Yep. American predator drones struck this morning in North Waziristan, Pakistan hitting a vehicle with Taliban in it - the end result was three dead Taliban. This represents the first UAV strike for the weekend with the typical slot of Friday, Saturday and Sunday yielding the most drone attacks of a normal week.
From the report at Breitbart:
The great thing about these vehicle strikes is that we will minimize civilian hits but most importantly, the kill ratio is going to go up - when you hit a house or compound, you are fighting concrete and mud, while that vehicle has it's own built in reservoir of ignitable fuel. Obviously, these three Taliban didn't walk or run away from this fireball.
From the report at Breitbart:
Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three alleged militants in the country's northwest.As I've mentioned in the past few posts regarding the UAV strikes by the U.S. in NW Pakistan, it appears that we are now almost exclusively going after vehicles - it's my belief that this represents an even higher level of intelligence that we are receiving from the ground - someone is obviously telling us where Taliban are and when they are leaving.
It's the latest in a barrage of attacks by unmanned drones on the stronghold of Taliban fighters targeting American and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
The officials say a pair of missiles hit a moving vehicle in Pir Kali village in North Waziristan. The area is home to a mix of Afghan and Pakistani Taliban.
The great thing about these vehicle strikes is that we will minimize civilian hits but most importantly, the kill ratio is going to go up - when you hit a house or compound, you are fighting concrete and mud, while that vehicle has it's own built in reservoir of ignitable fuel. Obviously, these three Taliban didn't walk or run away from this fireball.
Another US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan
MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three alleged militants in the country's northwest.
It's the latest in a barrage of attacks by unmanned drones on the stronghold of Taliban fighters targeting American and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
The officials say a pair of missiles hit a moving vehicle in Pir Kali village in North Waziristan. The area is home to a mix of Afghan and Pakistani Taliban.
The two Pakistani officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
The U.S. has ramped up its officially unacknowledged drone attacks in Pakistan's lawless border region, launching more than 100 missile strikes this year.
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