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'''Damadola''' is a village in the [[Bajaur]] Agency of the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] in [[Pakistan]], about {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the [[Afghanistan]] border, it is located at 34° 48' 20N 71° 28' 0E at an altitude of 1082 metres (3553 feet).<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/1/Damadola.html Falling Rain - Location of Damadola]</ref> The village gained international attention in early 2006 after the U.S. launched an [[Damadola airstrike|airstrike on Damadola]] killing at least 18 people.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/15/wpak15.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/15/ixnewstop.html Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18 - The daily telegraph]</ref> It was captured by [[Frontier Corps]] from Taliban by February 6, 2010.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-security-forces-seize-control-of-damadola-ss-10 Troops wrest Damadola from Taliban] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418000000/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-security-forces-seize-control-of-damadola-ss-10 |date=April 18, 2010 }}</ref> |
'''Damadola''' is a village in the [[Bajaur]] Agency of the [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] in [[Pakistan]], about {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the [[Afghanistan]] border, it is located at 34° 48' 20N 71° 28' 0E at an altitude of 1082 metres (3553 feet).<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/1/Damadola.html Falling Rain - Location of Damadola] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526084729/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/1/Damadola.html |date=2006-05-26 }}</ref> The village gained international attention in early 2006 after the U.S. launched an [[Damadola airstrike|airstrike on Damadola]] killing at least 18 people.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/15/wpak15.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/15/ixnewstop.html Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18 - The daily telegraph]</ref> It was captured by [[Frontier Corps]] from Taliban by February 6, 2010.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-security-forces-seize-control-of-damadola-ss-10 Troops wrest Damadola from Taliban] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418000000/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-security-forces-seize-control-of-damadola-ss-10 |date=April 18, 2010 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:23, 20 January 2018
Damadola is a village in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan, about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Afghanistan border, it is located at 34° 48' 20N 71° 28' 0E at an altitude of 1082 metres (3553 feet).[1] The village gained international attention in early 2006 after the U.S. launched an airstrike on Damadola killing at least 18 people.[2] It was captured by Frontier Corps from Taliban by February 6, 2010.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Falling Rain - Location of Damadola Archived 2006-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pakistan fury as CIA airstrike on village kills 18 - The daily telegraph
- ^ Troops wrest Damadola from Taliban Archived April 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Al-Qaeda chief dies in missile air strike The Guardian June 1, 2008
34°48′N 71°28′E / 34.800°N 71.467°E
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