US missile strikes kill 10 in Pakistan

US unmanned aircraft fired missiles at a suspected militant compound and a vehicle Wednesday in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 10 alleged insurgents, intelligence officials said.

The attacks happened near Wana, the main town in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

The 10 suspected militants who were killed were in the targeted compound and were believed to be allied with Maulvi Nazir, a prominent militant commander in the area, according to the officials. It wasn't immediately clear if there were casualties in the vehicle strike.

The drone strikes have also led to the death of many women and children

The US does not publicly discuss drone strikes in Pakistan, but officials have said privately that they have killed several senior al-Qaida and Taliban commanders.