MIRAMSHAH: Warplanes bombed suspected militant hideouts near the Afghan border early Friday, killing at least four insurgents and wounding seven others, intelligence officials said.

The airstrikes hit targets in North Waziristan, where Taliban fighters killed 16 government troops in an ambush earlier this week, two intelligence officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The fighting comes amid a government campaign against Taliban militants in North and South Waziristan, the tribal regions along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan where top Taliban and al-Qaeda leaders are believed to be hiding.