Drone strike leaves 3 dead in North Waziristan

Vehicle of suspected militants targeted in fifth drone attack to take place this month.

PESHAWAR: Three people have been killed in a suspected US drone strike  near Miranshah, North Waziristan.

A vehicle was targeted  in the attack stated local sources.

Time lines of drone strikes November, 2010

November 1: A US missile strike by a drone killed at least six militants in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal district,  Pakistan security officials said.The attack targeted militants sleeping at a compound in Haider Khel village of Mir Ali district in North Waziristan, 25 kilometres (15 miles) east of the region’s main town of Miranshah.

November 3: At least 11 alleged militants were killed in three US drone missile strikes in the northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, security officials said. Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles at a car in Khaiso Khel town 25 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan region, late Wednesday, three local security officials said.

November 8: At least 14 people were killed in a suspected US drone strike near Miranshah, North Waziristan. The missile strike targeted a building allegedly housing militants in the area.

November 14: A US drone strike in the North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday killed four militants, destroying their compound and a vehicle, local security officials confirmed. Two missiles fired by a US drone hit Ahmad Khel village, some 25 kilometres west of Miramshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency, local security officials said.