In the evening, drones carried out the second attack and fired missiles at a house in Datakhel area, killing seven militants. - Reuters Photo
In the first attack, which began at about 4.30am and continued for half an hour, 10 missiles hit a residential compound owned by Badshah Khan in Dandi Derpakhel area, north of Miramshah. Badshah Khan, the sources said, had links with the Haqqani group. The main compound was destroyed and 14 foreigners and so-called Punjabi Taliban were killed.
In the evening, drones carried out the second attack and fired missiles at a house in Datakhel area, killing seven militants.
Meanwhile, reports said a commander of the Haqqani group had been killed in a drone attack on Tuesday. Commander Saifullah was said to be a cousin of Sirajuddin, a son of Jalaluddin Haqqani.—Correspondent
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