Suspected US missiles hit Taliban
01/03/2009 - 13:43:39Suspected US missiles have hit an alleged Taliban compound near the border with Afghanistan, according to Pakistan intelligence officials.
There was no immediate word on casualties.
The US has escalated its missile strikes on a- Qaida and Taliban targets in Pakistan’s north-west in recent months, despite official Pakistani protests.
The strike today occurred in South Waziristan, the stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
Two intelligence officials confirmed the strike on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to media.
