A US drone strike on Monday killed at least five Islamic militants in Pakistan’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. The strike targeted a compound in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, known as a bastion for the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The drone fired two missiles, they said. A security official in Miranshah told AFP that five militants had been killed. “The compound was located in Khaderkhail village, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Miranshah, which is the headquarters of the North Waziristan tribal district,” the official added. “This area has sanctuaries for all groups of Taliban and foreign militants,” he said. Another security official in Peshawar confirmed the death toll.
US drone kills five militants in NWA
