Six killed in US drone attacks in North Waziristan
February 15th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb. 15 (ANI): At least six suspected militants were killed in two missile attacks fired from unmanned US drones in North Waziristan region on Sunday.
The target of the attacks was a compound in the town of Mir Ali, and the identity of those killed was not clear, The New York Times reports.
US drone attacks have recently increased in the Pak-Afghan border, which is the main hub of Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
The Pakistani military, which is currently involved in an offensive in South Waziristan, is under increasing pressure from the United States to expand the offensive to North Waziristan.
US officials believe that the top leadership of the Pakistani Taliban has fled the Pakistani offensive in South Waziristan and is currently hiding in the North.
The Pak-Taliban had claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on a C.I.A. base in Khost, Afghanistan, in December, killing eight people.
The American drone attacks have increased since then, and one of them is thought to have killed the leader of Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud last month.
The Taliban insists he is still alive. (ANI)
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