10 Pakistani Taliban Fighters Killed by US Drone Missiles, 33 Killed by Pakistani Army, May 10, 2010

10 Pakistani Taliban Fighters Killed by US Drone Missiles,
33 Killed by Pakistani Army

May 10, 2010

US drone strike kills 10 in Pakistan's tribal belt

Sunday, May 9, 2010, 08:26 am

AHasbanullahFP, Khan

A US drone fired two missiles into a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal area, killing at least 10 Pakistani Taliban fighters, local security officials said.

The strike targeted Inzarkas village, 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal district near the border with Afghanistan.

"The missiles struck a (Taliban) compound in the village, killing at least 10 rebels," a senior Pakistani security official in the area told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Another security official confirmed the strike and casualties.

US forces have been waging a covert drone war on the northwestern tribal belt, where (Pakistani Taliban fighters) have carved out havens in mountainous areas outside direct government control.

More than 900 people have been killed in over 100 drone strikes in Pakistan since August 2008.

43 Taliban killed in drone strike, army operation

The Daily News, Pakistan, Monday, May 10, 2010

Abdul Saboor Khan/Ghulam Farook/Haji Mujtaba/AFP

HANGU/MIRANSHAH:

Security forces and drone strikes killed around 43 Taliban fighters in various areas of the FATA on Sunday.

At least 33 Taliban were killed and four injured during clashes with security forces and jet air strikes in Orakzai Agency, official sources said on Sunday.

The sources told Daily Times that the forces killed 10 Taliban when they resisted troops’ advancement in Mazoti village in Upper Orakzai.

Fighter jets also targeted Taliban hideouts in Kasha, Teerangra, Badeewani Khawan, Shna Gandi, Khose Maila and Khawri areas, killing at least 13 Taliban fighters.

Another 10 Taliban fighters were killed during clashes with security forces at Daboori area in Upper Orakzai. The forces claimed to have secured Daboori.

Meanwhile in Swat, two Taliban commanders were killed during a clash with forces on Sunday. The sources said the clash took place at Dewalia area of Kabal tehsil. The slain commanders were identified as Abdul Kabir and Akbar Khan, residents of Dewalia.

Separately, at least 10 Taliban were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a compound in North Waziristan.
The strike targeted a house in Inzar kas village, 60 kilometres west of Miranshah, injuring four others.
"The missiles struck a militant compound in the village," a senior security official in the area told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Four spy aircraft were hovering over the area until the filing of this report.

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