2 Suspected US Missile Attacks Kill 45 In Pakistan -- Yahoo News/AP
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Suspected U.S. drones launched two missile attacks on Taliban targets in the South Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, killing at least 45 militants in the latest in a barrage of strikes close to the Afghan border, intelligence officials said.
The army said the top Taliban commander in another area of the northwest, the scenic Swat Valley, was wounded in a Pakistani airstrike. It gave no more details.
South Waziristan lies close to the Afghan border and is the stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
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More News On US Drone Strikes in Pakistan
U.S. Drones Hit Pakistan Militants; Taliban Leader Hurt -- Yahoo News/Reuters
'US missiles kill 33 in Pakistan Taliban base' -- Yahoo News/AFP
Drones 'kill dozens' in Pakistan -- BBC
US drone assaults kill 45 militants -- Press Association
Suspected US Drone Attack Kills Militants in Northwest Pakistan -- Voice of America
Pakistani army: Militant leader in Swat wounded -- AP
Fresh drone attacks in Pakistan reignite debate -- Christian Science Monitor
FACTBOX: U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan -- Reuters
My Comment: There has been a significant increase since last week on U.S. drone strikes into Pakistan. Like the surge in Helmand Province, Afghanistan .... military operations have clearly been increased, with a focus on all theaters of conflict .... Pakistan included.
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