Peshawar, Pakistan: A US drone attack on a militant compound in a restive Pakistani tribal area on Tuesday killed at least five militants, security officials said.
The drone strike took place in Lawra Mandi area in the North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan, where the Pakistani military is battling Taliban militants.
"A militant compound was targeted by firing two missiles killing five militants," a senior Pakistani security official told AFP. The official said the identities of the militants could not be immediately confirmed.
North Waziristan is one of seven semi-autonomous tribal districts that border Afghanistan. It has been a hub for Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants since the early 2000s.
Washington pressed Islamabad for years to wipe out militant sanctuaries in North Waziristan, which groups have used to launch attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan.
The army has intensified its offensive since the Taliban's massacre of 153 people, mostly children, in a school in Peshawar in December.
The drone strike took place in Lawra Mandi area in the North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan, where the Pakistani military is battling Taliban militants.
"A militant compound was targeted by firing two missiles killing five militants," a senior Pakistani security official told AFP. The official said the identities of the militants could not be immediately confirmed.
North Waziristan is one of seven semi-autonomous tribal districts that border Afghanistan. It has been a hub for Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants since the early 2000s.
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Washington pressed Islamabad for years to wipe out militant sanctuaries in North Waziristan, which groups have used to launch attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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The army has intensified its offensive since the Taliban's massacre of 153 people, mostly children, in a school in Peshawar in December.
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