At least 12 people have been killed in a US liquidation drone strike in Pakistain's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border.In the attack, which occurred on Monday, US drones fired several missiles at a private compound in the Shawal area in the North Wazoo tribal region, Rooters reported.
The targeted compound is in Dray Nashtar village, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) southwest of Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a
ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
, the main town of North Waziristan.
Local residents said that the
Most of the bodies have been recovered from the rubble.
Some local media reports said five drones were still hovering over the area, creating panic among the people in the tribal region, and hampering the rescue work.