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Pakistani tribal leader Baitullah Mehsud

Tue. December 02, 2008

Khyber chief threatens to 'thrash' militants

The National
December 1, 2008

"He is linked to one of the proxies of Baitullah Mehsud," he added, referring to the dominant Taliban chief from the South Waziristan tribal agency. ...

Mumbai Unites Pakistanis

Islam Online
December 1, 2008

The spokesman described Taliban leaders Baitullah Mehsud and Maulvi Fazalullah as "patriotic" Pakistanis. "They have no differences with Pakistan but with ...

Taliban: We will take over Pak soon

Times Now.tv
December 1, 2008

In an exclusive interview to TIMES NOW, Tehri-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud's right-hand man Hakeem Ullah Mehsud said that the Taliban will take over ...

Taliban are 'patriots,' says Pakistani Army official

Long War Journal
December 1, 2008

The official, who was not named, called Taliban leaders Baitullah Mehsud and Mullah Fazlullah "patriots" during a briefing with senior Pakistani journalists ...

Pak army to stop operation against local militants

Press Trust of India
December 1, 2008

We have only some misunderstandings with Baitullah Mehsud and Fazlullah. These misunderstandings could be removed through dialogue," a top security official ...

Pakistani official calls Bhutto's killer 'patriotic'

Foreign Policy Passport
December 1, 2008

We have only some misunderstandings with Baitullah Mehsud and Fazlullah. These misunderstandings could be removed through dialogue." Baitullah Mehsud, let's ...

Army official calls Baitullah Mehsud, Fazlullah 'patriots'

The News International
December 1, 2008

We have only some misunderstandings with Baitullah Mehsud and Fazlullah. These misunderstandings could be removed through dialogue. ...

Hakimullah Mehsud unveils himself to media

The News International
November 29, 2008

Finally, the shadowy commander has come out of the shadow of his boss, Baitullah Mehsud, and introduced himself to the media and the world as some one ...

Mumbai attacks: Investigation focuses on Pakistan

Telegraph.co.uk
November 29, 2008

They belonged to a faction of Islamic warriors fighting against the dominant Taliban chief of the area, Baitullah Mehsud. "They are with us. ...

Pakistan news of November 28, 2008 - India points finger at ...

CaymanMama.com (press release)
November 28, 2008

The militants belonged to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan of Baitullah Mehsud. Islamabad (Business Recorder): While talking about the IMF conditions and imposing ...

Baitullah Mehsud, Obama's Secret Service agent make Details power list

Detroit Free Press
November 28, 2008

3: Another nameless pick, "The National Enquirer Reporter"; 4: Baitullah Mehsud, 35, commander of the Pakistani Taliban; and rounding out the top 5, ...

Pak Taliban to target Zardari, his allies

Newspost Online
November 27, 2008

Hakeemullah Mehsud, deputy of TTP leader Baitullah Mehsud, accused the ANP (Awami National Party), PPP (Pakistan Peoples' Party) and MQM (Muttahida Qaumi ...

EDITORIAL: Terrorism in Mumbai and its fallout

Daily Times
November 27, 2008

The reason for this threat is America whose supplies through Pakistan will be disrupted, according to a deputy of Baitullah Mehsud. ...

Rifts surface in Tehreek-e-Taliban

Daily Times
November 27, 2008

Peshawar: A commander loyal to slain Taliban leader Abdullah Mehsud said on Thursday that Baitullah Mehsud - chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ...

Pakistan : journalists arrested after Taliban press conference

Reporters without borders (press release)
November 27, 2008

Hakeemullah Mehsud is one of the right-hand men of the leader of the Pakistani Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, whom the government says ordered the 2007 ...

Pakistani Taliban shrug off US missile strikes

Reuters
November 26, 2008

But Hakeemullah Mehsud, a deputy to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, shrugged off both the US missile strikes and the Pakistani Army offensive, ...

'Taliban to target Zardari, his allies'

Daily Times
November 26, 2008

Hakeemullah Mehsud, deputy to Baitullah Mehsud, accused the ANP, PPP and MQM of "working to break up Pakistan in collaboration with the US". ...

Pakistani Taliban shrug off US missile strikes

Reuters AlertNet
November 26, 2008

But Hakeemullah Mehsud, a deputy to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, shrugged off both the US missile strikes and the Pakistani Army offensive, ...

Taliban commander vows attacks against US forces

The News International
November 26, 2008

Hakeemullah is a lieutenant of Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistan Taliban who was accused by the previous government and US intelligence of ...

