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The pair of strikes took place in Datta Khel, a known hub for al Qaeda. Uzbeks and Haqqani Network members were reported killed in the attacks.
Security forces detained 75 wanted men and suspected terrorists during raids in Basrah, Samara, and Diyala, and a senior al Qaeda leader in Baghdad. One policeman was killed in an armed bank robbery in Baghdad. A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack near Sulaimaniya; the suicide bomber had entered Iraq from Iran.
Sheikh Fateh al Masri, the leader of Qaedat al Jihad fi Khorasan, is thought to have been killed in the Sept. 25 strike in Datta Khel in North Waziristan. The reports of his death are unconfirmed.
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Seven of this month’s 14 strikes have taken place in the Datta Khel region in North Waziristan. The area is a known haven for al Qaeda.
A Taliban district commander with links to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was among eight killed in a strike in Kunduz.
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Three “rebels” were reported killed in the latest strike in the al Qaeda haven of Datta Khel. The strike is the fourth in two days and the 13th this month.
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Strikes were launched on two compounds in the village of Darga Mandi, which is on the outskirts of Miramshah; 12 missiles were fired. The US has launched 12 strikes this month, making it the most active since the campaign began in 2004.
Predators hit a vehicle as it moved in the outskirts of Miramshah in North Waziristan. Four “militants” were reported killed.
Afghan and Coalition forces called in airstrikes after a patrol was ambushed in Uruzgan. Pakistani and al Qaeda terror groups are known to operate in the southern province.
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Predators have struck targets in the Datta Khel area in five of the last eight strikes. The US has hit targets inside Pakistan nine times this month.
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The strike is the fourth in four days. Three of those strikes have taken place in the al Qaeda hub of Datta Khel.
Five suicide bombers, four Iraqi soldiers, and three civilians were reported killed in the daylight assault on a military headquarters in Rusafa.
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Afghan troops killed 24 Taliban fighters in Uruzgan. Security forces detained several Haqqani Network fighters in Khost and defeated Taliban attacks in Helmand. The Taliban killed eight policemen in attacks in Kunduz. General Petraeus said Iran is aiding the Taliban.
Suicide bombers struck police stations in Baghdad and Al Kut, while remotely triggered car bombs were detonated outside police stations in Karbala and Basrah.
Insurgents killed seven workers at a factory in Bayji and a civilian in Baqubah. Security forces detained 11 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and an al Qaeda bomb maker in Ninewa. The Iranians shelled PJAK fighters in northern Iraq.
Insurgents killed a US soldier in Basrah and a civilian in Hillah. Security forces captured a “high-ranking” al Qaeda operative near Miqdadiyah. General Odierno said Iran continues to fund Shia terror groups operating in Iraq.
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Today’s strike is the second this month, and the third since July 25. The attack took place in a region controlled by the Haqqani Network.