Tuesday, September 1, 2009

A Who's' Who Of Taliban Leaders In Pakistan


Pakistan's Most-Wanted: Look At Who Isn't Listed -- Long War Journal

Pakistan's interior ministry has a top ten most-wanted list, according to Amir Mir, the journalist for The News. According to Mir, the top ten list is as follows:

1. Mullah Fazlullah - the chief of the Taliban in Swat.
2. Hakeemullah Mehsud - the new leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and the successor to Baitullah Mehsud.
3. Qari Hussain Mehsud - the Taliban's suicide bombing mastermind who runs camps in South Waziristan.
4. Ilyas Kashmiri - the operational commander of the Harkat-ul Jihad Islami (HuJI), an al Qaeda-linked terror group.

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More News On The Fighting In Pakistan

Pakistan forces kill 35 militants in Khyber raids -- AP
Pakistan forces destroy 3 militant bases in NW -- AP
Pakistan clashes 'kill militants' -- BBC
43 militants killed in Pakistan's tribal area -- China View
Fresh clashes in Pakistan's Swat valley; dozens killed -- Reuters
41 more bodies found in Pakistan's Swat: official -- AFP
At least 41 more corpses found in Swat -- Dawn
Suicide attack in Swat kills 16 Pakistani police -- Christian Science Monitor
Border zone's neglect lets Taliban flourish -- Toronto Star
Pakistan to make its own drones -- UPI

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