PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A US drone strike was carried out in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan tribal region early Saturday, killing at least eight militants including some high value target.
The intelligence sources said that the drone fired two missiles on a compound in Doga Madakhel village of Dattakhel tehsil.
The local sources said that the militants who were killed in the strike belonged to the Punjabi Taliban faction of the Pakistani Taliban as the compound hit by the missiles belonged to Punjabi Taliban.
