U.S. missile strikes kill five militants in northeastern Pakistan

[News_Editor]

U.S. missile strikes kill five militants in northeastern Pakistan

2011-01-08 01:54:17 GMT+7 (ICT)

MIRANSHAH (BNO NEWS) -- At least five suspected militants were killed on Friday after a series of U.S. missile strikes in the tribal region of northeastern Pakistan, Ary News television reported.

One of the missiles struck a vehicle and destroyed it in the North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan, while three others struck a house used by suspected Taliban militants. Ary News reported that at least five suspected militants died after the attacks, which happened in the Dattakhel village, 35 kilometers (22 miles) west of Miranshah.

The report said Taliban insurgents had surrounded the area and were recovering the bodies from the debris left by the four U.S. missiles. The northern area with Pakistan, near the Afghan border, is home for a large contingent of Taliban militants.

The United States is most active in North Waziristan area as the region is known to be a stronghold of the Haqqani Network, which is considered one of the top terrorist organizations and threats to U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

The U.S. drone campaign in Pakistan is aimed at disrupting al-Qaeda and the Taliban in the border area with Afghanistan, which the United States considers to be the most dangerous place on Earth.

So far this year, the United States has carried out at least five drone attacks inside Pakistani territory. In 2010, officials reported at least 122 U.S. drone attacks, which was more than double than registered in 2009.

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-01-08

[isawwhatyoudid]

Lucky, the over 200 drone-missile strikes kill only "suspected" militants, never children, fathers and mothers.

[chuckd]

Lucky, the over 200 drone-missile strikes kill only "suspected" militants, never children, fathers and mothers.

Suspected militants can be children, fathers and mothers as well.

That does not mean they are not still suspected militants.

[isawwhatyoudid]

Lucky, the over 200 drone-missile strikes kill only "suspected" militants, never children, fathers and mothers.

Suspected militants can be children, fathers and mothers as well.

That does not mean they are not still suspected militants.

including babies and toddler??

[Ulysses G.]

Islamic terrorists are well-known for using human shields.

[hammered]

Very poor reporting for the headline to say kill 5 militants. it should say alleged militants as the reporters have no evidence of who was killed and are not spokepeople for a military firce and government, or at least shouldnt be.

To run a respected and even handed news service requires reports to be even handed and questioning.

[cdnvic]

One flame disguised as gibberish removed.

[koheesti]

Maybe they use "suspected" because there isn't much left after the strike.