longwarjournal.org - 11/7/2008
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After a one-week lull, the US has struck an al Qaeda training camp inside Pakistan's lawless tribal belt.
US unmanned Predator aircraft fired four missiles into a camp in the village of Kumsham in North Waziristan, AFP reported . Up to 14 people have been reported to have been killed.
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Bill Roggio: US Predators strike al Qaeda camp in North Waziristan
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Friday, 07 November 2008 Up to 14 killed in the first cross-border attack in Pakistan's tribal areas in one week. Three of al Qaeda s top 20 leaders have been killed in recent strikes, said General Petraeus. read ...
US Predators strike al Qaeda camp in North Waziristan
Flopping Aces —
... commander was killed in the attack, sources told the news agency. But there is no indication that senior al Qaeda or Taliban leaders were killed in the strike. The attack occurred in the Wazir tribal areas right along the border with South Waziristan. This is likely an area run by Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar. He shelters al Qaeda fighters, operates training camps in his tribal areas, and sends his fighters into Afghanistan to fight Coalition forces.
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Will the U.S. Continue to Hit al Qaeda in Pakistan?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... The United States has conducted at least 28 airstrikes and cross-border attacks in Pakistan in during 2008 (you can see the current list here). Twenty-one of these attacks have occurred between Aug. 31 and Nov. 7. At least four senior al Qaeda leaders have been killed in these attacks. In comparison, there were only 10 recorded strikes during 2006 and 2007 combined. ...
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