US believes Mehsud is dead: James Jones

US believes Mehsud is dead: James Jones
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President Barack Obama's national security advisor James Jones says the United States thinks Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is dead. The US national security advisor says all indications are that Mehsud was killed. Jones also says it appears there is now a fight within the top ranks of the remaining Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Jones told a US news channel that Mehsud's apparent death and the power struggle are good signs of progress in Pakistan.
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