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Qaeda Pakistan chief killed by US drone

Source country nation Friday, February 10, 2012 3:36:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ilyas Kashmiri[1];

Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;

NORTH WAZIRISTAN At least five suspected militants including a senior al-Qaeda leader were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan Agency on Thursday. The sources said a US drone fired two missiles at a house near Miranshah Bazaar, killing five suspected militants....

Drone Kills Pakistani Militant, Official Says

Source country IHT Friday, February 10, 2012 1:38:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Amir Rana[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Terrorist Attack;

A prominent Pakistani militant commander was killed in an American drone strike at a house in North Waziristan....

Al Qaeda chief killed in Pakistan

Source country abc-au Friday, February 10, 2012 1:23:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ghazi Khan[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Ilyas Kashmiri[1]; Osama bin Laden[2];

Other categories: Security; Conflict; Terrorist Attack;

US missiles have killed the most senior Pakistani in Al Qaeda, a man who was wanted over attacks that killed scores of people, officials said....

US drone strike kills Pak al-Qaeda chief

Source country deccanherald Friday, February 10, 2012 1:21:00 AM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;

US missiles on Thursday killed the most senior Pakistani in al-Qaeda, one of the Americans' main targets in the country and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, officials said. Badar Mansoor, who reputedly sent fighters to Afghanistan and ran a training camp in North Waziristan, was.......

US Drone Kills Top Militant in NW Pakistan

Source country globalsecurity Friday, February 10, 2012 1:02:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Miran Shah[2]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;

Pakistani intelligence sources say a U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan has killed a senior militant with links to al-Qaida....

U.S. Drone Strike Reportedly Kills Pakistan Al-Qaeda Leader

Source country globalsecurity Friday, February 10, 2012 1:02:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Abdul Basit[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Ilyas Kashmiri[1];

Other categories: Liberties; Security; Conflict; Terrorist Attack;

A U.S. drone missile strike in Pakistan is reported to have killed Badar Mansoor, the leader of a Pakistani Taliban faction with close ties to Al-Qaeda....

Drone strike in Pakistan kills al-Qaida leader

Source country montrealgazette Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:56:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Rahimullah Yusufzai[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Ilyas Kashmiri[1]; Osama bin Laden[2];

Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;

A senior militant, believed to be the head of al-Qaida in Pakistan, was killed in a U.S. drone strike early Thursday, security officials said....

US kills key al Qaeda leader in Miranshah

Source country dailytimesPK Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:42:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ilyas Kashmiri[2];

Other categories: Security; Conflict;

* Mansoor was ‘de facto leader of Qaeda in Pakistan’ after Ilyas Kashmiri’s killing ISLAMABAD: US missiles on Thursday killed al Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan, one of the Americans’ main targets in the country and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, officials said....

Key al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike

Source country irishsun Thursday, February 9, 2012 8:58:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ghazi Khan[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Ilyas Kashmiri[1];

Other categories: Security; Conflict;

ISLAMABAD - A US drone targeting a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghanistan border Thursday killed four suspected militants including a key commander of the terrorist group al-...

Drone Kills a Top Pakistani Militant, Official Says

Source country IHT Thursday, February 9, 2012 8:31:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Amir Rana[1]; Ismail Khan[2]; Declan Walsh[2];

Other categories: Conflict; Terrorist Attack;

A prominent Pakistani militant commander was killed in an American drone strike at a house in North Waziristan....

Suspected drone strike kills militant

Source country upi Thursday, February 9, 2012 8:25:00 PM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike Thursday in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region killed a Taliban commander and al-Qaida operative, local officials said....

Al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan killed by U.S. drone strike

Source country AHN Thursday, February 9, 2012 8:02:00 PM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Conflict;

The commander of al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan was killed Thursday when a U.S. drone struck his training camp in North Waziristan, according to Pakistani officials and the victim’s followers....

US kills al-Qaida-linked militant in Pakistan

Source country ChinaPost Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:51:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Miran Shah[1]; Ismail Khan[1];

Other categories: Security; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region Thursday, killing five suspected militants, intelligence officials said. The Taliban identified one of them as a prominent commander who has served as a key link to al-Qaida....

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