11 More Slain in Two Strikes as US Drones Continue to Target North Waziristan

Nine US Drone Strikes in 15 Days: Is This Escalation Permanent? US drones continue to loom over Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency, firing an alarming number of missiles into “suspected hideouts” in villages across the region. Two more struck today, killing at least 11 additional people. Today drones fired four missiles at a compound in Zanini village, near Miramshah, killing at least five people, whom security officials described as “militants.” One of those slain in the strike was said to be foreign. Just two hours later, the drones struck again, this time hitting at the Bichi village, not far from the site of yesterday’s strike in Pasalkot. The Bichi strike was said to have killed six “suspects.” AFP: 11 killed in US missile strikes in NW Pakistan: officials. AntiWar: US Drone Fired Missile Into a Crowd of "Suspects," Killing 13 Afghans. TANSW: Pakistan Taliban deny US drone strike killed top leader. This comes on top of this Nobel Peace Prize winner Kills at Least 15 in North Waziristan and this Civilians Slain as Latest US Drone Strike on North Waziristan, Kills Five and this US Drones Kill 12 in North Waziristan: Third TERROR Strike in 24 Hours in Tribal Area and this U.S. Drones Kill 15 People Near Border in Pakistan and summing up all of 2009, this: 44 US drone hits in Pakistan killed 700 civilians in 2009.
