At least five fall prey to drone attack in North Waziristan

At least five fall prey to drone attack in North Waziristan

Miramshah: (Tuesday, June 26, 2012) As the US drone attacks continue, in a recent strike, while a missile was fired on a compound, over five lost their lives to the attack, said the security officials.

According to the details, the drone fired two missiles on a compound in the Shawal area, situated around 50 kilometers southwest of Miramshah, a major town on North Waziristan tribal district near the Afghan border.

The US and allied forces believe that the area is a hub of Taliban and Al Qaeda.

While sharing details of today’s incident, a senior security official in Peshawar city told the journalists, “At least five militants have been killed and three have been wounded. The compound was completely destroyed.”

Another security officer told the journalists that all those killed were fighters linked with the local warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur.

Gul Bahadur, a militant who is believed to be an ally with the Afghan Taliban, is accused of fighting US-led troops across the border.

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Posted by Fayyaz Yaseen on Jun 27 2012. Filed under Pakistan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry