Drone Strikes Target Militants In Border Area

A series of drone strikes, including one targeting insurgent leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, killed 29 people in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, according to Pakistani security officials cited by CNN.

A Taliban source said that Haqqani "is alive and was not in the area at the time of the attack."

Sirajuddin Haqqani is a senior leader of the Haqqani terrorist network that was founded by his father Jalaladin Haqqani.

At least 17 missiles were said to have been fired in the attacks....