Drone strike kills Haqqani network member in Pakistan (Lead)
October 13th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) A member of the Al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region Thursday, media reports said.
Geo television reported that Jamil Haqqani was among four people killed in the strike at Dande Darpakhel, a border area along with Afghanistan in North Waziristan.
Jamil was in-charge of the logistic affairs of the Haqqani network but he was not a member of the Haqqani family.
However, there was no official confirmation of Jamil’s death, reported Xinhua.
Media reports earlier said the US drone had struck a house. Those reports had put the toll at six.
Locals said that they had seen a US unmanned aircraft flying before and after the strike.
They later pulled the bodies out of the rubble.
According to tribesmen, members of the Haqqani network had been living in Dande Darpakhel area for years but all had left the region as the result of a military operation in 2005.
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