Multiple US Missile Strikes Kill 26 in Waziristan
Afghans, Arabs and Uzbeks Said Killed in Flurry of Attacks
Last updated 9/30 2:10 PM EST
US drones have launched a flurry of attacks over the past 24 hours, one in South Waziristan and at least three others in North Waziristan in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing at least 18 people and injuring an unknown number of others.
The first attack, in South Waziristan Agency, came against the home of a man believed to have ties to Hakimullah Mehsud, who depending on which Pakistani government official you believe was either killed in a clash with a rival member of the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or is the current leader of the TTP, having replaced Baitullah Mehsud. At least six were killed in the attack. Some of those killed were identified as Uzbek militants.
At least 12 others were killed in the second attack, when US drones fired at least four missiles on a home north of Miram Shah. Officials say all those killed in this attack were believed to be Afghans, and assume that they were in some way related to the Haqqani network. A third attack on a vehicle near Mir Ali killed eight, while the toll from a fourth attack was not readily available.
The latest attacks were the first since Friday, when a US drone attacked a compound also believed to be linked to the Haqqani faction. The US is reported threatening to escalate attacks across northern Pakistan, including potentially into the major city of Quetta.
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September 30th, 2009 at 1:24 am
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MvGuy
September 30th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Is this instigation the path that the I centric NeoCons plan to utilize to destabilize Pakistan and snatch their nukes??
masmanz
October 1st, 2009 at 4:13 am
There was a time when the perperator of these drone attacks used to claim that they were targetting AlQaida's #2 man, now they just kill anyone and claim them to be terrorists. It is a lot easier this way. When 90% of the so-called worst-of-the-worst at Gitmo turned out to be innocents after 8 years, how can we know that those killed here were actually terrorists?
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October 1st, 2009 at 1:23 am
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October 3rd, 2009 at 1:34 am
[...] At Least 18 Killed in US Drone Attacks on Waziristan Wed. Sep. 30 – US drones have launched a pair of attacks on houses today, one in South Waziristan and another in North Waziristan in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing at least 18 people and injuring an unknown number of others. [...]