reuters.com - 11/21/2008
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers practiced shooting at pilotless "drone" aircraft Friday, the military said a day after the government lodged a protest with the U.S. ambassador over drone missile strikes in Pakistani territory. Anti-aircraft guns and short-range surface-to-air missiles ...
longwarjournal.org - 11/19/2008
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longwarjournal.org —
An unmanned US Predator aircraft attacked a Taliban
and al Qaeda safehouse in the Bannu Frontier Region...
east of North Waziristan early today, according to reports from the region. At least five people were killed in the early morning airstrike, ...
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US Predator strikes al Qaeda & Taliban outside of ...
americanprogress.org - 11/18/2008
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americanprogress.org —
Advancing a New Strategy for Prosperity and Stability
in Pakistan and the Region By Caroline Wadhams ,...
Brian Katulis , Lawrence J. Korb , Colin Cookman | November 17, 2008 Download the full report (pdf) Pakistan lies at the nexus of one the world's ...
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longwarjournal.org - 11/22/2008
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Pakistan Wants To Shoot Down US Predators
Weekly Standard Blog —
... The Pakistani military's reaction to the unmanned U.S. Predator airstrikes in its northwest would be funny were it not that al Qaeda is plotting their next attack on the West from there. Supposedly outraged over the U.S. violations of its sovereignty, the Army has conducted exercises to shoot down the Predators. ...
Pakistan Wants To Shoot Down US Predators
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... The Pakistani military’s reaction to the unmanned U.S. Predator airstrikes in its northwest would be funny were it not that al Qaeda is plotting their next attack on the West from there. Supposedly outraged over the U.S. violations of its sovereignty, the Army has conducted exercises to shoot down the Predators. ...
US hits Taliban safe house In North Waziristan
The Long War Journal —
... The Bannu strike sparked protests both from the Pakistani government and the Taliban. The Pakistani military claimed it was conducting exercises to practice shooting down the unmanned aircraft. In an apparent retaliatory strike, Taliban fighters ...
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