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Pakistan Reports Several Deadly U.S. Drone Strikes in North Waziristan

   VOA News 11 June 2010

   Pakistani  officials  say  the U.S. has launched several drone strikes
   since  Thursday, killing more than 17 suspected militants in the North
   Waziristan  tribal region. Security officials say two separate strikes
   on  Friday  killed  at least 14 suspects in attacks targeting militant
   compounds.
   On  Thursday,  officials  said  a  similar  strike  killed three other
   militants near the town of Miran Shah in North Waziristan.
   U.S.  President  Barack  Obama  has  increased the use of the unmanned
   aircraft  to  target  al-Qaida and Taliban hideouts in the tribal belt
   along  Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.  There have been more than
   35  suspected  missile strikes this year alone, the highest rate since
   the attacks began in earnest in 2008.
   Pakistan's  government  has objected to the use of drones, saying they
   violate  its sovereignty and sometimes kill innocent civilians.  U.S.
   offcials  do  not confirm the use of drones, which are operated by the
   Central Intelligence Agency.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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