03-07-09 'Militant deaths' in US drone hit

At least 10 militants have died after missiles were fired by a suspected US drone aircraft at a Taliban target in Pakistan,intelligence officials say.Unnamed officials said it was an attack on a militant training facility in the South Waziristan area.It took place in an area on the Afghan border controlled by Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.There have been more than 35 US strikes since last August,killing over 340 people,it is estimated.Most hits have taken place in the North and South Waziristan areas."Three missiles hit the hideout of Taliban commander Noor Wali.Casualties are feared,but details are not immediately available," news agency AFP quoted a security official as saying.The attacks took place in Mochikhel,an area controlled by Noor Wali,who is part of Baitullah Mehsud's Tehrik-e-Taliban organisation