Baitullah Mehsud
US missiles kill 7 in NW Pakistan: officials
Mar 17, 2010 00:32 EDT
Two US missile strikes Wednesday killed at least seven militants in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, security officials said.
US strikes kill seven in NW Pakistan: officials
Mar 17, 2010 00:31 EDT
Two US missile strikes Wednesday killed at least seven militants in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, security officials said.
US strike, gunfight kill 20 militants in Pakistan
Mar 16, 2010 10:58 EDT
A US missile strike and clashes between extremist gunmen and tribesmen killed at least 20 militants on Tuesday in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials said.
US drone strike kills 10 militants in Pakistan
Mar 16, 2010 08:04 EDT
A US drone attack destroyed a mountain hideout in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing 10 militants including Al-Qaeda-linked suspects, officials said.
US drone strike kills 10 militants in Pakistan
Mar 16, 2010 06:24 EDT
US drones fired missiles into a mountain hideout in Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghan border Tuesday, killing 10 militants including Al-Qaeda-linked suspects, officials said.
US missiles kill up to 16 in Pakistan: officials
Mar 11, 2010 02:50 EST
Two US missile strikes deep in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt killed up to 16 militants, with more bodies recovered from the wreckage on Thursday, security officials said.
US missiles kill up to 16 in Pakistan: officials
Mar 11, 2010 02:09 EST
Two US missile strikes deep in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt killed up to 16 militants, with more bodies recovered from the wreckage on Thursday, security officials said.
US drone strike kills five in NW Pakistan
Mar 08, 2010 12:58 EST
Three missiles fired by US drone aircraft killed five militants on Monday in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt, a bastion of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, security officials said.
US drone strikes in Pakistan of limited value: report
Feb 25, 2010 18:22 EST
The US drone program in Pakistan has probably reached the "outer limits of its utility" and robs intelligence forces of valuable information while angering Pakistanis, a new report said Thursday.
US drone strike kills eight in Pakistan: officials
Feb 24, 2010 06:52 EST
A US drone slammed missiles into a Taliban compound on Wednesday, killing eight militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.
US drone strike kills six in Pakistan: officials
Feb 24, 2010 06:37 EST
A US drone fired missiles into a Taliban compound on Wednesday, killing six militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.
US drone strike kills 6 in NW Pakistan: officials
Feb 24, 2010 05:25 EST
A US drone missile strike targeting a militant compound killed six insurgents Wednesday in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.
US drone strike kills 6 in NW Pakistan: officials
Feb 24, 2010 05:13 EST
A US drone missile strike targeting a militant compound killed six insurgents Wednesday in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.
Warlord's brother killed in US attack: Officials
Feb 19, 2010 06:01 EST
A brother of Al-Qaeda-linked warlord Sirajuddin Haqqani, whose network is fighting in Afghanistan, has been killed in a US missile attack in Pakistan, officials said Friday.
US drone strike kills four militants in Pakistan
Feb 18, 2010 09:45 EST
Missiles fired from a US drone aircraft slammed into a militant compound in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt on Thursday, killing at least four Islamist insurgents, officials said.
Evolving US strategy widens assault on terrorists
Feb 12, 2010 20:47 EST
Iraq drawdown, rhetoric change toward Islam help Obama widen attacks on foreign terrorists. In the early months of his presidency, President Barack Obama's national security team singled out one man from its list of most-wanted terrorists, Baitullah Mehsud, the ruthless leader of the Pakistani Taliban. He was to be eliminated.
Intelligence official: US believes Mehsud is dead
Feb 04, 2010 07:21 EST
Intelligence official: US believes Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud is dead after drone strike. U.S. counterterrorism officials believe Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is dead following a missile attack last month, a senior intelligence official said Wednesday in the strongest signal that Washington has offered about the militant's fate.
U.S. missile strike kills 10 militants in Pakistan
Feb 02, 2010 12:10 EST
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pilotless U.S. drones fired 18 missiles into a Pakistani sanctuary for al Qaeda and Taliban fighters on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing at least 10 militants, residents and security officials said.
Pakistan Taliban deny leader Hakimullah killed
Jan 31, 2010 12:02 EST
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban denied a report on Sunday that their leader Hakimullah Mehsud had been killed in a U.S. drone aircraft strike.
Pakistan Taliban deny leader Hakimullah killed
Jan 31, 2010 12:02 EST
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban denied a report on Sunday that their leader Hakimullah Mehsud had been killed in a U.S. drone aircraft strike.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Baitullah Mehsud (Pashto: بیت اللہ محسود) | |
|---|---|
| c. 1974 – August 23, 2009 (aged about 35) | |
 Baitullah Mehsud | |
| Place of birth | Bannu District, NWFP |
| Place of death | South Waziristan |
| Battles/wars | War in North-West Pakistan |
