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Subscribe to RSSPAKISTAN -- A U.S. drone strike killed three suspected militants early Saturday in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region near the Afghan border, NBC News reports.
Pakistani security officials based in the area said the drone fired two missiles and hit a small building at Razmak Adda in Miranshah bazaar. Officials told NBC News three people were killed and two others had been injured.
"Two of the injured taken to hospital were in critical condition," a security official told NBC News.
The security official said there was no immediate information regarding identities or nationalities of the victims, but added that many foreigners have been living in the Miranshah market area, where they have access to electricity and telephone service.
The United States has been urging Pakistani officials to mount an offensive in the area to pursue members of the Haqqani militant network, one of Washington's most feared foes in neighboring Afghanistan.
The controversial drone program, a key element in U.S. counter-terrorism efforts, is highly unpopular in Pakistan, where it is considered a violation of sovereignty that causes unacceptable civilian casualties.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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In the short term we need to keep up the good work and kill as many of the al-Qaeda terrorists as possible, just to slow the spread of their disease. In the long term, though, we must put an end to Islamic Extremism. And in order to do that, we must force the Muslims out of their 1,200-year long Dark Age!
Christians left their Dark Ages over 400 years ago; Muslims apparently, are a lot more stubborn.
The only extremism that needs to be dealt with is your Islamaphobia. Dude you have serious issues. Suggest you seek medical help. (but then again, you probably are doing that right now). Allah can only hope that the guy supplying your meds wears a turban.
Security Forces.....Wow. That is a transparent judicial system at work. with drone war it really hard to see which side are the real terrorists.
Actually, Assad very likely is just doing what he loves to do, killing children. The adults killed probably just get in the way but his intended targets are children. There, does that help instill hatred toward Assad or are all the Assadites still on his side? The guy some comments earlier who is so concerned about the welfare of the special forces I mentioned just doesn't get it. What does he think their jobs are? They volunteer for this service, and do some amazing feats, always with measured skill and bravery. Get off your saggy sofa and do something worthwhile yourself, fatso!