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A suspected US missile strike in north-west Pakistan has killed 13 people, local security officials have said. | A suspected US missile strike in north-west Pakistan has killed 13 people, local security officials have said. |
The apparent drone attack targeted a home in the North Waziristan region near the Afghan border, officials said. | |
The US military routinely does not confirm drone attacks but its forces in Afghanistan are believed to be the only ones in the region with the capability. | The US military routinely does not confirm drone attacks but its forces in Afghanistan are believed to be the only ones in the region with the capability. |
Pakistan is critical of drone use because, it says, civilians are often killed, fuelling support for militants. | Pakistan is critical of drone use because, it says, civilians are often killed, fuelling support for militants. |
The latest missile strike occurred at 0300 local time (2200 GMT on Friday), officials said. | |
It targeted a local tribesman's compound near the region's main town of Miranshah, according to reports. | |
Correspondents say that more than 35 suspected drone strikes have killed more than 340 people since August 2008, shortly before the election of President Asif Ali Zardari. | |
US President Barack Obama has pledged to make the war against the Taleban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan a foreign policy priority. | |
Most missile strikes by drones have targeted foreign fighters in the Waziristan region over the past couple of years. |