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A US drone attack targeted a vehicle in northwestern tribal belt on Friday, killing three militants near the Afghan border. The vehicle was targeted in Pir Keley village, 10 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan. It was a US drone attack and three militants were killed, a Pakistani security official told. A second security official also confirmed the attack and the death toll. Pakistan has repeatedly protested these attacks as they are an infringement of its sovereignty and because civilian deaths have also resulted, including women and children, which has further angered the Pakistani government and people. But top US officials consider these strikes very successful and believe that the senior al-Qaeda leadership has been decimated by these strikes. Following is the chronology of drone attacks in the month of November: November 1, 2010: US-operated drones fired four missiles at a house in the Mir Ali District of North Wazaristan, killing five or six suspected militants. November 3, 2010: US drones launch three separate attacks killing 13 militants. In the first attack, drones fired two missiles at a vehicle in the Qutab Khel area of Miran Shah killing 5 Uzbek militants. In the second attack, missiles struck a house and a vehicle in Khaso Khel village, near Mir Ali, killing 4 militants. In the third attack, four missiles were fired hitting a vehicle in Pai Khel village in Datta Khel town, killing 4 militants. November 7, 2010: Two US drones strikes kill a total 13 or 14 militants in the Miran Shah area of North Waziristan. In the first attack, drones struck a house and a vehicle in the town of Ghulam Khan, north of Miran Shah killing 9 militants. The second attack occurred an hour later in which drones stuck several vehicles in the neighboring town of Datta Khel, killing 4 militants. November 11, 2010: A US drone strike kills 6 suspected militants in North Waziristan. The militants were reportedly Haqqani Network fighters returning from operations in Khost Province, Afghanistan. November 13, 2010: A US drone strike kills five people in the village of Ahmad Khel in the Mir Ali area in North Waziristan. November 16, 2010: Four drone-fired missiles hit a house and vehicle in Bangi Dar village of North Waziristan, killing 15 to 20 people, possibly including civilians. November 19, 2010: One US drone strike kills 3 suspected militants in the region of North Waziristan. November 21, 2010: A US drone strike near Miran Shah, North Waziristan, kills 6 militants. November 22, 2010: A US drone strike fired missiles at a car and a motorcycle in North Waziristan killing 5 militants.
