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Haqqani, Al Qaeda men died in drone attack
[Dawn] A 'commander' of the Haqqani network and an Al Qaeda operative were among the 17 people killed in drone strike in North  Wazoo earlier this week, according to official sources.They said those killed in the strike in Serai Darpakhel area near Miranshah ... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas... Bazaar included Mullah Akhtar Zadran, a 'commander' of the Haqqani network, and Abu Saif Al-Jazeri, an operative of Al Qaeda. Also killed in the strike are said to be two Punjabi Death Eater 'commanders' -- Rana Ashraf and Naveed Butt. The other 13 victims were 'foot soldiers', the sources said. However, if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... there was no independent confirmation of the claim. Posted by: Fred 2013-07-08 |
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