The phrase "attack on a compound" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to military operations, security incidents, or discussions about assaults on specific locations or structures.
Example: "The news reported an attack on a compound believed to be housing insurgents."
Alternatives: "assault on a facility" or "strike against a site".
Two missiles fired from remotely piloted American aircraft killed 12 people in an attack on a compound in North Waziristan, according to a local journalist and television reports.
The drone launched a missile attack on a compound in the village of Manduta, close to Wana, the capital of South Waziristan, about 20 miles from the border with Afghanistan.
There was no obvious explanation for an attack on a compound full of Arabs, although the assumed security of the Arab population may have made the guards less vigilant.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A drone suspected of being American killed at least four militants early Saturday in an attack on a compound in the North Waziristan tribal district, near the border with Afghanistan, a Pakistani security official and local residents said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suspected American drone strike killed four people in an attack on a compound in North Waziristan, a volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a Pakistani intelligence official and local journalists said.
Ahmed Dehzad, one of the province's parliamentary representatives, said that local officials received reports of Taliban activity in the vicinity several days before the ceremony but that coalition forces did not issue a warning before the attack on a compound near where the ceremony was held.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Director Michael Bay's action film about the September 11th , 2012attack on a U.S. compound building in Benghazi, Libya is flopping, badly, and at least one Republican congressman thinks it's because they didn't have him write the script.
Rice, a close Obama confidante, came under withering criticism from Republicans as part of the investigations into the deadly attack on a US compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Rice also addressed the controversial comments she made in 2012 after the attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador.
Last year, following a Freedom of Information Act, the State Department published emails about the 2012 attack on a US compound in Libya in which officials discussed sensitive matters.
Many foreign residents were also shaken by a mob attack on a UN compound in Mazar-e-Sharif on 1 April that killed eight foreigners, two of whom were beheaded.
