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  1. Where Does Blackwater Play in the CIA-DNI Conflict?
    Emptywheel logo Emptywheel 4 days ago

    By now you’ve probably read Jeremy Scahill’s latest, which moves forward the story of Blackwater thugs being deployed with the JSOC in Pakistan. Full Article at Emptywheel

  2. The Al Qaeda Diaries
    Foreign Policy logo Foreign Policy 1 week ago

    Until the Pakistani Army swept into this small, hill-flocked valley on Nov. 3, Sararogha had served as the South Waziristan headquarters of the powerful terrorist group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan -- known in English as the TTP. Full Article at Foreign Policy

  3. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago
    Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud (R) is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo.

    Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud (R) is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo. View Photo »

  4. Pak Army took control of the town which once was the operational headquarters of slain Taliban leaders Baitullah Mehsud, after five days of operation
    SOURCE: DNA India 1 week ago
  5. Suspected US strike on al-Qaeda kills eight
    The Daily Telegraph logo The Daily Telegraph 1 week ago

    US strikes, which fan anti-Americanism in the nuclear-armed Muslim country, have surged since President Barack Obama took office and made the US-led war on Islamist militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan a top priority. Full Article at The Daily Telegraph

  6. Disproportionality and Afghanistan
    The Atlantic logo The Atlantic 1 week ago

    The Washington Post:In order to eliminate the Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, the United States launched at least 15 missile strikes in Pakistan this year and killed, besides Mr. Mehsud, somewhere between 200 and 300 people, according to a study by... Full Article at The Atlantic

  7. Three cheers for the Washington Post
    Yourish.com logo Yourish.com 1 week ago

    IN ORDER to eliminate the Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, the United States launched at least 15 missile strikes in Pakistan this year and killed, besides Mr. Mehsud, somewhere between 200 and 300 people, according to a study by the New America... Full Article at Yourish.com

  8. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago
    FILE - In this image made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border.

    FILE - In this image made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. View Photo »

  9. after the Mumbai terror attacks last year, senior Pakistani security officials described Baitullah Mehsud and Mullah Fazlullah as Pakistan's assets while briefing foreign journalists. That was published in all the national newspapers. Hence, calling those militants Indian agents is just propaganda, whic...
    SOURCE: Rediff 2 weeks ago
  10. Video of Baitullah Mehsud's body surfaces
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 1 month ago
  11. Q & A: Who are the Pakistani Taliban insurgents?
    The Independent logo The Independent 2 weeks ago

    A suicide car bomber attacked an office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar today, killing 10 people and wounding 60, officials said. Full Article at The Independent

  12. Pakistan Pounding Taliban Has Leveled Towns, Killed Civilians, Elders Say
    Bloomberg.com logo Bloomberg.com 2 weeks ago

    Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Tribal elders fleeing a monthlong battle between Pakistan’s military and Taliban guerrillas have described bombed out towns and trapped civilians. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

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About Baitullah Mehsud

Wikipedia

Baitullah Mahsud (Urdu: بیت اللہ محسود ) is a leading tribal militia leader in Waziristan, who, while he is sympathetic to both the Taliban and Al Qaeda, is primarily tribally oriented. Full Article

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FILE - In this image made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. Mehsud was killed in a U.S. missile strike on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2009.
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  1. Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud (R) is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud (R) is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo.

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  2. FILE - In this image made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. Mehsud was killed in a U.S. missile strike on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    FILE - In this image made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. Mehsud was killed in a U.S. missile strike on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2009.

    View Photo »
  3. In this made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    In this made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border.

    View Photo »
  4. RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATIVE CROP-- In this photo taken on May 24, 2008, showing Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, left, as he talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. On Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATIVE CROP-- In this photo taken on May 24, 2008, showing Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, left, as he talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. On Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.

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  5. In this photo taken on May 24, 2008, showing Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, left, as he talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. On Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    In this photo taken on May 24, 2008, showing Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, left, as he talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. On Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.

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  6. In this photo taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, left, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    In this photo taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, left, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border.

    View Photo »
  7. FILE - In this May 24, 2008 file photo Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, center bottom with back to camera, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    FILE - In this May 24, 2008 file photo Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, center bottom with back to camera, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border.

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  8. Pakistani police officers escort detained aides of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, center faces covered, as they leave after a court appearance in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The suspects were arrested Tuesday after an encounter with police. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    Pakistani police officers escort detained aides of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, center faces covered, as they leave after a court appearance in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The suspects were arrested Tuesday after an encounter with police.

