Drone attack on vehicle in NWA kills four militants
Monday, January 23rd, 2012 6:27:56 by Asma Rafique
Drone attack on vehicle in NWA kills four militants
A US guided drone attack in North Waziristan agency of Pakistan on Monday killed four militants, a security official said.
The US drone fired missiles into a vehicle at Degan village in Pakistan’s Taliban and Al-Qaeda hub of North Waziristan tribal area, close to the Afghan border.
It was the third such US attack since November 26 deadly airstrikes by NATO/ISAF forces on two Pakistan check posts, that killed some two dozen Pakistan soldiers and left several others injured, plunging relations to an all time low.
"A US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle and four militants were killed," a senior security official told media reporters on condition of anonymity, since he was not authorised to speak to the media.
"The vehicle burst into flames after the missiles hit. Militants have cordoned the area and (are) taking out the bodies," another local official told the media persons.
Local intelligence officials revealed that militants that have been killed in the drone attack were from Turkmenistan.
Washington has continuously been alleging Pakistan for provide sanctuary to the Talibans in the tribal belt where Al-Qaida groups plot attacks on allied forces fighting against Terrorism in Afghanistan.
North Waziristan is the most notorious of all of the seven semi-autonomous tribal districts of Pakistan and has been a major focus of US pressure on Pakistan government to take strict actions against Afghan insurgents.
Earlier, Pakistan has been cooperating with United States in drone attacks. However since the November 26 incident, Islamabad has started reviewing its entire alliance with US and has not only warned pentagon of serious consequences in case of violation
of its red line but has also kept its Afghan border closed to NATO supply convoys for two months.
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Posted by Asma Rafique
on Jan 23 2012. Filed under Latest News, Pakistan.
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