Update: Four people are confirmed killed, 2 of the Arabs. In other strikes 2 Taliban commanders and 40 fighters were killed by Pakistani air strikes. – end update

 

We seemed to have identified and taken out another al-Qaeda safe house in the tribal areas of Pakistan:

At least five people were killed when a missile fired from Afghanistan hit a suspected rebel hideout Saturday in Pakistan’s South Waziristan, a known hub of Al-Qaeda, an official told AFP.

“A missile apparently fired from across the border hit a compound near Wana and initial reports say five people died,” said a security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Local military spokesman Major Murad Khan told AFP that “an incident involving an explosion happened in South Waziristan but we do not know what caused the incident.”

A local intelligence official said the missile struck the house of a tribesman in the Zelli Noor area just outside Wana, the region’s main town.

The official said the owner of the house had recently rented it out to some “foreigners”, a term used in Pakistan to describe Al-Qaeda fighters.

Unconfirmed reports from the area said among the dead were four foreigners, the official added.

As usual my fingers are crossed we have finally hit one of the top two al-Qaeda leaders. Sooner or later we will get them.

Tags: al-Qaeda, FATA, Pakistan, Predator, South Waziristan