Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud killed in CIA drone strike -- The Guardian
Mehsud killed when missile struck compound in village near capital of North Waziristan
The CIA's secret drone campaign claimed one of its highest profile scalps on Friday with the killing of the chief of the Pakistani Taliban by an unmanned aircraft in the country's lawless tribal areas.
Hakimullah Mehsud, the feared leader of an alliance of militant groups attempting to topple the Pakistani state, was killed when a missile struck a compound in the village near the capital of North Waziristan, according to militant, US and Pakistani sources.
Although his death has been misreported in the past, informants in the tribal area said they were confident one of the country's most vicious militant leaders was dead.
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