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(LWJ) — The unmanned, CIA-operated Predators and Reapers fired a pair of missiles at a compound and vehicle in the Miramshah area of North Waziristan today. Seven “militants” were killed in the attack, the first of its kind in Pakistan’s tribal areas in six days.

“At least seven militants were killed in the drone strike,” a Pakistani security official told AFP. “All of them were Haqqani’s men.” Three other fighters were said to be wounded in the strike.

The Miramshah area is controlled by the Haqqani Network, a powerful Taliban group that is a favorite proxy of Pakistan’s military and intelligence services and is also closely allied to al Qaeda. The Haqqani Network shelters and supports al Qaeda, and launches attacks against Coalition and Afghan forces across the border.

In North Waziristan, the Haqqanis control large swaths of the tribal area and run a parallel administration with courts, recruiting centers, tax offices, and security forces. In addition, the Haqqanis have established multiple training camps and safe houses used by al Qaeda leaders and operatives, as well as by Taliban foot soldiers preparing to fight in Afghanistan. The Pakistani military has refused to move against Siraj and the Haqqani Network, despite his support for al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban. The Haqqanis are viewed by the Pakistani military as both a strategic asset against India and as Pakistan’s prime conduit for influence in Afghanistan.