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U.S. Drones Kill 8 in Pakistan

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

In tribal region near Afghan border.

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Suspected US drone strike kills 6 alleged militants in Pakistan’s tribal region, say officials

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft fired six missiles at a vehicle in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border Sunday, killing six alleged militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The high number of missiles used in the attack in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan seemed to indicate an important militant was targeted. But the identities of those killed were as yet unknown, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Read full article > >

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Suicide bomber hits Pakistan mosque; scores killed

Friday, August 19th, 2011

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed as many as 50 worshipers Friday at a mosque in a northwestern Pakistani tribal region long scarred by militant attacks and sectarian clashes, officials reported. The bombing in the Khyber region near the Afghan border highlighted the persistence of violence in this majority-Muslim nation despite the observance of Ramadan, a month-long period of spiritual introspection. The Sunni mosque in the village of Ghundi was packed with worshipers for Friday prayers, eyewitnesses said. Read full article > >

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Dozens killed at Pakistani mosque

Friday, August 19th, 2011

At least 40 people are killed in an explosion at a mosque in north-western Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region, reports say.

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Drone Strikes Kill 20 in Pakistan, Reports Say

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

At least twenty suspected militants were killed in Pakistan’s tribal region in what were described as a pair of American drone strikes, local media reported.

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Pakistan drone strike ‘kills 20′

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

At least 20 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in a US drone strike in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say.

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Suspected U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan, 38 Killed

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

A U.S. drone missile strike on Thursday killed at least 38 suspected militants in a Pakistani tribal region known as a haven for Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

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Suspected U.S. Drones Strike Pakistan

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Pakistani intelligence officials have claimed suspected U.S. drones fired missiles in the country’s tribal region on Sunday night, killing seven militants and wounding five others. The anonymous officials said two missiles hit a vehicle and four others…

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Thousands flee Pakistan fighting

Friday, February 4th, 2011

At least 20,000 people have fled fierce fighting between troops and militants in the Pakistani tribal region of Mohmand, officials and witnesses say.

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Pakistanis protest as drone hits kill 12

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four Sunday in Pakistan’s tribal region, two intelligence officials said.

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Suspected U.S. drones kill 18 in Pakistan

Monday, December 27th, 2010

A suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region killed six alleged militants Monday, intelligence officials told CNN.

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Food Aid Stalled in Northern Pakistan After Female Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 45

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

Aid agencies have closed down much-needed food-aid operations in parts of northwest Pakistan after a female suicide bomber struck a crowd at a food aid distribution center Saturday, killing at least 45 people and wounding as many as 100 more. Government officials Sunday closed emergency food distribution centers in the Bajaur tribal region, an area near the Afghan border read more

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Female Bomber Kills Dozens in Pakistan, Official Says

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

The attack in a tribal region on Friday killed more than 40 people.

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Pakistan clashes ‘leave 27 dead’

Friday, December 24th, 2010

At least three soldiers and 24 militants have been killed in a series of clashes in a tribal region of north-western Pakistan, officials say.

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Death toll rises in drone hits in Pakistan

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

The death toll in Friday’s three drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal region has gone up to 57, intelligence officials in Pakistan told CNN on Saturday.

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