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At least 20 dead after US drone strike in north Waziristan

2010-11-17 00:17:35 GMT+7 (ICT)

MIRANSHAH, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least 20 insurgents were killed on Tuesday in a suspected U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border, officials said.

The attack targeted a militant compound which was reportedly an insurgent training center in the Ghulam Khan village in Pakistan’s tribal area. The village is located approximately 20 kilometers north of Miranshah, the main town in the tribal district.

"At least 20 militants were killed when US drones fired six missiles on a militant compound and a vehicle," said a senior security official. "Militants were using the compound as a training facility."

The unmanned aircraft fired an undisclosed number of missiles at the militant compound and after the attack, militants surrounded the destroyed compound while an excavator dug graves for the fallen insurgents.

The attack was the latest in the covert U.S. drone campaign in Afghanistan that is aimed at disrupting Al-Qaeda headquarters in the Afghan border with Pakistan. The U.S. considers the region as the most dangerous place on Earth.

The leadership of the Haqqani network is also based in North Waziristan. The Haqqani group is known to be close to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. It has been accused of planning some of the deadliest attacks on U.S. and coalition forces In Afghanistan.

Since September 3, violence has escalated in the area as more than 220 people have been killed in over 40 strikes. The U.S. has been highly critical of Pakistan’s failure to launch a ground offensive in North Waziristan.

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-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2010-11-17

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