DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected U.S. missiles reportedly struck two areas in a militant-riddled Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing at least nine people, intelligence officials said. The strikes appeared to be part of a surge in U.S. cross-border assaults on alleged militant targets in Pakistan, attacks that have strained ties between the two anti-terror allies. The two local Pakistani intelligence officials, citing reports from informants and agents, said one strike occurred at a house in Tappi village in North Waziristan tribal region. Some of the nine people killed were believed to be foreigners. A local tribesman, Shoaib Dawar, said Taliban militants surrounded the house. He said drones were heard in the area before the strike. A second alleged strike was reported at a house in...
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