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Pakistani claims of Taliban militant™s death are contested
Pakistan
Baitullah’s aide says he is alive but ill
Pakistan
National security adviser: US believes Mehsud dead
Pakistan
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 […]
Analysis: Pakistani claims regarding Baitullah’s death, shura clash, are suspect
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.
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Mehsud alive, insists aide
Pakistan
Pakistanis admit helping in Mehsud missile strike
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Pakistan’s two-faced game
The fog of the Predator war: Baitullah is alive, say Pakistani Taliban
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.
Pakistan
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 […]
Pakistan
Good riddance, killer Baitullah
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Afghan Taliban Says Unharmed By Mehsud Death
Pakistan
A Swat rebel speaks (Part 2)
Pakistan
Bodies pile up in Swat Valley as tribesmen turn tables on Taliban tormentors
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Drone attacks in tribal Pakistan force al-Qaeda into urban areas
Pakistan
Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief could touch off power struggle
Analysis: Baitullah’s death will impact operations Pakistan and Afghanistan
In the wake of Baitullah Mehsud’s death, the Pakistani government could decide to end the military operation in South Waziristan.
Baitullah Mehsud’s possible successors
Hakeemullah Mehsud is said to be in the lead to take over the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Qari Hussain Mehsud is a close second.
Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders killed in US airstrikes since 2004
A look at the senior leaders of the Taliban and al Qaeda killed during the US Predator air campaign, which started in 2004.
Pakistan
Taliban Leader in Pakistan Was Killed, His Aides Say
Pakistan
Baitullah Mehsud dead, aide confirms
Pakistan
Swat Valley: Life resumes after the Taliban
Baitullah Mehsud is dead, says Pakistani Taliban deputy
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.
Afghanistan
Taliban media wing struggling following release of captured US soldier video
Pakistan
US suspects Pakistan Taliban head killed in drone attack
‘Baitullah Mehsud is alive’ – US intelligence official
Baitullah Mehsud survived yesterday’s airstrike that killed his second wife, US intelligence officials said.
Pakistan
Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters and detained 17 more in Swat, and detained 12 fighters in Kohat and Hangu. Taliban fighters killed a soldier as they ambushed an Army convoy traveling along the Karakoram Highway in Kohistan. Mehsud tribal elders asked the government to end the military operation in South Waziristan. A tribal lashkar […]
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Pakistan: Time to stem the rot
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Taliban chief Mehsud killed in US attack in Pakistan?