT by yarddog
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Every time I drive through the Eglin AFB reservation, I see a sign way out in the middle of nowhere.

It says “Hellfire test range” with an arrow I think pointing down a small paved road.

Each time I see it the thought comes to mind. “I wonder where they get any to test”?


6 posted on 06/15/2011 7:16:55 PM PDT by yarddog
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Would love to be the guy that says,
"Target confirmed. Fire at will".

I can hear the guy on the other end with the buttons, "Oh Boy, Oh Boy".

8 posted on 06/15/2011 7:20:51 PM PDT by AGreatPer (May 21 end of world canceled, Friday nights at Walter Reed continues)
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To: nascarnation

Hellfire missile for one.


10 posted on 06/15/2011 9:08:44 PM PDT by G Larry (I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his character)
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To: nascarnation
GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs and Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) .

There are probably others as well.

11 posted on 06/16/2011 4:41:11 AM PDT by csvset
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To: csvset

thanks!


12 posted on 06/16/2011 8:54:09 AM PDT by nascarnation
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