Suspected US Drone Attack Kills 11 in Pakistan

Pakistani officials say U.S. drones fired missiles at a vehicle and house in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 11 militants, including Afghans.

Monday's rare attack in the Kurram tribal region was said to have killed members of the Haqqani network, which has been attacking NATO and Afghan forces in neighboring Afghanistan.

The United States has increased its use of drone strikes against Taliban and al-Qaida militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal areas since the May 2 killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, but most of the attacks have been in North and South Waziristan and not Kurram.

The Haqqani network is reported to have brokered a deal with local tribesmen in Kurram to allow the militants to cross through the area on their way to Afghanistan, and avoid drone strikes in North Waziristan.

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But if any of those sneaky Pakistani civilians (non-militant, non-terrorist variety) managed to get under a missile, then it was someone else committing this crime against humanity.