Suspected militants killed in drone strike

Missiles that may have been fired by a U.S. drone Wednesday killed several suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, officials said.

CNN, quoting two Pakistani intelligence officials, said the missiles killed seven suspected pro-Taliban militants in the region near the border with Afghanistan. Other reports gave a much higher toll.

CNN reported the missile strikes targeted a militant hideout in the Gora Qabristan area of the region, seen by U.S. experts as a haven used by militants to launch attacks on U.S. and NATO forces across the border in Afghanistan.

The Pakistani intelligence officials told CNN the militants belonged to a Haqqani network, accused of attacking the coalition forces in Afghanistan.

The report said U.S. officials -- who maintain rogue elements within Pakistan's main spy agency the Inter Services Intelligence Directorate are supportive of the militants -- have been urging the Pakistani military to go after the Haqqani network in North

Drone attack kills 6 suspected militants

Six suspected militants were killed in a drone attack on a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal region of South Waziristan Monday, intelligence officials said.

The Pakistani officials told CNN a drone fired two missiles at the vehicle.

South Waziristan is on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan and the majority of drone strikes have been in areas in North and South Waziristan, the officials said.

Intelligence experts say the areas are havens for militants.

The United States normally doesn't comment on drone strikes but is the only country in the region known to have the ability to launch missiles from remote-controlled drones.