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Suspected US drone strike kills 'three foreign militants'
Source: Associated Press
Suspected US drone strike kills 'three foreign militants'
Associated Press in Islamabad
theguardian.com, Thursday 26 December 2013 17.13 GMT
A suspected American drone fired two missiles at a home in a northwestern tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, killing at least three foreign militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said Thursday.
The US authorities often target Taliban, al-Qaida and their Pakistani supporters in the country's tribal regions.
The latest strike took place just before midnight Wednesday in the village of Qutab Khel in North Waziristan and initial reports gathered from their agents in the field suggested the slain men were Arabs, the two intelligence officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
The American drone program is extremely unpopular in Pakistan because it is perceived as killing innocent civilians, which the US denies. Many in Pakistan also consider it an affront to their sovereignty but the US has shown no indication it is willing to halt the program.
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Associated Press in Islamabad
theguardian.com, Thursday 26 December 2013 17.13 GMT
A suspected American drone fired two missiles at a home in a northwestern tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, killing at least three foreign militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said Thursday.
The US authorities often target Taliban, al-Qaida and their Pakistani supporters in the country's tribal regions.
The latest strike took place just before midnight Wednesday in the village of Qutab Khel in North Waziristan and initial reports gathered from their agents in the field suggested the slain men were Arabs, the two intelligence officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
The American drone program is extremely unpopular in Pakistan because it is perceived as killing innocent civilians, which the US denies. Many in Pakistan also consider it an affront to their sovereignty but the US has shown no indication it is willing to halt the program.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/26/us-drone-strike-kills-three-militants