Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 6 militants in NW PakistanSeptember 30th, 2009 Officials: Missile strike kills 6 in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A missile killed six Taliban fighters in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, intelligence officials said, apparently the latest strike in a covert U.S. program that American officials are considering intensifying.
Suspected US missile strike kills four militants in PakistanSeptember 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected US missile attack in Pakistan's lawless north-western region killed at least four militants Monday, an intelligence official said. The strike targeted a vehicle believed to be carrying Taliban fighters in the North Waziristan tribal district near the Afghan border.
Intelligence officials say suspected US missile strike kills 7 in northwest PakistanAugust 21st, 2009 Officials: US missile strike kills 7 in PakistanISLAMABAD — A suspected missile attack early Friday destroyed a militant hideout in northwest Pakistan, killing at least seven people, two intelligence officials said. The officials said some people also were wounded when the two missiles hit a compound in the village of Dande Darpa Khel, near Miran Shah in troubled tribal region of North Waziristan.
Pakistan, US investigate reports that Taliban chief was killed in US missile strikeAugust 7th, 2009 Pakistan, US probe report of Taliban chief's deathISLAMABAD — U.S. and Pakistani authorities are investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in an American missile strike, officials from both countries said Friday.
Officials say US missile strike kills 2 relatives of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah MehsudAugust 5th, 2009 Missile kills relatives of Pakistani Taliban chiefISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike destroyed the home of a close relative of top Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in a volatile tribal region, killing two people early Wednesday, two intelligence officials said.
Pakistan army says Taliban militant leader in Swat Valley wounded in airstrikeJuly 8th, 2009 Pakistani army: Militant leader in Swat woundedISLAMABAD — A Pakistani army spokesman says the leader of the Taliban in the Swat Valley has been wounded in an airstrike. The spokesman said Wednesday "credible information" showed Maulana Fazlullah had been hit.
Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected US missiles kill 11 in NW PakistanJuly 3rd, 2009 11 dead in suspected US missile strike in PakistanISLAMABAD — Pakistani intelligence officials say 11 people were killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan.
Pakistani intel officials say suspected US missiles hit Taliban targets in NW PakistanJuly 3rd, 2009 Intel officials: suspected US missile strike in NWISLAMABAD — Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected U.S. missiles have hit a Taliban target in northwest Pakistan.
Official says suspected US missile strikes hit Taliban targets in Pakistan, at least 5 deadJune 18th, 2009 Suspected US missile strikes in Pakistan kill 5ISLAMABAD — Government officials say five people are dead after suspected U.S. missile strikes hit the hide-outs of a Taliban commander in northwestern Pakistan.
Suspected US missile strike kills 12 in PakistanMay 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected US missile strike Friday killed at least 12 people in a restive north-western Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border, an intelligence official said. About a dozen people were also injured when two missiles were fired from a suspected US pilotless aircraft and hit a house in Dande Darpa Khel near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal district, the official said.
Suspected US missile strike kills eight in PakistanMay 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected US missile strike Tuesday in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan killed at least eight people, officials and media reports said. Multiple missiles fired by US pilotless aircraft struck a house in the Sara Khawra village of the South Waziristan district, a known enclave of Al Qaeda and Taliban militants.
Officials say suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistani region along Afghan borderApril 29th, 2009 Suspected US missile kills 5 in PakistanMIR ALI, Pakistan — A suspected U.S missile struck a Pakistani militant stronghold near the Afghan border late Monday, killing five people, officials and a resident said. The missile hit a compound in Machi Khel village in the North Waziristan tribal area — a region home to Taliban and Taliban-affiliated militant groups, some of which are suspected in attacks on Western troops stationed in Afghanistan.
Suspected US drone strike kills four in PakistanApril 8th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected US missile strike killed four Taliban militants Wednesday in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, an intelligence official said. Two back-to-back missiles fired by a pilotless drone aircraft hit a vehicle in Ganjikhel area of South Waziristan tribal district, a stronghold of Taliban and Al Qaeda militants launching cross-border attacks on US-led international forces in Afghanistan.
Suspected US missile strike kills four in PakistanMarch 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least four militants were killed Thursday in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's north-western tribal region near Afghanistan, an intelligence official said. Two missiles believed to have been fired from a US pilotless aircraft hit a house in Mir Ali area of the North Waziristan tribal district, destroying the structure.
Suspected US missile strike kills seven militants in PakistanMarch 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal region near Afghanistan killed at least seven Al Qaeda-linked militants Wednesday, a security official said. The attack took place in the Makeen area in the South Waziristan tribal district, a known stronghold of Al Qaeda and Taliban militants.
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