US drone strikes kill five militants, including two foreigners, in Pak tribal region
February 25th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Miranshah, Feb 25(ANI): At least five militants, including two foreigners, have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region, according to officials.
Local administration officials said that the foreigners were of ethnic Turkmen origin and were driving near Mohammad Khel in the Dande Darpakhel area, the BBC reports.
Local tribesmen said that the first missile struck the car carrying the Turkmen militants, destroying it completely.
Moments later, two more missiles struck a house that was allegedly used by Taliban militants.
Three militants were killed in that attack and several others were injured.
Darpakhel, which is located about 30km (19 miles) west of the tribal region’s main town of Miranshah, is known to be a hideout for al-Qaeda militants.
According to the report, it also has several training compounds for foreign militants.
The covert, CIA-run program launched around 115 attacks last year in Pakistan, more than double the previous year. The strikes have continued at a similar pace this year, and nearly all have hit the North Waziristan tribal region. (ANI)
- At least five killed in U.S. drone attack in North Waziristan - Feb 25, 2011
- Drone attack kills three in Pakistan - Nov 03, 2011
- 10 killed in Pakistan drone strike - May 24, 2012
- 16 die in US drone strike in Pakistan - Aug 10, 2011
- US drone attack kills four militants in North Waziristan - Dec 11, 2010
- US drone attack kills 22 suspected militants in North Waziristan - Mar 17, 2011
- Drone strike kills Haqqani network member in Pakistan (Lead) - Oct 13, 2011
- US drone attacks kill six in Pakistan - Feb 24, 2011
- US drone strikes kill 13 militants in North Waziristan - Jan 24, 2011
- 13 militants killed in three US drone strikes in North Waziristan - Nov 04, 2010
- 8 militants, including foreign nationals, killed in US drone strike in Pak tribal region - Oct 14, 2010
- U.S. drone strikes kill 25 suspected militants in Pakistan - Apr 22, 2011
- US drones kill 14 militants in N.Waziristan - Nov 08, 2010
- Three militants killed in US drone strike in North Waziristan - Sep 12, 2010
- Six militants killed in fresh US drone strike in N. Waziristan - Oct 19, 2010
Tags: administration officials, al qaeda, bbc, compounds, dande, drone, foreigners, hideout, khel, local administration, militants, missile, missiles, mohammad, pace, pakistan, previous year, strikes, taliban, tribesmen