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A local government official says the attack occurred in North Waziristan

Two missiles are fired at a militant compound, says Siraj Ahmed

North Waziristan is widely believed to be the headquarters of the Haqqani network

Peshawar, Pakistan CNN  — 

Five suspected militants were killed Monday in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan, a local government official told CNN.

Siraj Ahmed said the drone fired two missiles at a militant compound near the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan, a district in Pakistan’s mostly ungoverned tribal region along the Afghanistan border.

North Waziristan is widely believed to be the headquarters of the Haqqani network – a militant group Washington has long accused of fueling some of the deadliest attacks against NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Monday’s drone strike was the 35th in Pakistan this year, according to a count by CNN.