U.S. Missile Strike kills 8 Militants in Pakistan

Residents Said militants had cordoned off the area and were allowing no one to approach.

Mohammad Hashim, a son of Haqqani, was killed in a strike in the nearby village Dandi Darpakhel last week.

But another son of Haqqani, Sirajuddin Haqqani, is a much more high-profile target of the U.S. Because they are drones Effectively has taken over leadership of the Militant faction from his elderly father.

U.S. ally Pakistan officially objects to the drone strikes, saying they are a violation of its sovereignty and fuel anti-US feeling, Which complicates Pakistan's efforts against militancy.

However, at least some strikes are carried out with the consent of Islamabad, in particular those Pakistani Taliban militants are fighting the state.Read More Story,http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/24/AR2010022401262.html?hpid=topnews

U.S. Missile Strike kills 8 Militants in Pakistan