(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - 2,200 to 2,800 people were killed and more than a thousand injured in American drone attacks on Pakistan in 2004 to 2011. At the same time, it was disclosed that only 126 terrorists were killed in these attacks.
A new study conducted by London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has also disclosed that up to 168 children have lost their lives in more than 291 attacks since they started under Bush.
The aerial raids have escalated since Obama took office in 2009. At least 236 attacks have taken place during his term, the report added.
Washington claims the attacks target al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists in Pakistan's Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan. However, local residents say that the strikes kill civilians.
"Most of the people here in Pakistan are opposing to the drone attacks anywhere in Pakistan only because they think innocent people, especially women and children, are dying in them", Mumtaz Bangash, a political analyst said.
"People are saying that these attacks should immediately stop", said Bangash.
At least twenty five people were killed in the latest drone attack in North Waziristan on Wednesday after an unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on a vehicle and a compound.
Islamabad has repeatedly condemned the strikes as a violation of its sovereignty, asserting that such attacks have proved counterproductive in American-led "war against terrorism". However, experts point out that America is bombing Waziristan in a secret agreement with the Islamabad regime.
The bombings are mainly conducted on residential houses of local people. During the ongoing slaughter, innocent peasants, women and children are targeted and this is not a mistake, as the terrorist Obama's regime claims. The purpose of the assassinations is to force residents to expel the terrorists from their territories.
The drones send a signal to the Muslims. The Americans assume that they have a "legitimate right" to kill civilians, including women and children, and are crazy enough to call "illegal" the response actions by the Muslims.
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14 August 2011 - 19:30
News ID: 259606
2,200 to 2,800 people were killed and more than a thousand injured in American drone attacks on Pakistan in 2004 to 2011. At the same time, it was disclosed that only 126 terrorists were killed in these attacks.
