A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in North Waziristan killed at least five militants late on Tuesday, security officials said. The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on the compound in the Shawal area, 50 kilometres southwest of Miranshah, the main town of the agency. The area is considered to be a hub of Taliban and al Qaeda activity. “At least five militants have been killed and three have been wounded. The compound was completely destroyed,” a senior security official based in Peshawar told AFP. All those killed were fighters linked with local warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur, another security official based in Miranshah told AFP. Bahadur, who is allied with Afghan Taliban, is accused of fighting US-led troops across the border.
Drone strike kills ‘at least five’ in NWA
