US Drones Overflying North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH, trendpk: US Predator unmanned drones flew over various parts of North Waziristan tribal region. The locals in the region bordering Afghanistan seen more than 10 flights of drone over the region.

Meanwhile, the local administration has declared indefinite curfew from Miranshah Stadium checkpost to Miranshah Bazaar, Bypass Road, Khar Kamar, tehsil Dattakhel and other areas. Dattakhel road has been closed for all traffic, reports said.

Protesters demand opening of closed health centers in N. Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: Hundreds of tribesmen on Saturday staged a protest against the closure of 180 health centers in North Waziristan.

The participants held a rally in Miranshah, a major city of Waziristan, and blocked the Miranshah-Bannu road for more than two hours.

The tribesmen demanded the provincial government to reopen the health centers immediately as they face difficulties in the area. Trend Pk

US missiles kill three in North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH: A US drone missile destroyed a vehicle in a tribal district of North Waziristan on Friday, killing at least three suspected militants.

“Two missiles were fired on a vehicle. So far three militants are confirmed killed in this attack,” a senior security official told a foreing news agency.

Local intelligence officials said the dead belonged to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked Haqqani network, but it was not immediately clear whether they included any high-value targets.

They said up to four militants were killed when the vehicle exploded into a fireball in Naurak village, about 15 kilometres (nine miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan. AGENCIES

Missile attacks kill 13 terrorists in N. Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: At least 13 terrorists have been killed in spying missile attacks in Miranshah area of North Waziristan, Trend Pk learnt Wednesday.

Sources said that two missile were fired on a vehicle in Qutab Khel some five kilometers from Miranshah. Four terrorists were killed on the spot.

Sources said that it was the second attack in this month.

AGENCIES ADD: At least 11 militants were killed in three US drone missile strikes targeting Islamist fighters in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, security officials said.

Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles at a car in Khaiso Khel town 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in the lawless North Waziristan region, late Wednesday, three local security officials said.

Almost simultaneously another drone strike killed four

Missile attacks kill four terrorists in N. Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: At least four terrorists have been killed in spying missile attacks in Miranshah area of North Waziristan, Trend Pk learnt Wednesday.

Sources said that two missile were fired on a vehicle in Qutab Khel some five kilometers from Miranshah. Four terrorists were killed on the spot.

Sources said that it was the second attack in this month. Trend Pk

Missile attacks kill seven in Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: At least seven terrorists have been killed in missile attacks in Miranshah and Mir Ali, SAMAA reported Wednesday.

Sources told a vehicle was attacked in Data Khel where three terrorists were killed on the spot while two missiles were fired on a suspected house situated in Mir Ali. Four terrorists were killed and one other wounded, sources added. SAMAA

US drone attack kills 11 militants in North Waziristan

A US drone attack on a compound in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday killed at least five militants, local security officials said.
The target of the drone strike was a house in Inzarkas village in Dattakhel area, around 35 kilometres (20 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan.The drone fired two missiles on a house, at least five militants have been killed, an intelligence official in Miranshah told.
A security official in Peshawar also confirmed the attack and the death toll. The strike is the latest in a series of US operations in the region which are believed to be targeting Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists plotting attacks on Europe.
Residents in Miranshah said drones were still hovering in the sky while militants have surrounded the area after the attack. A security official in Peshawar said a vehicle parked outside the house was also destroyed in the attack.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Tuesday that US drone attacks on Pakistani territory were counter-productive. We have successfully isolated the militants and local tribesmen, because we want that local tribesmen should support us, but when there is a drone attack that unites them (the tribesmen and the militants) again, he said. And this is the reason we say that they are counter-productive, he told reporters in northwestern city of Charsadda.
The United States has massively ramped up its drone campaign in Pakistan’s lawless northwest tribal region on the Afghan border, amid intelligence claims of a Mumbai-style terror plot to launch commando attacks on European cities.

Drone strike kills 10 in North Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: A drone strike killed 10 suspected militants on Saturday in North Waziristan tribal belt along the Afghan border on Saturday.

According to sources, four missiles hit a militant compound in Dashgah village near Datta Khel town, some 45 kilometres (28 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district.

“Two drones fired four missiles and destroyed the house. 10 militants were killed in this attack,” a security official said.

Two intelligence officials in Miranshah also confirmed the attack and the death toll.

“All of them were militants attached to the Haqqani group,” one intelligence official said.

The second intelligence official told that initial reports suggested the dead were Uzbek militants from Afghanistan. SAMAA

Drone strike kills 10 in North Waziristan

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MIRANSHAH: A drone strike killed 10 suspected militants on Saturday in North Waziristan tribal belt along the Afghan border on Saturday.

According to sources, four missiles hit a militant compound in Dashgah village near Datta Khel town, some 45 kilometres (28 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district.

“Two drones fired four missiles and destroyed the house. 10 militants were killed in this attack,” a security official said.

Two intelligence officials in Miranshah also confirmed the attack and the death toll.

“All of them were militants attached to the Haqqani group,” one intelligence official said.

The second intelligence official told that initial reports suggested the dead were Uzbek militants from Afghanistan. SAMAA

Missile strike kills 4 militants in N. Waziristan

MIRANSHAH: A missile strike by a US drone on Saturday killed four militants in tehsil Datta Khel, North Waziristan.

The missile strike hit Datta Khel village area near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan tribal district, officials said.

“A US drone fired three missiles. The target was a vehicle carrying militants. Three militants were killed,” said a senior security official in Peshawar.

The vehicle was completely destroyed in attack.

Separately, a political agent in North Wazirsitan has announced an indefinite curfew in the region.

The strike was the 17th suspected U.S. missile assault this month in Pakistani tribal regions, the most intense barrage since they began in 2004. SAMAA

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