DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone has fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan, killing six militants.
Officials say at least three of the militants killed in Wednesday’s strike in the North Waziristan tribal area were from the Haqqani network, which U.S. military officials have said poses the greatest threat to NATO troops in Afghanistan.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
The U.S. has significantly stepped up drone strikes in recent weeks — many of which have targeted the Haqqani network in North Waziristan.
The U.S. does not publicly acknowledge the strikes, but officials have said privately they have killed senior Taliban and al-Qaida commanders.
