First Post-Obama Attack In Pakistan Kills 4 Al-Qaeda

First Post-Obama Attack In Pakistan Kills 4 Al-Qaeda

Originally published on GroundReport.com, the citizen journalism platform that covers world news from the ground.
By Abudlhadi Hairan
PESHAWAR-- At least ten people were killed in a suspected American missile attack in North Waziristan agency of Pakistan on Friday.
It was the first attack that took place after President Barack Obama's entry in the office. Pakistani officials had expressed their hope that as president, Obama would stop the drone attacks.
According to local officials, at least three missiles targeted a house in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, killing ten people, including Arab nationals, and wounding many more.
Officials said that at least four Arab al-Qaeda operatives were among the dead.
There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan, but high officials, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, have repeatedly condemned the drone attacks and warned about their negative effects.
The latest attack came after Pakistani security officials, in a joint raid with the Central Intelligence Agency, arrested a Saudi-born al-Qaeda operative, Zabih al-Taifi, near Peshawar late Wednesday.
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