Wana, Oct 27: At least 20 persons were killed in South Waziristan last night when suspected US spy drones fired missiles into an alleged militant compound in the tribal area bordering Afghanistan.

Though there was no official confirmation of the strike either from the Pakistani military or from the US-led coalition in Afghanistan, the air strike was the latest in a string of attacks on Pakistani soil that have raised tensions between Islamabad and Washington. South Waziristan is a known hub of Al-Qaeda and Taliban activity.

Wana (Pakistan), Sept 4 : Around 20 civilians, including women and children, were killed in raids carried out by suspected US commandos in a remote South Waziristan village on Wednesday, official sources in Wana region in NWFP said.

NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said three helicopter gunships and commandos were involved in the pre-dawn attack on a house in the Jala Khel village in the Birmal area, 30 km west of Wana.

Wana (Pakistan), July 28 : At least six people were killed today in a missile strike in a village in South Waziristan bordering Afghanistan.

According to official sources, the missile, said to be fired from Afghanistan, hit a house next to a mosque in the village.

The villagers said they had heard noise of jets coming from Afghanistan just before the strike.

It was unclear to say if the missile was launched by Taliban militants or NATO-led forces fighting them in Afghanistan, the BBC quoted a Pakistani security official as saying.