Attack on Ashura Procession in Peshawar Kills One, Wounds Dozens
16 December 2010
Peshawar Grenade Attack Kills One, Wounds Dozens, AFP/The Express Tribune, 16 December 2010
EXCERPT: "A grenade attack killed one child and wounded 28 people, including women and children, at a Muharram procession Thursday on the eve of Ashura in Peshawar, reported Express 24/7 correspondent Iftikhar Firdous. 'Twenty-five injured were brought to our hospital. There are women and children among them. One child is in a serious condition,' said...
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Drone Strike Kills Seven in Khyber Agency
16 December 2010
, AFP, 16 December 2010
EXCERPT: "A US missile strike killed seven militants in Pakistan's tribal district of Khyber on Thursday, local security officials said, in an apparent expansion of America's covert drone campaign. The United States does not as a rule confirm drone attacks, but its military and the Central Intelligence Agency operating in Afghanistan are the only forces that deploy...
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Alleged British Al-Qaeda Members Killed in Recent Drone Attack
16 December 2010
Drone Attack "Kills Two Britons" in Pakistan, BBC News, 16 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Two white British al-Qaeda members have died in a suspected US drone raid in north-west Pakistan, officials say. The Muslim converts were killed in a missile attack near the town of Datta Khel in North Waziristan region five days ago, the local officials said. The men, said to be aged 48 and 25, were apparently in a vehicle with two other militants...
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US-Pakistan Cooperation "Headed in the Right Direction": US Review
16 December 2010
, AFP, 16 December 2010
EXCERPT: "A new US war review called Thursday for greater dialogue with Pakistan to deprive Al-Qaeda of save havens, saying ties between the two countries have improved but are 'uneven.' The strategy paper confirmed plans for President Barack Obama to visit Pakistan next year and for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to hold a three-way...
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