PESHAWAR: A fresh drone strike left three suspected militants dead and five others injured in North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, intelligence sources said.

This is the second attack of the day and fourth such strike in last three days. At least seven suspected militants were killed and five others injured in a similar strike earlier in the day.

Highly credible sources told Dawn.com that a US drone fired two missiles at a compound in Madakhel Kunar Sar area of North Waziristan’s Datakhel tehsil, killing three suspected militants. Five suspected militants were injured in the attack as well.

The sources said that the suspected militants were standing on a mountain near the targeted compound at the time of drone attack.

Identity of the militants could not be ascertained as yet.

Seven suspected militants killed in North Waziristan drone attack

At least seven suspected militants were killed and five others injured Tuesday in a US drone strike on a compound and a vehicle in the Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan tribal region.

Official sources said the US drone fired two missiles at the house and the car in Shawal tehsil's Kund Ghar area, killing at least seven suspected militants and injuring five others.

Sources added that the compound of militant commander Mustaqeem was targeted in the strike, adding that the identity of the deceased militants is yet to be ascertained.

Earlier on Monday, an unmanned drone killed eight persons and wounded six others in Shawal district of North Waziristan tribal region.

Intelligence sources said the drone targeted the residence of Taliban commander Habib.

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Meanwhile, a US drone strike in South Waziristan tribal region's Shawal area on Sunday killed at least five persons.

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North Waziristan is among Pakistan’s seven tribal districts near the Afghan border which are rife with homegrown insurgents and are alleged to be strongholds of Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives, among others.

Pakistan's military in mid-June had launched an all-out operation, named 'Zarb-i-Azb', against Taliban militants in the region which is still under way.

Drone attacks are widely unpopular across Pakistan and according to survey conducted in June this year, 66 per cent of the country's citizens oppose these strikes.