Pakistan: CIA Drone Strikes Kill 5 Taliban Commanders, 6 Jihadists
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (The Blaze/AP) — Two American drone strikes hours apart destroyed a hideout in Taliban strongholds in Pakistan’s rugged tribal regions Thursday and a vehicle with a number of fighters inside. A close ally of one of the area’s top militant commanders and 10 others were killed, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
The U.S. refuses to acknowledge the CIA-run drone program in Pakistan publicly, but officials have said privately that the drone strikes have killed many senior al-Qaida and Taliban commanders. Pakistani officials regularly criticize the U.S. attacks in public as violations of the country’s sovereignty, but the government has actually supported them in private and allowed the drones to take off from bases within Pakistan.
That cooperation has become strained this year as the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan has deteriorated, especially following the arrest of a CIA contractor in January and the covert American raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani garrison town in May.
The first attack in the South Waziristan tribal area hit a vehicle and killed Khan Mohammed, also known as Sathai, deputy leader of a group of militants led by Maulvi Nazir and also the commander’s cousin, said the officials. It also killed Nazir’s younger brother, Hazrat Omar, the officials said.
Hours later, five missiles hit the militant hideout near North Waziristan’s town of Mir Ali, killing six men, said the officials on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Nazir is one of the most powerful militant commanders in the tribal region and is accused of working with the Taliban and al-Qaida to stage attacks against foreign troops in neighboring Afghanistan.
He is believed to have close relations with Pakistani intelligence and agreed to stay neutral when the military invaded South Waziristan in 2009 to fight the Pakistani Taliban, who have focused their attacks against the Pakistani state.
The U.S. has criticized Pakistan for failing to crack down on militants staging attacks in Afghanistan and has stepped up drone attacks in the tribal region to combat them.
The five militants killed in Thursday’s drone strike were riding in a pickup truck from Tora Gola village to the nearby area of Azam Warsak when they were hit, said the intelligence officials. Three other people were injured in the attack, they said.
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Comments (55)
hXcDylan
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:16pmI feel so much safer now.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 10:55amToo bad. So sad. I won’t be happy until every last mothers one of them is a drone casualty.
Report Post »hud
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 1:02pmWith little o in the WH, you might be the next target, and me right after that.
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:38pmSurprised his fingernails are cut. For some reason a lot of the men like to grow their nails freakishly long. Guess to play dress up and act out the 72 virgin ceremony with each other.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:06pmSomething American to cheer about. Like them but in reverse! That piece of metal looks nothing like bomb casings. Maybe a piece of siding from a bus that THEY shot to hell with tourists on it.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:08amAll of these terrorrists..destined for their place in hell..Let’s hope the people that they killed knew Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and are now at rest in heaven.. We know that these Jihadists did not know Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.. All you mother’s of Jihadists out there..I am so sorry that your people have been lied to.. I hope that you can help to save your other children by teaching them the truth about Jesus Yeshua being the only begotten Son of God and that he died for all of our sins.. rose the third day and that they must live as Christians…in love. The greatest command is to love the Lord thy God with all your mind, your heart and soul…2nd command To love your neighbor as yourself. Otherwise..you and your children and all other non believers will wind up in hell. You must read the Holy Bible (New Testament) and be obedient to Jesus’s words.. May God bless you in your quest for the truth..It means your eternal lives.
Report Post »PATRIOT-OUTLAW
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 2:59am@CHIEFGEORGE
That piece of metal is 100% the outer casing of a live AGM-114 Hellfire missile.
@DUG2DARK
…and 100% American made.
Pakistan is harboring terrorists, kill’em without hesitation.
Report Post »Steve
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 3:55amIt looks like he’s staring at this thinking.
hmmm Maybe I can make an ash tray out of this.
Report Post »pinchanze
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:06pmJoe1234! Let me guess………..your from the great state of Texas. Houston possibly? Thought so! I know you.
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:34pm@PINCHANZE – I seriously doubt this kid Joe is from the Great State of Texas. With his liberal views and idiotic points I would say California. He would be the first one to get “the boot” if he lived in Texas and things went down. So lets knock where they majority of the libs lye and that‘s on California’s door. Texas will always be a Republic!
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:02pmCIA(assassin)drones.
Report Post »toto
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:05pmYeaaaaa!
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:01pmYes, sweet! We should have a drone actually NAMED the “Assassin.” That would make these reports even more enjoyable.
Report Post »South Philly Boy
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:23pmGood SHOT
Report Post »Bearluvstrouble
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:45pmBama and his drones…cool…I like it..
Report Post »db321
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:00pmFinally some good news coming out of the WH.
Report Post »joei234
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:13pmToo bad they can’t send drones to kill frauds like Hagee, Beck and Joel Osteen. On second thought, people with intelligence need a laugh and gullible goobers need somewhere to send their cookie jar money, so maybe not. lololololol
Report Post »obamabirthcertificate.net
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:36pmGod bless America!
How to quickly understand eligibility!
Report Post »http://www.ObamaBirthCertificate.net
CHESTER MOUSE
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:52pmWe were in Pakistan so they can help us capture or kill Bin Laden- mission accomplished – what are we still doing there? SPEND MORE MONEY WE DON’T HAVE!
Report Post »wbalzley
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:45pmI hate re-posting things, but what would you think about this:
Combine military drones with “augmented reality” replacing human images with monsters and aliens. Add sound effects and a point system. Then give the operators a cash bonus for achieving a certain number of kills…
Good idea, or bad idea?
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:54pmThey are already doing that, aren’t they? I’d LOVE to see the walls of the tavern where these guys hang out! I‘d bet there is a ’naked virgin’ painted on the wall for each kill!
