Us Drones Kill 12 Militants in Northwest Pakistan

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Unmanned U.S. aircraft fired missiles at houses in two different parts of northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 12 militants in attacks that occurred hours apart, intelligence officials said.

The U.S. has launched more than 100 missile strikes in Pakistan's semiautonomous tribal area along the Afghan border over the past several years. Most of them have targeted militants in North and South Waziristan, important sanctuaries for Afghan and Pakistani Taliban fighters.

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Us Drones Kill 12 Militants in Northwest Pakistan

The first strike Sunday took place ar...

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