MIRANSHAH – A US drone strike killed four militants in North Waziristan on Friday, the third such attack in 48 hours in the region. The drone fired two missiles on a vehicle as it drove through Darpa Khel village, about four kilometres west of Miranshah, security officials told AFP.
“The US drone fired two missiles,” one of the officials told AFP on condition of anonymity. “Four militants were killed in the attack, they were all in the vehicle,” he added. The identities of the dead were not clear, but the village is a stronghold for militants fighting against US troops in Afghanistan. Covert CIA drones are the chief US weapon against Taliban and al Qaeda militants who purportedly use the Tribal Areas as launch pads for attacking US troops in Afghanistan.
