Pakistan
Rockets hit NW Pakistani city; militants attack
Rockets hit NW Pakistani city; militants attack
McChrystal: Give Taliban Fighters A Political Voice
Swat feasts over Mehsud’s death – Pakistan
Rival claims leave Taliban leadership uncertain
The Taliban claimed 32 troops were killed in an ambush in North Waziristan; the military said 11 Taliban fighters were killed. The military killed four children during shelling in Khyber. Security forces detained seven terrorists in the districts of Bhakkar, Sargodha, and Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab.
The Taliban claimed 32 troops were killed during the battle; the military said 11 Taliban fighters were killed.
TTP says Baitullah never kept permanent driver
Pakistan: Baitullah Mehsud killed while getting ‘leg massage’: report
Baitullah is alive, claims Hakeemullah
Baitullah killed in Aug 5-6 attack: Malk
Pakistan pledges to curb militancy, pounds insurgents
Pakistani claims of Taliban militant™s death are contested
Baitullah’s aide says he is alive but ill
National security adviser: US believes Mehsud dead
The mutilated bodies of 15 suspected Taliban fighters have been found in the town of Mingora in Swat. Clashes between a peace committee and insurgents in Mohmand resulted in 14 dead. The Taliban killed two soldiers in North Waziristan and wounded six people in a bombing at a school in Charsadda. Security forces detained 12 […]
Given the Pakistani government’s poor track record in reporting on the deaths of senior extremist leaders as well as on recent events, the government’s claims must be looked upon with skepticism.
Mehsud alive, insists aide
Pakistanis admit helping in Mehsud missile strike
Pakistan’s two-faced game
Military commanders and potential successors Hakeemullah Mehsud and Qari Hussain Mehsud, spokesman Maulvi Omar, aide Qari Hidayatullah, and a former Islamist politician all claimed Baitullah is alive and will speak to the media.
Reports from Pakistan indicate Baitullah Mehsud was killed during the Aug. 5 airstrike in South Waziristan. Waliur Rehman Mehsud and Hakeemullah Mehsud are said to be in the running to take over for Baitullah. The Taliban killed 18 rivals in the Abdullah Mehsud group in Tank. Clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and the Ansarul Islam resulted […]
Good riddance, killer Baitullah
A Swat rebel speaks (Part 2)
Bodies pile up in Swat Valley as tribesmen turn tables on Taliban tormentors
Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief could touch off power struggle
In the wake of Baitullah Mehsud’s death, the Pakistani government could decide to end the military operation in South Waziristan.
Taliban Leader in Pakistan Was Killed, His Aides Say
Baitullah Mehsud dead, aide confirms
Swat Valley: Life resumes after the Taliban
Faqir Mohammed, the deputy leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, said Baitullah was killed in the Aug. 5 airstrike in South Waziristan.