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February 9, 2010

Report: Head of Pakistan Taliban Killed in Drone Strike
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In news from Pakistan, numerous news sources are now reporting the head
of the Pakistan Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, has died from injuries
suffered in a US drone missile strike last month. Mehsud is the second
Taliban leader to have been killed in the past six months.



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