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Pakistan: US missiles kill 3 militants near Afghan border

FOX News

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has hit a militant compound near the Afghan border, killing three militants. Two officials say the unmanned drone fired two missiles at the Ghazni compound of the militant Haqqani network's commander Abdur Rasheed early in the morning on Thursday. The network is affiliated with the Taliban. They said it's unclear if Rasheed was at the compound located on the Pesho Ghar mountain in the Kurram tribal region's Ghuzgari area. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.

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Suspected U.S. drone strike kills 20 Haqqani militants in Pakistan near Afghan border

The Japan Times

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, PAKISTAN – Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected U.S. missiles have struck a home in the Kurram tribal region, killing 20 militants. Two intelligence officials said missiles fired from a suspected U.S. drone hit a compound in the Mukbal area near the Afghan border Monday evening. They added that it was being used by militants from the Haqqani network and that one of their top commanders, Sangeen Wali, was killed. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media. The strike comes a day after roadside bombs killed four security troops engaged in a search operation for militants in Kurram.