Pakistani Taliban Gather to Select Successor to Leader Killed in U.S. Drone Strike

nytimes.com

Pakistani officials said the Taliban shura, or governing council, started to gather at a mosque in Miram Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, on Friday night. Early Saturday, the Taliban buried Mr. Mehsud, who had a $5 million United States bounty on his head, and six others in Danday Darpakhel, the village where they were killed.

Officials said Mr. Mehsud’s body was damaged beyond recognition, after several missiles hit the vehicle in which he was traveling as it entered a compound in the village on Friday.

I wonder if the meeting is a valid drone target. I would think disrupting the meeting and killing those choosing new leadership would be a big score.