U.S. Drone Strike Hits Pakistani Taliban In N. Waziristan
June 04 2012
Pakistani officials say at least 15 militants have been killed by a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan in the northwest, reports Agence France-Presse.
Two missiles struck a compound Monday in the village of Hesokhel, east of Miranshah, the capital of the tribal agency, said Pakistani officials.
The room in the mud and wooden house where the militants were sleeping was destroyed, according to a witness.
The attack was the deadliest since a strike last November that killed...
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