Monday, April 5, 2010

CIA's UAV Fleet Decimating Al Qaeda And Its Allies In Pakistan

Drones Batter Al Qaeda and Its Allies Within Pakistan -- New York Times

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A stepped-up campaign of American drone strikes over the past three months has battered Al Qaeda and its Pakistani and Afghan brethren in the tribal area of North Waziristan, according to a mid-ranking militant and supporters of the government there.

The strikes have cast a pall of fear over an area that was once a free zone for Al Qaeda and the Taliban, forcing militants to abandon satellite phones and large gatherings in favor of communicating by courier and moving stealthily in small groups, they said.

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My Comment: I guess targeted assassinations works.

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