Thursday, November 30, 2017

U.S. Launches Drone Strikes Against The Haqqani Network In Pakistan

Reuters: Suspected U.S. drone targets Haqqani militants in Pakistan, killing four

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone strike on Thursday targeted a hideout of the Haqqani militant network along Pakistan’s mountainous border with Afghanistan, killing four people, officials said.

If confirmed, it would be the fourth such U.S. strike inside Pakistan since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Two Pakistani intelligence officials and a local government officer said an unmanned aerial vehicle dropped two missiles on a compound housing militants under the command of a senior network commander, Abdur Rasheed Haqqani.

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Update #1: Airstrike target Haqqani network compound in Kurram Agency of Pakistan (Khaama Press)
Update #2: Pakistan: US missiles kill 3 militants near Afghan border (National Post/AP)

WNU Editor: More indications that the U.S. is intensifying its war against the Taliban and its allies.

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