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Suspected U.S. drone attack kills 5 in Pakistan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Five Islamist militants were killed on Friday in a missile attack by a suspected U.S. drone in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, in a stepped up campaign against militants near the Afghan border.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Afghan Terror War Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-05
NATO, Afghans to coordinate to avoid civilian deaths
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO and Afghanistan agreed on Thursday they needed to coordinate more closely to avoid civilian casualties in operations against militants, an alliance spokesman said.
Nations:Afghanistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-04
Pakistanis furious over U.S.-led border raid
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is determined to defend its territorial integrity, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday, as anger mounted over a raid by U.S.-led troops on a remote border village.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Benazir Bhutto Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Afghan Terror War Source:(Reuters)
2008-09-04
Zardari says global terror Pakistan's priority
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's presidential front-runner said in a newspaper column Thursday he stands with the U.S. against international terrorism, comments that appeared amid growing furor over an American-led cross-border attack in Pakistani territory.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Spain People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan
2008-09-04
Pakistan's Growing Chain of Violence
A failed assassination attempt on Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the capital Islamabad highlights insecurity in the nuclear-armed country just three days before a presidential election will name Pervez Musharraf's successor. Pakistan has been rocked by a spate of violence that has seen hundreds die in suicide bombings and explosions over the past month. At the same time, speculation is stirring that Wednesday's seemingly spur-of-the-moment attack on Gilani's convoy may have been retaliation for a U.S.-led attack earlier in the day along the Afghan-Pakistan border. Previous military activity in the same area has ratcheted up tensions between the trio of uneasy allies in the war against terror.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan France People:Benazir Bhutto Nawaz Sharif Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(Time)
2008-09-03
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