Posts Tagged ‘North Waziristan’

Five dead in NWA drone hit

PESHAWAR – Five people were killed when an unmanned US predator targeted a suspected vehicle and house in North Waziristan Agency Monday.
Local sources said that the attack took place at Degan village in NWA, close to the Afghan border. The missile hit a house and a vehicle carrying some people in the area, leaving all them killed. The vehicle was going to Datta Khel from Degan when it came under …

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Five killed in US drone attacks in North Waziristan

At least five people were killed in drone attacks in North Waziristan tribal region on Monday.
According to security officials, a US drone on Monday fired missiles into a vehicle, killing five suspected militants in North Waziristan near the Afghan border. “A US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle and four militants were killed,” a senior Pakistani security official told to a foreign news …

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US drone strike kills four militants: officials

MIRANSHAH: A US missile strike targeting a militant vehicle killed four rebels in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Thursday, local security officials said. It was the second drone strike in less than two days that took place close to Miranshah, the main town of the North Waziristan tribal region. “US drones fired four missiles [...]

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TTP claims responsibility of killing 15 FC personnel

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The banned Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have claimed that they killed all the 15 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel they had kidnapped two weeks earlier from Mullazai Fort situated near Tank city.
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Ahsanullah Ahsan said Thursday that the kidnapped FC men had been shot and their bodies dumped in the North Waziristan tribal region close to …

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One killed, six injured in rocket attack on security checkpost in NWA

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At least one person was killed while six others were injured when a rocket hit a security checkpost in North Waziristan Agency (NWA).
According to a private television channel, the attack occurred when a rocket fired from unknown places hit a checkpost near a camp of security forces in the…

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20 militants killed in Orakzai skirmishes

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PESHAWAR (INP) – At least 20 militants were killed in clashes with security forces in different localities of Upper Orakzai Agency during Friday-Saturday midnight.
Curfew has been imposed in some areas of the North Waziristan Agency. According to political administration sources, security forces continued forward movement in different areas…

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20 militants killed in Orakzai Agency, curfew imposed in some parts of NWA

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At least 20 militants were killed in clashes with security forces in different localities of Upper Orakzai Agency during Friday-Saturday midnight. Curfew has been imposed in some areas of the North Waziristan Agency.
According to political administration sources, security forces continued forward movement in different areas of the tribal agency…

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Eight dead in fresh drone hit

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PESHAWAR – At least eight suspected militants were killed and two sustained injuries when a US drone targeted a compound in North Waziristan Agency on Thursday.
An unmanned US aircraft fired at least four missiles at a compound reportedly used by militants at Razmak area, which is 60Km in South…

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Suspected US missiles kill 7 in NWaziristan

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Suspected U.S. drones fired four missiles at a home in Pakistan’s rugged tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing seven alleged militants in the third such strike in as many days, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The strike occurred in the Ramzak area of North Waziristan, the main hub…

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US drone kills seven in NWA

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PESHAWAR – At least seven suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan Agency on early Tuesday morning.
A US pilotless aircraft reportedly fired two missiles at a house, allegedly used by militants, situated near Miranshah Bazaar. The sources said the house was completely destroyed in…

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Curfew clamped on North Waziristan

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Security forces on Sunday clamped curfew on various parts of North Waziristan border region for an indefinite period, a private TV reported.
Acording to the report, the main road connecting Miran shah to Bannu district has been blocked for all kinds of traffic.
Meanwhile, militants bombed a convoy of security…

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Gul Bahadur threatens to tear up peace accord

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MIRANSHAH (Reuters) – The most powerful militant leader in North Waziristan border region has threatened to tear up a peace accord and turn his fighters against the Islamabad government.
Hafiz Gul Bahadur has an unofficial non-aggression pact with the military, focussing instead on attacking US troops in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Bahadur…

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US steps up pressure on Pakistan to take action in N Waziristan

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Keeping up pressure on Pakistan to strike at militant groups in North Waziristan, US has warned if Islamabad does not become a part of the solution, it could be branded as part of the problem.
Pointing out that a “sort of witches brew of militant groups” was sheltering in the…

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Family of drone attack victim is considering suing CIA for killing innocent civilians: report

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On Oct. 27, a 16-year-old Pakistani named Tariq Aziz traveled to Islamabad from his home in North Waziristan to attend a “Waziristan Grand Jirga,” an official meeting the following day to discuss the impact of drone strikes on local communities in Pakistan. According to Pratap Chatterjee at the Bureau of…

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5 troops killed in NWA ambush

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MIRANSHAH (AFP) – Taliban militants launched an attack on a military convoy near Razmak town on Saturday killing five soldiers and wounding three others, security officials said.
The convoy came under attack near Razmak town, 50 kilometres south of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan, officials said.
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Three people killed in fresh US drone strike in NWaziristan

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Three people were killed in a US drone strike in Miranshah area of North Waziristan on Thursday, said officials. The drone fired four missiles on a house in an area near Miranshah, the main town of troubled tribal agency.
Under President Barack Obama, the United States has drastically stepped up…

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US drones kill three Haqqani militants in North Waziristan

A US drone strike killed at least three militants in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, destroying a compound in a mountain stronghold of the Afghan Taliban’s Haqqani network, officials said.

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