US drone strike 'kills six militants' in Pakistan

A US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Saturday killed four militants, destroying their compound and a vehicle, local security officials said.Two missiles fired by a US drone hit Ahmad Khel village, some 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan region, local security officials said."It was a US drone attack, one missile hit a house and other hit a vehicle. We have reports that four militants were killed," an intelligence official in Miranshah told AFP.

A US drone missile attack killed three militants in Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghan border Friday, destroying a militant compound, Pakistani officials said.The attack took place in Zanini village near the town of Mir Ali, about 30 kilometres (18 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town of restive North Waziristan tribal district."US drones fired four missiles at a militant compound and according to initial information at least three militants were killed," a senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

A US missile strike on a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border killed four rebels on Saturday, local security officials said.The strike took place in the village of Essori, 20 kilometres (13 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, which is known as a hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants."One missile fired from a US drone struck a militant compound in the village killing at least four rebels," a senior Pakistani security official in the area told AFP on condition of anonymity.

A US drone attack killed at least three militants Sunday in Pakistan's North Waziristan district, a stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda cohorts on the Afghan border, officials said.The attack targeted a militant compound in Tabbi Torkhel village about four kilometres (2.5 miles) north of Miranshah, the main town in the lawless tribal district.One security official said at least three militants were killed. A local administration official confirmed the attack and put the toll at four dead and two wounded.

A US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt killed 15 militants on Monday, destroying a vehicle and a compound in North Waziristan, local security officials said.The strike took place in Mir Ali village, 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town of the North Waziristan tribal district, Pakistan's premier fortress of Al-Qaeda-linked militants near the Afghan border."At least 15 militants were killed in a US missile strike, which targeted a vehicle and a compound," a senior Pakistani security official told AFP.

A US drone attack destroyed an Al-Qaeda hideout in Pakistan's North Waziristan, killing 11 militants Saturday in the tribal redoubt on the Afghan border, security officials said.The aircraft fired two missiles into the compound in Inzarabad village, 25 kilometres (15 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, known as a hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants."Eleven militants were killed and three wounded in a US drone strike," a senior Pakistani security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

At least six militants were killed in a US drone attack on a compound in a Pakistani tribal town near the Afghan border, according to officials.It was the first missile strike to hit the North Waziristan tribal district since March 17 when a drone attack killed 39 people, including many civilians, causing a diplomatic furore over the unpopular US campaign."US drones fired five missiles on a compound in Spinwam, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of Miranshah," said a local intelligence official early Friday. Miranshah is the main town in North Waziristan tribal district.

A missile strike from a US drone aircraft killed three suspected militants in Pakistan's lawless northwest tribal belt early Tuesday, security and intelligence officials said.The attack targeted a car in Aspalga village, about 12 kilometres (seven miles) southeast of Miranshah, the main town of the restive North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan, officials said."The three people killed in the attack were militants but as yet their identity is not confirmed," an intelligence official told AFP. "The moment the car left a house, it was hit by two missiles."