Interesting...the Haqqani Network's operations leader has announced a peace deal with the Pakistani military while at the same time the Pakistani government has been silent about it and has even denied it. I wonder....why would the government deny this?
From the article at The Long War Journal:
Siraj Haqqani, the operational commander of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network, and a member of a Taliban alliance that spans the tribal Pakistan's areas and eastern Afghanistan, has ordered the Taliban to abide by its peace agreement with the Pakistani military and cease its attacks on the security forces. Siraj's statement confirms what the Pakistani government has denied: the Taliban and Pakistan have entered into a peace deal.
Siraj issued the order under the aegis of the Shura-e-Murakeba, an alliance that was formed in January and consists of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, which is led by Hakeemullah Mehsud and his deputy, Waliur Rehman Mehsud; Hafiz Gul Bahadar's group; Mullah Nazir's group; and the Haqqani Network. The Shura-e-Murakeba was formed with the aid of al Qaeda's top leaders.
The statement, which was distributed in the form of a pamphlet in North Waziristan, was obtained by The Associated Press.
"In North Waziristan, we are all in agreement with the Pakistani government, so we are all bound to honor this agreement and nobody is allowed to violate it," the pamphlet said. Siraj said that "anyone who violates the agreement 'will dealt with as a culprit,'" according to AP.
The Shura-e-Murakeba was officially formed in early January after months of negotiations between the various terror groups operating in eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan's tribal areas, as well as with al Qaeda [see LWJ report, Al Qaeda brokers new anti-US Taliban alliance in Pakistan and Afghanistan]. The members of the Shura-e-Murakeba agreed to cease attacks against Pakistani security forces, refocus efforts against the US, and end kidnappings and other criminal activities in the tribal areas.
Now, this is significant news and also insignificant news all at the same time - the significant part is that this agreement ties together a LOT of different Taliban and Taliban-linked groups ...it also represents the first peace agreement in some time in Pakistan but now for the insignificant part....well, that's the part is that this agreement is worthless. I ask the question...has a peace agreement between the Taliban and the Pakistanis EVER lasted more than 3 months? Of course, the answer is no ...which leads me to another question. Just WHO has been responsible for breaking all of the peace agreements in the past between the Taliban and Pakistani military and/or government? Right again - the Taliban.
So, bottom line is that the Taliban needs some down time to rest and rearm. When they've licked their wounds, gotten new supplies and armaments, they'll be back killing Pakistani troops in short order. History always repeats itself.
Halt attacks on Pakistani military: Siraj Haqqani
Siraj Haqqani, the operational commander of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network, and a member of a Taliban alliance that spans the tribal Pakistan's areas and eastern Afghanistan, has ordered the Taliban to abide by its peace agreement with the Pakistani military and cease its attacks on the security forces. Siraj's statement confirms what the Pakistani government has denied: the Taliban and Pakistan have entered into a peace deal.
Siraj issued the order under the aegis of the Shura-e-Murakeba, an alliance that was formed in January and consists of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, which is led by Hakeemullah Mehsud and his deputy, Waliur Rehman Mehsud; Hafiz Gul Bahadar's group; Mullah Nazir's group; and the Haqqani Network. The Shura-e-Murakeba was formed with the aid of al Qaeda's top leaders.
The statement, which was distributed in the form of a pamphlet in North Waziristan, was obtained by The Associated Press.
"In North Waziristan, we are all in agreement with the Pakistani government, so we are all bound to honor this agreement and nobody is allowed to violate it," the pamphlet said. Siraj said that "anyone who violates the agreement 'will dealt with as a culprit,'" according to AP.
The Shura-e-Murakeba was officially formed in early January after months of negotiations between the various terror groups operating in eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan's tribal areas, as well as with al Qaeda [see LWJ report, Al Qaeda brokers new anti-US Taliban alliance in Pakistan and Afghanistan]. The members of the Shura-e-Murakeba agreed to cease attacks against Pakistani security forces, refocus efforts against the US, and end kidnappings and other criminal activities in the tribal areas.
The formation of the Shura-e-Murakeba was brokered by senior al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al Libi; another senior al Qaeda leader known as Abdur Rehman al Saudi; Mullah Mansour, a top Taliban leader who operates in eastern Afghanistan; and Siraj. Mullah Omar, the overall leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, is said to have dispatched Siraj and Mansour to help negotiate the agreement.
The Pakistani military and Interior Minister Rehman Malik have previously denied that Pakistan was in talks with the Taliban. In December 2011, Malik had said that the Taliban must lay down their weapons and end attacks in the country before any talks could proceed.
And in November 2011, the Pakistani military issued a press release that "strongly and categorically" denied it was conducting talks with the Taliban [see Threat Matrix report, Pakistani military denies role in talks with Taliban.]
"Strongly and categorically refuting media reports, a spokesperson of ISPR [the military's public affairs branch] said that Army is not undertaking any kind of negotiations with TTP [Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan] or its affiliated militant groups. Such reports are concocted, baseless and unfounded," the statement said. "Any contemplated negotiation/reconciliation process with militant groups has to be done by the Govt, the spokesperson concluded."
From 2004 to 2009, the Pakistani military and government signed numerous peace agreements with the Taliban in the tribal agencies of North and South Waziristan, Bajaur, Mohmand, Arakzai, Kurram, and Khyber, as well as in settled districts in the northwest, including in Swat. The peace agreements gave the Taliban control over the territories, but stipulated that the Taliban must recognize the government, end attacks on security forces, and deny shelter to al Qaeda and other foreign terror groups. The Taliban have refused to abide by the terms of the agreements.
3 comments:
Its ok if teh palistani and taliban make an agreement. We know in teh end teh paks will get screwed. But What I can not abode is a liar a dirty liar who tries to tell us tehre is no deal because they are too afraid of teh consequences. Well Obama now it is time to put the pakls in their rightful place.
Cut off all funding for them, send in teh seals to secure the nukes and take them out of there.
The paksitanis have been playing a double game for some time now, and Obama if you dont do somthing about it right quick, you can kiss your next four years goodbye. You wont be able to get work as a janitor. Our troops are over there getting killed and no doubt some of them died because the paks gave info to the Taliban, and that just doesn't sit right with me. Fix the paks cause if ya don't there wont be any more white house perks come November
Hey blogger listen me, i want to add here that Hakkani's have no concern with Pakistan's government and military forces. So why do we not talk with him. You are talking with Taliban in Afghanistan for peace and save exit so why not here. Quran education always told us to negotiate with enemy to save human lives.
well Quran there is a little thing called taquiya that we overlooked somehow whilst talking to Taliban. Yeah we speak to em but we are as dumb as dirt. Taquiya means that the Taliban Islamist Muslims whatever ya want to call them can LIE to us and it is Jake by them and their fake religion. It is even encouraged they lie to us. So lets not talk about what the Quran says too much about talking to our enemies. the next thing they will do is pull out axes and try to whack us with them. Taquiya is a special way to talk to us infidels. but one thing is guaranteed . Whatever they agreed to they will not honour simply because we are infidels... Long live the Infidels. May we eventuially reconquer our countries from these lying sacks of shit
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