A US drone attack on Monday killed at least 10 militants in a restive northwestern tribal area, security officials said. The missiles struck a militant compound in the Shawal area of the troubled North Waziristan tribal district on the Afghan border. “US drones fired missiles into a militant compound. At least 10 militants were killed,” a security official told AFP. The local intelligence officials confirmed the attack and casualties. The toll is likely to rise. The targetted compound was in Dray Nashtar village, some 65 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan which is known as a hotbed of Taliban militants. Local residents said militants cordoned the area around the compound and were taking out bodies and wounded colleagues. “A fire erupted in the compound after some four to six missiles hit it,” a local tribesman told AFP, requesting anonymity as he
feared militants.
US drone strike kills 10 militants in North Waziristan
