The drone strike took place in Lawra Mandi area of Datta Khel in the North
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Wazoo tribal district bordering Afghanistan, where the military is battling Talibs."At least five faceless myrmidons were killed in a drone attack," a security bigshot told AFP.
Another security official in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
confirmed the attack and casualties.
The strike comes amid turmoil in Death Eater ranks after the Afghan Taliban last week announced the death of their reclusive one-eyed leader Mullah Omar
... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title
Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality...
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Splits have emerged in the insurgency over who should take over leadership, threatening fledgling peace talks between the Afghan government and Afghan Taliban.
Omar's deputy, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, was selected by several top commanders to replace him but Omar's family opposes the appointment. Mansour has appointed Sirajuddin Haqqani, who runs the Haqqani Network, as his deputy.
North Waziristan is one of seven semi-autonomous tribal districts that border Afghanistan. It has been a hub for Al-Qaeda and Talibs since the early 2000s.