Military operations have begun to move into the Taliban heartlandin the semi-autonomous tribal belt. Photo AFP
Forces Capture Pakistani Taliban's Top Spokesman -- Yahoo News/AP
ISLAMABAD – Security forces captured the Pakistani Taliban's top spokesman, and he acknowledged the death of the group's leader in a recent U.S. missile strike, officials said Tuesday — further signs the militants are in disarray since the American attack.
U.S. and Pakistani officials have said they were almost certain that the chief, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed in the Aug. 5 strike, but at least three Taliban operatives, including the detainee, Maulvi Umar, had called media organizations following the attack to say he was still alive.
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