Posted on 10/27/2011 5:22:54 AM PDT by csvset
PESHAWAR: A US drone strike on a vehicle on Thursday killed five commanders of one of Pakistan’s most influential Taliban leaders, Maulvi Nazir, one of the faction’s senior commanders told Reuters.
He identified four of the commanders as Hazrat Omar, Nazir’s younger brother, Khan Mohammad, Miraj Wazir and Ashfaq Wazir.
According to initial details, five missiles were fired on a vehicle carrying several passengers.
The vehicle was traveling from Tora Gola village to the nearby area of Azam Warsak when it was hit.
“Nazir’s younger brother Omar Wazir has been killed, it has been confirmed,” a Pakistani security official told AFP.
Another Pakistani intelligence official also confirmed his death.
Residents and security officials in the region described the 27-year-old as the operational head for the Nazir group, and a close aide of his brother.
He adopted a low profile, going to Afghanistan, assigning duties to the fighters and supervising logistic arrangements for their missions, they said.
“They are a very important group because while they are based in Pakistan they are very active in Afghanistan,” said Mansur Khan Mehsud of the Fata Research Centre think tank.
“If you look at drone strikes, they are one of the most heavily targeted groups.”
Five missiles up the wazoo.
Isn’t it always commanders. All chiefs and no braves.
Taliban Splat Ping!
-——All chiefs and no braves.——
We are apparently unable to distinguish between officers and noncoms. It may be there is no distinction.
I strongly advocated a big strike on Peshawar almost exactly 10 years ago.
It’s a den of thieves in need of a strong message.
I second your motion and add Quetta to the mix...
I know that Pakistan is no friend of ours..that many of their senior military and government are AQ sympatheizers, or worse, but given our many successes killing the bastards with drones these last months, one has to think that some people inside the Pakistan government are giving us great intel. So we do have some friends there..
Pakistan is indeed no friend or ally...
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/10/report-drone-strikes-more-successful-after-us-withheld-intel-from-pakistan.html
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