Intelligence officials: Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud confirmed dead, already buried

October 5th, 2009 Pakistan Taliban head talks to reportersSARAROGHA, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban's new leader met with reporters in the country's tribal areas for the first time since winning control of the militants and vowed to retaliate against the U.S. and Pakistan for drone attacks along the Afghan border.

September 30th, 2009 Al-Qaida No. 2 eulogizes Taliban leaderCAIRO — Al-Qaida's deputy leader says the death of the Pakistani Taliban chief will only add fuel to the fighting against Western forces in the region.

August 26th, 2009 DERA ISMAIL KHAN - The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has acknowledged that its top leader Baitullah Mehsud was dead, ending weeks of claims and counter-claims over his fate following a US missile strike on his father-in-law's house earlier this month. It is the first time that the militant group has acknowledged his death.

August 25th, 2009 Pakistani Taliban say chief Baitullah Mehsud deadDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Two commanders of the Pakistani Taliban acknowledged Tuesday that the militants' top leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed by a U.S. missile strike.

August 22nd, 2009 Report: Pakistani Taliban choose new leaderISLAMABAD — Leading Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud has been appointed the new head of the militant group, media reports said Saturday, weeks after Washington and Islamabad said the militants' chief, Baitullah Mehsud, was almost certainly killed by a missile strike. Maulvi Faqir Mohammad told the BBC's Urdu service that a 42-member Taliban council, or shura, appointed a new head because Baitullah was ill.

August 22nd, 2009 Pakistani Taliban say new leader chosenKHAR, Pakistan — Hakimullah Mehsud, a Pakistani Taliban commander behind several serious attacks including a deadly attempt to take the Sri Lankan cricket team hostage, has been appointed the new head of the militant group, the aide to another commander said Saturday. Bakht Zada, a close aide to commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, told The Associated Press a 42-member Taliban council, or shura, appointed a new head because Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was ill.

August 22nd, 2009 Report: Hakimullah new head of Pakistani TalibanISLAMABAD — Leading Pakistan Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud has been appointed the new head of the militant group, media reports said Saturday, weeks after Washington and Islamabad said the militants' chief, Baitullah Mehsud, was almost certainly killed by a missile strike. Maulvi Faqir Mohammad told the BBC's Urdu service that a 42-member Taliban council, or shura, appointed a new head because Baitullah was ill.

August 21st, 2009 Officials: US missile strike kills 7 in PakistanISLAMABAD — A suspected missile attack early Friday destroyed a militant hideout in northwest Pakistan, killing at least seven people, two intelligence officials said. The officials said some people also were wounded when the two missiles hit a compound in the village of Dande Darpa Khel, near Miran Shah in troubled tribal region of North Waziristan.

August 11th, 2009 Officials: Another US missile strike in PakistanISLAMABAD — The U.S. resumed missile strikes in Pakistan's northwest Tuesday — nearly a week after one reportedly killed the country's Taliban chief — hitting a hide-out believed to be frequented by his supporters and killing at least eight suspected militants, intelligence officials said.

August 7th, 2009 DERA ISMAIL KHAN - A close aide of Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud confirmed on Friday that the latter has been killed in a U.S. missile strike.

August 7th, 2009 White House: Pakistan safer if Taliban chief deadWASHINGTON — A spokesman for President Barack Obama says the White House cannot confirm the killing of Pakistan's Taliban chief but added that the people of Pakistan are now safer if reports are accurate. The Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud (BEH'-tuh-luh mah-SOOD'), led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against the Pakistani government.

August 7th, 2009 Official: US increasingly certain of Mehsud deathWASHINGTON — U.S. authorities are increasingly confident that top Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud was killed in Wednesday's U.S.

August 5th, 2009 Officials: Wife of Pakistani Taliban leader killedDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A U.S. missile strike in northwestern Pakistan has killed a wife of top Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistani officials said Wednesday.

August 5th, 2009 Missile kills relatives of Pakistani Taliban chiefISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike destroyed the home of a close relative of top Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in a volatile tribal region, killing two people early Wednesday, two intelligence officials said.

July 3rd, 2009 11 dead in suspected US missile strike in PakistanISLAMABAD — Pakistani intelligence officials say 11 people were killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan.