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Pakistan Taliban Schism Confirmed – 50 Dead

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Randall Gross

The schism that has stewed for a couple of months within Baitullah Mehsud’s loose alliance of Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan broke out into open large scale fighting in the Mohmand agency Friday. Initial reports had ten dead up until the point when the Afghan … Continue reading →

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TTP Taliban Re-Declares War on Pakistan

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Randall Gross

The Civil war in Pakistan has heated up again with assaults on proto-Taliban agents of Mangal Bagh in the Khyber pass (Taliban groups in Pakistan change names as the occasion or the goal allows, and they sub-contract with each other. … Continue reading →

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Making and Breaking the Peace in Pakistan

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Randall Gross

While the new government is on record pace to make deals with the Taliban, the Taliban is breaking the deals before the ink dries. Bill Roggio has details on the NWFP deal here, as well as the ongoing negotiations with … Continue reading →

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