(Click The Image To Enlarge)Five Killed In Al Qaeda Safe House Strike
In South Waziristan -- Long War Journal
In South Waziristan -- Long War Journal
The US targeted another al Qaeda safe house in South Waziristan on Aug. 30, according to reports from Pakistan.
At least five al Qaeda operatives were reported killed in the attack, which appears to have been launched by unmanned Predator aircraft hovering over the area. "Two Canadians of Arab origin" were among those killed. Two Punjabis were reported wounded.
The strike was targeted at the home of Noor Khan Wazir in the Korzai region near Wana. The home was recently rented to "foreigners."
The region is controlled by Mullah Nazir, a rival of Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. Nazir is often described as a "pro-government" Taliban leader as he does not advocate overthrowing the Pakistani government and ejected Uzbeks from the al Qaeda-allied Islamic Jihad Union from the Wana region in 2007.
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