Drone strike kills 6 in South Waziristan

Drone strike kills 6 in South Waziristan
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Summary About six alleged miscreants were killed by US drone attack in the area of Azam Warsak on Thursday.

According to Dunya News, six missiles were fired at a double door wagon which left six suspected militants dead and four others injured. The death toll may rise as there were a large number of passengers present in the vehicle at the time of the strike.The CIA operates a covert drone programme which targets suspected militants in countries like Pakistan.It’s possibly the United States’ worst-kept secret even though it has opened up a debate about the legality of international state-sponsored killing of adversaries.The United States is essentially deploying aerial robots to wage war along the inaccessible border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.The drones conduct intelligence and reconnaissance missions and fire missiles at the enemy.Drone “pilots” at CIA headquarters in Virginia move joy sticks around as they watch live video feeds of militants entering compounds, moving along winding mountain roads or planting bombs in northwest Pakistan, which President Barack Obama has called “the most dangerous place in the world”.