Islamabad - An unmanned U.S. aircraft launched two missiles on Friday killed twelve suspected militants in Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials said Pakistani intelligence. Several insurgents were wounded in the attack that also destroyed a camp near Miran Shah, the main town in the tribal region of North Waziristan.
Apparently, the rebels were followers of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a militia commander whose fighters frequently attack U.S. forces and NATO in neighboring Afghanistan. A similar operation with an automatic aircraft killed eight of the effective Bahadur. U.S. launches regular operations with drones against suspected hideouts of Taliban and al-Qaeda in the rugged tribal regions of northwestern Pakistan, but Friday's attack was the first since Islamabad reopened on Wednesday routes that had NATO used to send supplies to Afghanistan. Roads were closed in November in retaliation for U.S. air strikes that took the lives of 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Islamabad decided to reopen its border to supplies of the coalition because Washington apologized for the death of Pakistani troops, a sign of improvement in bilateral relations.
Apparently, the rebels were followers of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a militia commander whose fighters frequently attack U.S. forces and NATO in neighboring Afghanistan. A similar operation with an automatic aircraft killed eight of the effective Bahadur. U.S. launches regular operations with drones against suspected hideouts of Taliban and al-Qaeda in the rugged tribal regions of northwestern Pakistan, but Friday's attack was the first since Islamabad reopened on Wednesday routes that had NATO used to send supplies to Afghanistan. Roads were closed in November in retaliation for U.S. air strikes that took the lives of 24 Pakistani soldiers.
Islamabad decided to reopen its border to supplies of the coalition because Washington apologized for the death of Pakistani troops, a sign of improvement in bilateral relations.
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