Thursday, March 11, 2010

CIA Drone Attacks Intensify In Pakistan

CIA Drone Attack Rocks Northern Waziristan -- ABC News

For the second time in three days, CIA drones attacked a target in North Waziristan -- today firing a torrent of at least six missiles on a building and cars full of people trying to escape the initial attack.

It was early afternoon when drones fired three missiles on a compound in Datta Khel -- the same site of the largest ever drone attack (more than 16 missiles fired in one attack on Feb. 2). Shortly thereafter, a fourth missile destroyed a vehicle of presumed militants escaping from the scene. And not long after that, two more missiles destroyed two additional cars full of people escaping.

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More News On Drone Attacks In Pakistan

Drone Strikes Kill 21 in Pakistan -- New York Times
US missiles kill up to 16 in Pakistan: officials -- AFP
US airstrike kills 15 in North Waziristan -- Long War Journal
9 Al-Qaeda members killed in drone attack in Pakistan -- Xinhuanet
US drone strikes in Pakistan tribal areas boost support for Taleban -- Times Online
Means-testing the Drone War -- Registan

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