18 people were killed and 14 other injured in U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal area (North Waziristan) on friday.Marking a sharp escalation of the controversial CIA-led campaign that continues to roil Pak-America relations.
Just a day before Islamabad had formerly protested over drone attacks and said them, illegal and against the International laws.Drones fired at least six missiles at three locations in thickly forested, mountainous area in North Waziristan tribal agency, two Pakistani security officials and a local Taliban commander said.Friday was the fifth day of strikes in North Waziristan this month, four of which targeted the Shawal Valley.
The identity of those killed was not immediately known. Previous strikes in the area have targeted both individual commanders and fighters in trucks headed for the nearby Afghan border.The sources said that the drone attacks were carried out after 11am. In the first attack, US drone fired three missiles at a compound at Makki Qamar and killed six suspected militants.
Since this year, at least 175 people have reportedly been killed in such drone attacks.It was recently reported by a website which quoted two US official that US President Barack Obama has ordered a “sharp increase” in drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal area. Last week, the US attack in NWA killing over a dozen people.
Just a day before Islamabad had formerly protested over drone attacks and said them, illegal and against the International laws.Drones fired at least six missiles at three locations in thickly forested, mountainous area in North Waziristan tribal agency, two Pakistani security officials and a local Taliban commander said.Friday was the fifth day of strikes in North Waziristan this month, four of which targeted the Shawal Valley.
The identity of those killed was not immediately known. Previous strikes in the area have targeted both individual commanders and fighters in trucks headed for the nearby Afghan border.The sources said that the drone attacks were carried out after 11am. In the first attack, US drone fired three missiles at a compound at Makki Qamar and killed six suspected militants.
In the second strike, a drone fired two missiles at another compound at Tonda Darra, killing four people. Both the targeted compounds were destroyed completely.
Since this year, at least 175 people have reportedly been killed in such drone attacks.It was recently reported by a website which quoted two US official that US President Barack Obama has ordered a “sharp increase” in drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal area. Last week, the US attack in NWA killing over a dozen people.
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