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Top Haqqani network militant 'killed in Pakistan' | Top Haqqani network militant 'killed in Pakistan' |
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A key commander in the Pakistan-based militant Haqqani network has been killed in a US drone strike, according to a family member and local sources. | |
Badruddin Haqqani died last Tuesday in North Waziristan, a relative said. | |
The death has not been confirmed by US or Pakistani officials. | The death has not been confirmed by US or Pakistani officials. |
The Haqqani network has carried out high-profile attacks against foreign troops in Afghanistan. If confirmed, the death would be a major victory for US forces, correspondents say. | |
In a separate development, Nato air strikes killed a regional commander of the Pakistani Taliban on Friday inside Afghanistan, officials said. | In a separate development, Nato air strikes killed a regional commander of the Pakistani Taliban on Friday inside Afghanistan, officials said. |
Mullah Dadullah was killed along with a dozen of his fighters in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province. He had taken over as leader of the Taliban in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal area earlier this year. | Mullah Dadullah was killed along with a dozen of his fighters in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province. He had taken over as leader of the Taliban in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal area earlier this year. |
'Haven' | 'Haven' |
Badruddin Haqqani has been described as a senior operational commander with the Haqqani network - masterminding and directing ambitious attacks on high-profile targets. | |
He was also responsible for training camps, and for extorting funds from contractors, the BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says. | |
Tribesmen in North Waziristan and sources in the local administration told the BBC he is now dead and buried. | |
Local sources also told the BBC that his replacement had already been named. But experts think the death would affect operations by the Haqqani network, our correspondent says. | |
North Waziristan - where the group is based - is seen as a haven for Taliban and al-Qaeda militants. | |