US drone in northwest Pakistan kills 6 militants
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike on a sprawling Taliban hideout in a northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan has killed six militants.
Two intelligence officials say four missiles struck the compound in the town of Datta Khel in the North Waziristan tribal region Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media.
North Waziristan was considered to be a strong base for local and foreign militants until June 15 when Pakistan's army launched a major operation there to eliminate those accused of orchestrating acts of terrorism in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan.
Pakistani families fleeing fighting between security forces and militants in the neighboring Khyber tribal region arrive in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. The Pakistani army is now regularly targeting militants' hideouts in Khyber, since fighters fled there from neighboring North Waziristan tribal region where it has been conducting a months long operation. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
The Pakistani army says it has cleared the militants from more than 80 percent of the region.
