Yesterday Mehsud’s wife was killed by a predator attack. It seems he was killed too.
A U.S. official also said there was reason to believe Mehsud was dead.
“There is reason to believe that reports of his death may be true, but it can’t be confirmed at this time,” said the official, providing the information on condition of anonymity.
This is not the first time, by the way, that Baitullah Mehsud is believed to be dead…
Pakistan is trying to verify these reports:
”Information is coming from that area that he is dead,” said the interior minister, Rehman Malik.
“The good news is that the information is coming from his group,” said Mr Malik, but added: “I am unable to confirm unless I have solid evidence.”
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I hope the story is accurate this time.
Of course, the problem with AQ is that there’s always another jihadomaniac ready and willing to step up to assume a vacancy in leadership.
Yes, there is ever some kind of jihadi-replacement… normally worse than the last one…
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