At least five suspected militants were killed and several others were injured when a US drones fired missiles at two different targets in Datakhel, North Waziristan on Monday. The drones targeted a vehicle in the Deegan area and a compound in the Mohammadkhel area of Datakhel Tehsil with two missiles each simultaneously. Officials in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, told Pakistan Today that five suspected militants were killed in the strikes, however, some tribesmen said the number of casualties could increased as a number of suspected militants were grievously injured. The identity of those killed and injured could not be immediately ascertained but tribesmen believed they included several foreign fighters associated with al Qaeda and its affiliated militant groups from Central Asia.
