Intensive Drone Attacks Continue In Pakistan

Suspected US missiles targeted a vehicle today in northwestern Pakistan, killing four alleged militants, intelligence officials said. It was the 17th such attack this month — the most intense barrage since the airstrikes began in 2004. Shortly before the attack, the vehicle left Datta Khel, a town in the North Waziristan, the two intelligence officials said.
It is not clear exactly why the attacks have spiked, but most of this month's strikes have ostensibly 'targeted' forces led by Jalaluddin Haqqani, a commander who was once supported by Pakistan and the US during the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan.Haqqani has since turned against the US, and American military officials have said his network — now effectively led by his son, Sirajuddin — presents one of the greatest threats to foreign forces in Afghanistan. Another anti-US commander, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, and his forces also have a base  in North Waziristan.

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