7 Pakistan Militants Killed
16 November 2011
A suspected U.S. drone fired missiles at a house in Pakistan near the Afghan border on Tuesday November 15, 2011. Pakistani intelligence notes that seven alleged Pakistani militants were killed. The strike occurred in Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan which is where the key pivot for the Taliban and al-Qaeda is located. Officials also said that insurgent linked to Afghan militant groups who were harboring Pakistani Taliban were also killed. The U.S has conducted around 200 drone strikes in recent years, mostly targeting al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban fighters who are battling U.S. troops. The U.S. has pushed Pakistan to take military action in North Waziristan, or at least intelligence that could be used to target insurgents battling American forces in Afghanistan. However, many analyst believe that Pakistan is reluctant to target terrorist groups because of their historical ties and they could be useful allies in Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw.
Source: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2099484,00.html
Reliability: 8.5
A suspected U.S. drone fired missiles at a house in Pakistan near the Afghan border on Tuesday November 15, 2011. Pakistani intelligence notes that seven alleged Pakistani militants were killed. The strike occurred in Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan which is where the key pivot for the Taliban and al-Qaeda is located. Officials also said that insurgent linked to Afghan militant groups who were harboring Pakistani Taliban were also killed. The U.S has conducted around 200 drone strikes in recent years, mostly targeting al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban fighters who are battling U.S. troops. The U.S. has pushed Pakistan to take military action in North Waziristan, or at least intelligence that could be used to target insurgents battling American forces in Afghanistan. However, many analyst believe that Pakistan is reluctant to target terrorist groups because of their historical ties and they could be useful allies in Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw.
Source: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2099484,00.html
Reliability: 8.5
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