ISLAMABAD (AP) — As Taliban violence grows in Pakistan, the U.S. appears to be stepping up missile strikes on a lawless tribal area.
Intelligence officials say a drone strike on a house in North Waziristan (vah-ZEER'-ih-stahn) today has killed six suspected militants. It's the third such strike in 24 hours.
Taliban attacks have increased since Pakistani forces launched a major operation in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border.
Meanwhile, a suicide car bombing earlier today has killed 10 people and wounded 25 others. It's the second attack in two weeks targeting a mosque used by Pakistan security forces.
No group has taken responsibility for the bombing, but the Taliban have carried out similar attacks throughout Pakistan.
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<<APPHOTO DIR105 (12/18/09)>>
: People visit the site of a bombing in Lower Dir in Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 10 people in the latest attack by suspected Taliban militants waging war against the government.
<<APPHOTO GFX457 (12/18/09)>>
: Map locates North Waziristan, Pakistan, where drone missiles struck militant targets and the Lower Dir region, where a suicide bomber targeted police.
