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July 05, 2013

US drone strike kills 17 in Pakistan: officials
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) July 03, 2013
A US drone attack struck a compound of the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt early Wednesday, killing at least 17 militants, Pakistani officials said. Security officials told AFP that Afghan and Pakistani militants were among the dead at the compound in the town of Miranshah, but that there was no immediate confirmation of any high-value target. Unmanned aircraft fired four missiles into the compound in the main market area of the main town of North Wazirista ... read more

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