US Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan

A U.S. drone strike has killed at least five militants in Pakistan's turbulent northwest. Two missiles hit the village of Datta Khel in North Waziristan, a stronghold of al-Qaida and Taliban-linked fighters near the Afghan border. Last month, two strikes in the same area killed at least 26 militants. North Waziristan is home base to local and foreign fighters suspected of attacking U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. U.S. drone strikes are a serious source of tension between...

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