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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 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. | 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. | It targeted a local tribesman's compound near the region's main town of Miranshah, according to reports. |
| A number of foreign militants were among those killed, security officials said. | |
| The latest incident comes only three days after a missile fired by a suspected US drone killed at least 14 people in Pakistan's Orakzai tribal area, near the Afghan border. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | Most missile strikes by drones have targeted foreign fighters in the Waziristan region over the past couple of years. |