Taliban replace killed leader
The Pakistani Taliban has promoted its number two commander to replace leader Hakimullah Mehsud who was killed in a US drone strike. The Pakistan Taliban has vowed revenge on the US for the attack.
Pakistan Taliban deputy promoted after leader's death
The Pakistan Taliban has promoted its number two commander Khan Said, also known as Sajn, to replace leader Hakimullah Mehsud who was killed in a US drone strike yesterday, militant commanders and security sources said.
Said is believed to have masterminded an attack on a jail in northwest Pakistan that freed nearly 400 prisoners in 2012 and an attack on a Pakistani air force base in the same year.
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