US Drone Strike Kills Senior Uzbek Commander in Pakistan

A suspected U.S. drone strike killed five militants in Pakistan's tribal northwest on Sunday, including a senior ethnic Uzbek commander, intelligence sources said. The attack took place in the tribal South Waziristan region and was the first U.S. drone strike in Pakistan since late September. Airstrikes by unmanned U.S. aircraft, which are deeply unpopular in Pakistan, have become increasingly rare, particularly outside the North Waziristan region where the Pakistani army is...

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