Pakistani Taliban Say Suicide Bombings Are Retaliation For U.S. Drone Strikes

Haha. It seems that the wave after wave of U.S. predator drone strikes occurring in NW Pakistan has finally brought the Pakistani Taliban to publicly complain about the goo that their jihadis are being turned into, as today, a Taliban spokesman said that the rash of suicide bombings directed at Pakistani security forces are due to the Pakistani government allowing and even encouraging the UAV strikes.

From the report at The Long War Journal:

The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan today claimed it carried out the recent suicide attack on a police station in Lakki Marwat that killed 19 people, including two children and nine policemen. Its spokesman, Azam Tariq, said the Taliban were carrying out the attacks to avenge deaths in US Predator strikes in the tribal areas, and said the group would continue to hit Pakistani security forces. From AFP:

“We are targeting Pakistani security forces because the government has allowed America to launch drone attacks on us,” Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Azam Tariq told AFP by telephone.
“Rather it is on the Pakistan government's behest that drone attacks target us,” he said.

“We will continue suicide attacks on security forces. Civilians should avoid proximity with them.” ...“We carried out the Lakki Marwat suicide attack,” Tariq said, adding that the Taliban “regretted” the killing of schoolchildren in the attack.

“Our children are also killed in drone attacks,” he said.

Now look at that last line from this clown. And then read the shot that Bill Roggio from The Long War Journal gives him:


The last comment is curious, given that the Taliban often use children to carry out suicide attacks. Qari Hussain Mehsud, the Taliban's top trainer of suicide bombers, runs camps for child suicide bombers. Boys as young as 12 have been recruited and trained to carry out attacks.

Yeah right...like these Taliban would give one shit about any kids dying in a drone attack. Like the Taliban scurrying around the country blowing people up while bringing along their women and children. LOL. What's next? Are the Pakistani Taliban going to complain that there women are being killed by stones kicked up by the hellfires?

It's encouraging to see this whining - it means the UAV campaign is hitting home. As we saw this past Labor Day weekend, four U.S. drone attacks in less than 4 days killed nearly 50 Taliban and it's my guess that many more are on the way.

Suicide attacks a response to Predator strikes: Pakistani Taliban


The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan today claimed it carried out the recent suicide attack on a police station in Lakki Marwat that killed 19 people, including two children and nine policemen. Its spokesman, Azam Tariq, said the Taliban were carrying out the attacks to avenge deaths in US Predator strikes in the tribal areas, and said the group would continue to hit Pakistani security forces. From AFP:

“We are targeting Pakistani security forces because the government has allowed America to launch drone attacks on us,” Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Azam Tariq told AFP by telephone.
“Rather it is on the Pakistan government's behest that drone attacks target us,” he said.

“We will continue suicide attacks on security forces. Civilians should avoid proximity with them.” ...“We carried out the Lakki Marwat suicide attack,” Tariq said, adding that the Taliban “regretted” the killing of schoolchildren in the attack.

“Our children are also killed in drone attacks,” he said.


The last comment is curious, given that the Taliban often use children to carry out suicide attacks. Qari Hussain Mehsud, the Taliban's top trainer of suicide bombers, runs camps for child suicide bombers. Boys as young as 12 have been recruited and trained to carry out attacks.