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  9. Pakistani police officers escort detained aides of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, center faces covered, as they leave a court appearance in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The suspects were arrested Tuesday after an encounter with police. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    Pakistani police officers escort detained aides of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, center faces covered, as they leave a court appearance in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The suspects were arrested Tuesday after an encounter with police.

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  10. Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan, in this February 7, 2005 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan, in this February 7, 2005 file photo.

    View Photo »
  11. Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab. Pakistani Taliban militants confirmed on August 26, 2009 for the first time that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed, the BBC reported. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab. Pakistani Taliban militants confirmed on August 26, 2009 for the first time that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed, the BBC reported.

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  12. Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab. Pakistani Taliban militants confirmed on August 26, 2009 for the first time that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed, the BBC reported. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab. Pakistani Taliban militants confirmed on August 26, 2009 for the first time that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed, the BBC reported.

    View Photo »
  13. Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo.

    View Photo »
  14. Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab.

    View Photo »
  15. Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo.

    View Photo »
  16. Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo.

    View Photo »
  17. Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is seen after a meeting with security forces in Sara Rogha, located in Pakistan's South Waziristan in this February 7, 2005 file photo.

    View Photo »
  18. Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab.

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  19. Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud attends a news conference in an unknown location in this undated file image from a video grab.

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  20. Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud speaks to reporters in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region in this May 24, 2008 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud speaks to reporters in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region in this May 24, 2008 file photo.

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  21. Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud speaks to reporters in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region in this May 24, 2008 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud speaks to reporters in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region in this May 24, 2008 file photo.

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  22. Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud speaks to reporters in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region in this May 24, 2008 file photo. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud speaks to reporters in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region in this May 24, 2008 file photo.

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  23. A Pakistani boy stands on the front step of his house at sunset in Rawalpindi on the outskirts of capital Islamabad, on October 14, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    A Pakistani boy stands on the front step of his house at sunset in Rawalpindi on the outskirts of capital Islamabad, on October 14, 2009.

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  24. A Pakistani driver steers his tuk-tuk taxi through Rawalpindi on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad, on October 14, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    A Pakistani driver steers his tuk-tuk taxi through Rawalpindi on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad, on October 14, 2009.

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  25. A police officer directs heavy traffic at rush hour in Rawalpindi on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad, on October 14, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    A police officer directs heavy traffic at rush hour in Rawalpindi on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad, on October 14, 2009.

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FILE - In this image made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border. Mehsud was killed in a U.S. missile strike on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2009.

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  1. Pak Army took control of the town which once was the operational headquarters of slain Taliban leaders Baitullah Mehsud, after five days of operation
    SOURCE: DNA India 1 week ago
  2. after the Mumbai terror attacks last year, senior Pakistani security officials described Baitullah Mehsud and Mullah Fazlullah as Pakistan's assets while briefing foreign journalists. That was published in all the national newspapers. Hence, calling those militants Indian agents is just propaganda, whic...
    SOURCE: Rediff 2 weeks ago
  3. This operation is not against an area or a tribe ... The objective is to regain the space lost last year when Baitullah Mehsud declared war on the state of Pakistan.
    SOURCE: Time Magazine 4 weeks ago
  4. I don't like Baitullah Mehsud at all. He caused all this to happen in the first place ... But who made these Taliban? It was the army.
    SOURCE: Time Magazine 1 month ago
  5. Organizations, particularly armed organizations, cannot survive without major financing. When they prepare for suicide attacks it requires a lot of finances ... So their No. 1 ally is the network led by [former] Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. The primary goal of this network is killing Shi'a and en...
    – Muhammad Khan SOURCE: Spero News 1 month ago
  6. Tell the Pakistani government that I'm alive and determined to take severe revenge for Baitullah Mehsud's killing and the continued drone strikes
    SOURCE: The Nation 1 month ago
  7. As the frightening scenario demonstrates a well-organised and coordinated character of the attacks, it becomes clear that the reports of dissensions in the top ranks of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan following the death of its leader Baitullah Mehsud in a drone attack last August, leaving it weakened, ar...
    SOURCE: Hindustan Times 1 month ago
  8. Terrorists are in retreat, with their top leadership in [the] Malakand [region] and [the] Swat [Valley] either captured or killed. The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is dead. The Taliban in the tribal regions are in disarray
    SOURCE: Voice of America 1 month ago
  9. The kind of tactics being employed by these criminal gangs are akin to those introduced by the notorious Taliban group headed by the assassinated commander Baitullah Mehsud
    SOURCE: Webindia123 2 months ago
  10. And of all this comes on the heels of U.S. forces taking out Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in Somalia, and Baitullah Mehsud, the top leader of the Taliban in Pakistan and a key al Qaeda ally.
    SOURCE: Political Animal 2 months ago
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