Shifting strategies on Afghan border

BBC News
November 26, 2008

... target the Pakistani Taleban commander who is fighting the Pakistan Army and blamed for most of the suicide bombings in the country, Baitullah Mehsud. ...

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Bosh
November 25, 2008

#4 Baitullah Mehsud, Commander, Pakistani Taliban (age: 35): Baitullah Mehsud goaded the United States into an unofficial shooting war with Pakistan, ...

J&K militants find new address

Daily News & Analysis
November 25, 2008

But he was released shortly, prompting him to shift base to North Waziristan and join hands with Baitullah Mehsud. Kashmiri also established a training camp ...

Your comments on Pakistan

New York Times Blogs
November 23, 2008

As for Pakistan the militancy engulfing my country has nothing to do with talibans. people like Baitullah Mehsud who are spreading violence in Pakistan have ...

CIA strike brings bin Laden closer

The Australian
November 23, 2008

The village is a Taliban stronghold - it was here that Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and Pakistan government officials signed the 2005 peace agreement ...

US Strike Unites Pakistan Militants

Islam Online
November 23, 2008

He said the groups are the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of Baitullah Mehsud, the largest militant group in the 700-kilometer belt, Mullah Mohammad Nazir, ...

Hunt for Rashid Rauf that ended with hellfire

Times Online
November 23, 2008

The village is a Taliban stronghold; it was here that the Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and Pakistan government officials signed a 2005 "peace deal" that ...

Pakistani court indicts five in assassination of former PM Bhutto

Ha'aretz
November 22, 2008

The authorities accused Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in the restive tribal district of South Waziristan of masterminding the slaying of the former head ...

Re-establishing Govt writ

Frontier Post
November 21, 2008

But the greater challenge is the defiance of Tehrik Taliban Pakistan under Baitullah Mehsud in Waziristan. The writ of the government must be established in ...

Eight killed in suicide bombing at Pakistan funeral - Summary

Earthtimes (press release)
November 21, 2008

Waziristan is the home of the warlord Baitullah Mehsud, who also heads Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Taliban Movement in Pakistan), ...

Pakistan bomb attack 'kills nine'

BBC News
November 21, 2008

No group has claimed responsibility, but officials blamed the Baitullah Mehsud-led TTP for the attack. The government has been encouraging tribes to ...

Attack on funeral in Pakistan's northwest kills 10

Long War Journal
November 21, 2008

The group maintains camps in South Waziristan, under the protection of Baitullah Mehsud. Pakistani police began to openly admit the LeJ began forging close ...

Pakistan, US coordinate strikes against the Taliban

Long War Journal
November 20, 2008

Taliban forces under the command of Baitullah Mehsud and Mullah Nazir operate in South Waziristan. The Nov. 18 incident was preceded by another coordinated ...

Taliban issue threat over US strikes

Independent
November 20, 2008

Perhaps most prominent is that led by Baitullah Mehsud, blamed for a number of attacks inside Pakistan, including the assassination last December of Benazir ...

Former SSG commander shot dead near Capital

Daily Times
November 20, 2008

... after the election in February opened talks with Taliban, but it picked up again after top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud suspended the talks in June. ...

Pakistan Taleban quits peace deal

BBC News
November 20, 2008

Pakistan has three major Taleban factions led by Mullah Nazir, Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Baitullah Mehsud. Insiders say the militant groups in Bajaur and Swat ...

Will the US review Afghan policy?

The Post
November 19, 2008

The group claimed to be working for Tahreek-i-Taliban Pakistan's chief Baitullah Mehsud. Nevertheless, Pakistan has put in place a new plan and supplies ...

Suicide bombers may hit govt installations

The Nation
November 19, 2008

... of Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, has dispatched two suicide bombers from Gurgural to the residence of Asmat Ullah Gandapur Gormal in Tank. ...

Mehsud's whereabouts

The News International
November 19, 2008

It is, however, strange and intriguing that the Americans have not so far been able to locate Baitullah Mehsud or their technology is rather selective.

NWFP govt asks Taliban to lay down arms for talks

Daily Times
November 19, 2008

... and the NWFP government was set aside following threats by the so-called Waziristan-based chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Baitullah Mehsud. ...

Karzai peace initiative rejected by Taliban leader

The National
November 18, 2008

Consider, too, how a man like Baitullah Mehsud came to control his tribe in South Waziristan. Mehsud is in his early 30s, a gym rat-turned-Taliban commander ...