I love it! Infighting in the Taliban ranks in North and South Waziristan could lead to some interesting developments and hopefully, a couple of hundred dead Taliban when the smoke clears. Here's some of the details from Daily Times:
Baitullah Mehsud has an ego the size of Pakistan itself and my guess is he is going to try and teach these two renegades a thing or two. His problem is going to be public opinion and by turning a bunch of the tribal peoples against him, he might start seeing some of his own turf being swallowed up.
The article goes on to mention another sticky point for the local madman, Mehsud:
So, there you have it. Old Baitullah Mehsud might just find himself all caged up and cornered like a rabid dog. Like I say, I hope he lashes out with a vengeance and all that remains is a valley chockfull of Taliban bodies.
“We have formed a bloc to defend the Wazir tribes’ interests in North and South Waziristan,” Taliban commander Maulvi Nazir told Daily Times in Wana. He said the bloc was established on Monday. Nazir joined hands with Haji Gul Bahadar, a Taliban chief from North Waziristan, after several weeks of discussions.Differing views: “The two Taliban commanders do not have good relations with Baitullah Mehsud, and both Gul Bahadar and Maulvi Nazir disagree with Baitullah’s methods of conducting jihad inside Pakistan,” the analysts said.
Baitullah Mehsud has an ego the size of Pakistan itself and my guess is he is going to try and teach these two renegades a thing or two. His problem is going to be public opinion and by turning a bunch of the tribal peoples against him, he might start seeing some of his own turf being swallowed up.
The article goes on to mention another sticky point for the local madman, Mehsud:
Analysts claim that Bahadar’s ‘control’ of border areas in North Waziristan will make Baitullah’s passage through “enemy territory” difficult.
So, there you have it. Old Baitullah Mehsud might just find himself all caged up and cornered like a rabid dog. Like I say, I hope he lashes out with a vengeance and all that remains is a valley chockfull of Taliban bodies.
Mehsud challenged by new militant bloc
WANA/MIRANSHAH: Conflicts surfaced within the ranks of militant leaders on Tuesday when Taliban commanders from the Ahmedzai and Utmanzai Wazir tribes announced the formation of a bloc against Baitullah Mehsud.“We have formed a bloc to defend the Wazir tribes’ interests in North and South Waziristan,” Taliban commander Maulvi Nazir told Daily Times in Wana. He said the bloc was established on Monday. Nazir joined hands with Haji Gul Bahadar, a Taliban chief from North Waziristan, after several weeks of discussions.
Differing views: “The two Taliban commanders do not have good relations with Baitullah Mehsud, and both Gul Bahadar and Maulvi Nazir disagree with Baitullah’s methods of conducting jihad inside Pakistan,” the analysts said.Meanwhile, Baitullah Mehsud distributed pamphlets in Miranshah on Tuesday, proclaiming that he would never fight Gul Bahadar or his men. Mehsud also demanded of mujahideen in the pamphlet to prove that he had ever said he would fight Gul Bahadar. Analysts claim that Bahadar’s ‘control’ of border areas in North Waziristan will make Baitullah’s passage through “enemy territory” difficult.
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