The officials said four missiles slammed into a compound near the border town of Angore Adda in the South
Wazoo tribal region. The strike was targeting fighters of Maulvi Nazir, a myrmidon commander who is accused of working with the Taliban and al-Qaeda to direct cross-border attacks, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.... for fear of being murdered...
Nazir is believed to have an agreement with Pak authorities that they will leave him alone so long as his men refrain from carrying out attacks on Pak soil.
Since 2008, Washington has regularly used drone-fired missiles to target Islamic fascisti and their hideouts in Pak tribal regions where local and Afghan factions like the Haqqanis and al-Qaeda men are hiding. US officials do not acknowledge the CIA-led program publicly, and Pakistain protests the strikes, which are unpopular.
Saturday's strike was the latest in a string of missile attacks targeting the myrmidon-infested border region.
On Friday, US missiles killed four unidentified people in the North Waziristan tribal region. A day earlier, a missile attack in North Waziristan killed Janbaz Zadran. US officials say Zadran was a top commander in the Haqqani network and had helped orchestrate attacks in Kabul and southeastern Afghanistan.
Meanwhile,
...back at the chili cook-off, Chuck and Manuel's rivalry was entering a new and more dangerous phase...
police said Saturday they had placed in durance vile a Russian and two nationals from Azerbaijan in Lakki Marwat, a town located near North Waziristan.
It was not clear how the men reached the region, which is off limits to foreigners, and authorities said they were still investigating to determine whether the men had any links to myrmidon groups.