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(LWJ) — US Predators again attacked terrorists operating in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan, killing six more “militants.” The US has now launched six strikes in the tribal areas since the beginning of the month, putting an end to a slowdown in strikes that lasted three months.
The unmanned, CIA-operated Predators and Reapers fired a pair of missiles today at a vehicle in the village of Tappi in the Miramshah area of North Waziristan. Six “militants” were killed in the attack, local Pakistani officials told AFP.
The village of Tappi is a known haven for al Qaeda and the Haqqani Network. US Predators have struck in Tappi five other times since December 2008.
Tappi is located in the sphere of influence of the Haqqani Network, a powerful Taliban group that is a favorite proxy of Pakistan’s military and intelligence services and is also closely allied to al Qaeda. The Haqqani Network shelters and supports al Qaeda, and launches attacks against Coalition and Afghan forces across the border.