Predator Hellfire Strikes Again; Al Qaeda and Taliban Most Affected

The US launched another Hellfire airstrike against targets inside Pakistan from a Predator UAV. They successfully targeted a big fish in the Taliban, who also happens to be a high level liason with al Qaeda.

The attacked killed 12 people at a not-so-safe house in Pakistan. Among the 12 were foreign fighters, which is a key word used to describe al Qaeda, who are not indigenous to the region.

It's amazing how quickly Taliban thugs will rush to the microphone to claim that women and children were killed in the airstrikes. I'm surprised that they didn't mention that it was a wedding celebration as they sometimes do.

PESHAWAR: At least a dozen militants, including foreign fighters, were killed on Wednesday in a suspected United States missile strike on two houses in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency, a senior security official said. Two missiles, apparently fired by a US drone aircraft, demolished a house and a compound used by suspected Al Qaeda militants, the official, requesting anonymity, told AFP. Two large blasts were heard around 8pm. Residents said they saw drones flying in the area beforehand, AP reported. They said that Taliban militants cordoned off the site soon after the attack. Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar told Daily Times by phone that Taliban commander Maulvi Obaidullah’s house had been targeted. He said most of the house’s residents, including women and children, were killed.

The airstikes came on the heels of a prisoner swap between Pakistan and the Taliban/terrorists in the NWFP.

The local Taliban aren't going to let anyone near the house, lest they find out just exactly who got dispatched by Hellfire.

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