Pakistani Taliban confirm leader's death
| Hakimullah Mahsud was injured in a missile strike by a U.S. drone last month. He is the group's second leader killed in six months.
The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that their leader, Hakimullah Mahsud, died from injuries suffered in a U.S. drone missile strike last month, an attack that forces the insurgency to find a new leader for ... 02/09/2010 11:20 (LaTimes world) Continue to read news >> |
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