US drone kills five in South Waziristan on Eid eve

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A US drone strike in South Waziristan tribal region’s Shawal area on Sunday killed at least five suspected terrorists.

Sources said the drone fired two missiles on a compound in Kand Ghar area of Shawal district, which stretches across both North and South Waziristan tribal regions. Some local sources claimed that a high-level target was among those killed in the attack but the identity is yet to be ascertained.

The drones reportedly hovered above the area for some time, causing panic and fear among the locals.

South Waziristan is among Pakistan’s seven tribal districts near the Afghan border which are rife with homegrown insurgents and are alleged to be strongholds of Taliban and al Qaeda operatives, among others.

The tribal region was once the main stronghold for the Pakistani Taliban. The military launched a large offensive against militants there in 2009 and an operation launched this year is currently underway, but insurgents still operate in the area and periodically stage attacks.

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  1. The USA and Pakistan military are fighting a common enemy…TTP, Taliban, And IS militant barbarians must be eliminated from civilized society…

    • EID -time of goodwill ? and slaughters – of shias ..AND nonpunjabis pakistanis ..pardon NONSUNNYS SLAUGHTERS ..
      usa uk have slaughter houses and rules .. PAKISTAN ISLAM HAS NO SLAUGHTERHOUSES NO RULES – SO WHO IS BARBARIANS
      ? AND QUADRI SPITS AND GIVES TISSUES TO HIS FOLLOWERS AS IF QUADRI IS NEW MESSIAH AND IMRANKHAN GOONS DANCE LIKE KANJARS ON AIRCONDITIONED CONTAINERS IN FULL TV CAMERAS VIEWS — KHATAK IS REAL BARBARIAN -KHYBERPKATOONKHA IN FLOODS -HE DANCES -OLD MAN OF 75YRS -DANCES LIKE ANYKANJAR DALAAH .. WHO IS BARBARIAN ???2014 NOT 1400YRS AGO BARBARIANS .. SHOW SOME HUMANITY EVEN TO SLAUGHTER ANIMALS .. BARBARIANS HUMANOIDS CALLING THEMSELVES ISLAMICS -OR SUNNYS BARBARIANS BOKOHARAMS ..

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