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ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (KUNA) -- At least six suspected militants were killed
and two were wounded in a US drone strike Thursday morning in Waziristan
tribal region of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan.
Two missiles were fired by unmanned drone at a house in a village near
Miramshah, the agency's headquarter. According to official sources, the target
was militants of Haqqani network.
Sources told KUNA that the strike killed six suspected militants and
wounded two others. The killed also included a wanted Haqqani network
commander, being identified as Jalil Khan.
The latest strike targeting Haqqani network comes as the United States has
hinted at launching peace negotiations with the network. (end)
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