Report Post »adastra2005
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:26pmGreat idea! We’ve got generations of operators that would be good at this video game. Maybe Atari was ahead of their time. Hey, here’s something.. Liberals are always saying how govt programs (defense, space, medicine) that invent things are given to the private sector and greedy capitalists should pay more taxes for successfully building products and making some profit. Here, private business has helped train our future “hunter/killers”.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:21pmyeah, why not seperate the killers from their prey even more… make em even more cowardly…
Report Post »there is only one way to honorably kill a person, face to face.
maybe they will, someday soon, paint every american as a monster and tell Dwight to “get em”, and like normal, he just thinks is a video game and Good Bye all of us. careful what you wish for.
Salamander
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:44pmBye, bye! Isn’t it nice that we have these dagger-like weapons systems, rather than have to carpet bomb the place with B-52′s to accomplish the same end! The collateral damage is far less, the cost is far more affordable, and the bad guys can sometimes see that little bee-stinger headed their way! It must give them a warm, fuzzy feeling that they’re about to meet more virgins than they every imagined–like in about 15 seconds! BOOM! You’re OUT!
Report Post »wbalzley
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:17pmOn the surface, reducing collateral damage may seem like a good thing. However, it may have unintended consequences.
For example. There once was a study showing that seatbelts actually INCREASED the number of traffic accidents. Because people believe that seatbelts will save their life, they engaged in riskier behaviors.
The same thing could happen here. Because drones are cheap and cause little collateral damage, they may increase our government’s incentive to use lethal force. Rather than resolving disputes peacefully we might simply kill those who get in our way.
Report Post »clockwatcher
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:43pmKill and keep on killing till they run out of virgins. When they ask us to stop, kill them some more. These people must learn, like Japan and Germany that if you make war on the US we will slaughter you. So Slaughter them till they lose the will to fight. Next……
Report Post »jessieH
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:39pmSo, what’s the problem? That’s why they were built.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:34pm… those 72 virgin dogs await each one of them in hell for all eternity. Lousy, murderin’ camel kickers … I pray to God that they died, not quickly, but badly …
Report Post »Americamydream
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:29pmGOD bless America, God bless our HEROES.
Report Post »good luck with your virgins… turban
progressiveslayer
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:20pmVery good keep killing the heathen,the more the merrier.
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:17pmYour welcome Pakistan. Your welcome.
BTW – When will our Govt. send them our bill for such awesome service? plus cost of a drone? YOU READING WASHINGTON? BILL THEM!!
Report Post »momrules
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:16pmOnly eleven killed, not enough.. Yesterday we read about the deaths of Army Ranger Domeij and two of his comrades.
Report Post »Today we read that a muslim woman released from Israel killed 15 people and wants to kill more for allah. They killed thousands on 9-11 and will kill all of us if given the chance.
Not enough.
Mahakala
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:02pmEnjoy your virgins suckas
Report Post »billjac
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:51pmKudos to our warriors. Keep the sandals and bloody rags flying. God is indeed great.
Report Post »Dug2Dark
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:44pmThe CIA can deny it all they want, but that piece diaperhead is holding has to be ours. If U look closely Made In China is printed on the bottom of it.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:43pmIs it not amazing that the lower the President gets in the ratings; the more terrorist leaders get up and sent to Allah the hard way?
Report Post »arty6164
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:05pmAre they EVER going to run out of virgins for these holy-warrior jihadists? BTW, what can a loose collection of molecules and atoms do with a virgin anyway?
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:28pmWe can only hope his ratings continue to plummet, more of the same are killed by his order… until he and his clan ride off into the sunset and back to Rearend Wright in 2012.
Report Post »wbalzley
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:37pmThis actually worries me…are our leaders using the machinery of war for political gain? This is the second president to be accused of this. Is this a sign of things to come?
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:52pmNah, they won’t run out of virgins–they keep reusing them! (An old wedding night trick is for the groom to take a little vial of sheep-blood, to muss the sheets, so the guests can see the ‘damage’ our he-man has done on his wedding night, and the bashful bride can rest assured that her indiescretions will go unreported, unless, of course they weren’t with her he-man, in which case, the wedding guests might be greeted with a ‘justifiable beheading’–again to enhance the man-hood of the lucky guy! I’m SURE they do the same thing in heaven! Only, this time, the knowing ‘virgins’ sprinkle a little pixie dust on the totem of their martyr and he can enter the purr-ly gates of hell with the delusion they just got done by 72 virgins, which is about as smart as the act that got them there in the first place! Have a nice eternity, sucker!)
Report Post »jespasinthru
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:37pmIs that all you could take out? C’mon, American Warriors, you can do better than that. You are the young wizards who pilot those drones from afar. And you learned how to do it with those Gameboys, Playstations, X-Boxes and Segas that we all played with when we were little. Hand-eye coordination is the Key. I love articles like this.
Report Post »wbalzley
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:40pmHere is a scary thought: Combine military drones with “augmented reality” replacing human images with monsters and aliens. Add sound effects and a point system. Then give the operators a cash bonus for achieving a certain number of kills…
Report Post »Wigglesworth
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:35pmIf you feed the goats you are a “commander”
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 1:20amAre you sure they only feed the goats?
Report Post »barber2
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:31pmWhy not use our technology to target and kill specific leaders ? seems sensible to me. This also allows Pakistan to pretend to object to appease the Taliban types.
Report Post »((GB)) FAN
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:29pmwhat about our border? i bet there crossing over right now.
Report Post »hud
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 1:04pmWith drones, they couldn’t imprison the BP agents.
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