– DOZENS TALIBAN KILLED BY U.S DRONE IN PAKISTAN

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Missiles believed fired from unmanned U.S. aircraft – UAV struck a Taliban camp in northwestern Pakistan – FATA Region, on Thursday 03/12/2009 night,  killing or injuring dozens of people, officials said.

The number of deaths was unclear, with reports indicating between 14 and 21 people — mostly militants — killed in Thursday’s attack on the suspected Tehrik-e-Taleban training camp in the Kurram area. The number injured ranged from fewer than 10 to more than 40.

Witnesses said three U.S. spy planes were seen flying over the region at the time of the attack, several media outlets reported.

The camp, about 20 miles from Parashinar, was commanded by Fazal Saeed, a local militant commander tied with Baitullah Mehsud, a militant leader who opposes the current Pakistani government, The New York Times reported.

A Pakistani newspaper reported that the remotely controlled aircraft fired four Hellfire missiles on the village.

“The drone fired two Hellfire missiles on a house where a number of militants were residing. Most of the victims were local tribal, Afghan Taliban and foreign militants,” an official in the town of Sadda told the Inter-Asian News Service.

In 02/2009, an unmanned missile attack killed 31 people in the Kurram region (see – Parashinar 02.18.08 ), an official said.

 

 

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