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Nine militants killed in drone attacks in N. Waziristan
 [Dawn] Nine cut-throats were killed in North Wazoo in two attacks carried out by US drones on Friday. In the first attack, a US drone fired missiles at a car in Machikhel area of Mirali tehsil in North Wazoo, killing five thugs, sources said. They said that the drone fired two missiles when the car was about to leave a residential compound, killing five Afghan cut-throats belonging to the Haqqani network. AFP adds: Another dronezap, this time on a thug compound in Azizkhel town in Mirali district, killed another four thugs. "A US drone fired four missiles at a compound killing four thugs," a security official said. "The compound was destroyed and cut-throats have cordoned off the area," he added. Two other intelligence officials confirmed the attack and casualty figures. The Mirali area is considered a stronghold of the Pak Taliban, the warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur group and the Haqqani network. Posted by: Fred 2010-10-16 |
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