DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected American drone fired two missiles at a compound in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Thursday, killing six militants, two intelligence officials said.

The strike happened in the town of in Datta Khel in North Waziristan, where Pakistan army last month launched a much-awaited operation against local and foreign militants who use the region to carry out attacks in Pakistan, the officials said.

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