The strike took place in North Waziristan's Khushali Toorikhel village targeting a rebel compound. – AP (File Photo)

MIRAMSHAH: A US drone strike killed two militants Monday while targeting a rebel compound in Pakistan's lawless tribal badlands along the Afghan border, local security officials said.

The strike took place in Khushali Toorikhel village southeast of Miramshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district known as a stronghold for Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

“A US drone fired two missiles on a militant compound, killing two rebels,” a senior Pakistani security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Another security official confirmed the attack and the death toll. – AFP

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