U.S. Airstrikes Go After Insurgents In N. Waziristan

November 16 2010

Pakistan

An apparent U.S. drone has killed at least 20 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal agency, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reports.

Four missiles were fired Tuesday at a compound and a vehicle in the Ghulam Khan area's Banga-e-Dar village, said Pakistani intelligence officials.

Two other people were injured in the strike, said the officials.

The Pakistani officials said the targets were foreigners, a term often used for Central Asian and Arab Al-Qaida fighters.

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