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Deadliest US missile strikes in Pakistan

By The Associated Press – 1 hour ago

Unmanned U.S. drone aircraft have fired missiles at suspected militant targets in Pakistan's tribal region dozens of times in the past two years. Here are details of some of the deadliest attacks, based on information from Pakistani officials:

_June 24, 2009: Four suspected U.S. missiles strike a funeral procession at Makeen in South Waziristan for a militant killed in a strike earlier the same day. At least 80 people are killed.

_May 16, 2009: Several missiles hit a religious school and a vehicle near Mir Ali in North Waziristan, killing 29 people.

_Feb. 16, 2009: Suspected U.S. missiles strike a house used by a suspected extremist commander in Baggan village in Kurram, killing 30 people.

_Feb 14, 2009: Suspected U.S. missiles strike a compound used by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in Shrawangai Nazarkhel village in South Waziristan, killing 27 people.

_Jan. 23, 2009: Dual strikes on at target in Zharki village in North Waziristan and a house in South Waziristan kill a total of 22 people, including foreign fighters.

_ Oct. 31, 2008: Suspected U.S. missile strikes on two villages in North Waziristan kill 29 people, including several foreign fighters.

Oct 27, 2008: Suspected U.S. missiles hit the house of a Taliban commander in Mandata Raghazi village, South Waziristan, killing 20.

Oct 3, 2008: A suspected U.S. missile strike near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, kills at least 19 people, including some foreigners.

March 16, 2008: A suspected U.S. missile strikes the home of a suspected militant leader in South Waziristan, killing at least 20 people.

June 19, 2007: A suspected U.S. missile attack hits a suspected al-Qaida hideout in Mami Rogha village in North Waziristan, killing about 30 militants, including foreigners.

Jan 13, 2006: A suspected U.S. missile strike on a militant hideout in Damadola village in the Bajur region kills 22 people, including four purported al-Qaida operative and 18 civilians.

Compiled by AP News Researcher Jennifer Farrar in New York.