http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-12-26-missile-strike-pakistan_N.htm
Associated Press December 26, 2009 Officials: Suspected U.S. strikes kill three in Pakistan -Saturday's strike occurred in the Babar Raghzai area of North Waziristan and also wounded two people, the officials said. The identities of the dead were not immediately clear. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to media on the record. -A statement from the military Saturday said that a targeted airstrike at a compound in Orakzai had killed some civilians along with eight suspected militants. MIR ALI, Pakistan: A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrated, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. The strike was apparently the latest in a lengthy campaign of such attacks by the U.S., which rarely discusses the covert program....Pakistan publicly opposes the strikes but is believed to secretly aid them. Saturday's strike occurred in the Babar Raghzai area of North Waziristan and also wounded two people, the officials said. The identities of the dead were not immediately clear. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to media on the record. The area targeted is used by militants from two major factions that are battling U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan — the Haqqani network and the militants of warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur. U.S. missile strikes in North Waziristan are sensitive largely because Pakistan has a truce with Bahadur. He agreed to stay on the sidelines as the Pakistani army has waged an offensive in South Waziristan.... Missile strikes on his territory could endanger that deal, analysts have said. However, in the past the U.S. has indicated it will not hesitate to launch the drone-fired missiles if it tracks down an important target. .... A statement from the military Saturday said that a targeted airstrike at a compound in Orakzai had killed some civilians along with eight suspected militants. "Military authorities have deeply regretted the loss of civilian lives," said the statement. It said the families of the civilian victims would be compensated. .... =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: rwroz...@yahoo.com or stopnato-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Daily digest option available. ==============================
