Analysts: US, Pakistan Collaborating Again On Drone Strikes -- Miami Herald/MClatchy NewsISLAMABAD -- Two apparent U.S. drone attacks last week on militant targets in Pakistani tribal areas bordering Afghanistan very likely signal the resumption of joint counterintelligence operations by the CIA and Pakistan's military spy agency, security analysts here said Monday.
The reported strikes would be the first in Pakistan since U.S.-led NATO forces killed 25 Pakistani soldiers in a "friendly fire" incident on the border in November, which drove relations between Washington and Islamabad to a new low.
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Update: US sought permission from Pakistan for the January Drone strike in North Waziristan -- News Pakistan
My Comment: The CIA and Pakistan's ISI/military may be collaborating, but political relations between the two countries is still frosty.
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