US drone strike kills five militants mostly foreigners in North Waziristan

HeadlinesUS drone strike kills five militants mostly foreigners in North Waziristan

US drone strike kills five militants mostly foreigners in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A US drone fired two missiles on a compound in Dattakhel area of the North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, killing at least five militants mostly foreigners and injuring two others.

The identity of the militants killed in the drone strike could not be ascertained, the intelligence sources said.

This is the fourth such drone strike in the tribal region since a full-fledged military operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched against the militants in North Waziristan.

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