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Suspected U.S. strike kills 5 militants in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five suspected militants, possibly including an Arab al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials said. ...  > full story

Canada seeks release of kidnap victim in Pakistan

OTTAWA, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada and Pakistan are working together to seek the release of a Canadian citizen who was kidnapped in Pakistan this week while working on a documentary, the Canadian government and a friend of the victim said on Friday. ...  > full story

U.S. missiles hit Pakistani Taliban, 12 dead

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into a Pakistani tribal region on Friday, killing 12 people, including five foreigners, in an area known as a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. ...  > full story

Suspected U.S. missiles hit Pakistan, 13 said dead

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles into a Pakistan border region on Friday killing 13 militants, including five foreigners, officials said, the latest in a series of strikes that has infuriated Pakistan. ...  > full story

Pakistan tells Petraeus to stop missile strikes

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. commander running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, held talks on Monday with Pakistani leaders who told him to stop U.S. strikes on militants in Pakistani territory. ...  > full story

U.S. commander Petraeus arrives in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. commander running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, arrived in Pakistan on Sunday for talks with government and military officials, a U.S. embassy spokesman said. ...  > full story

Suicide car-bomber kills 8 Pakistani soldiers

WANA, Pakistan, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide bomber rammed a car into a Pakistani paramilitary checkpost in the South Waziristan region on Sunday, killing eight soldiers, the military said. ...  > full story

Al Qaeda militant said killed in U.S. Pakistan strike

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Oct. 31, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. missile strikes in northwest Pakistan killed up to 20 people on Friday, including a mid-level al Qaeda leader said to be an Iraqi, Pakistani officials said. ...  > full story

Pakistan summons U.S. envoy over missile strikes

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador on Wednesday to protest over missile strikes by pilotless U.S. aircraft on the Pakistani side of its border with Afghanistan, a Pakistani government spokesman said. ...  > full story

Suspected U.S. strike in Pakistan kills 20: militant

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Missiles from a suspected U.S. drone aircraft killed up to 20 militants in a Pakistani region on the Afghan border on Monday, officials said, hours before Afghan and Pakistani tribal and political leaders met to discuss peace. ...  > full story
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