PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A prominent Pakistani militant commander was killed in an American drone strike at a house in Pakistan’s lawless northwest tribal region of North Waziristan on Thursday, a senior security official said.
The militant, Badar Mansoor, who led his own group of fighters, was affiliated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan — an umbrella organization representing the many shades of Pakistani militants — and Al Qaeda, the official said.
“He was one of the main militant commanders out there,” said the official, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Mr. Mansoor, said to be in his late 20s, was among five people killed after two missiles struck the house in Miram Shah, the capital of the North Waziristan tribal agency.
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