Leadership Rift Emerges in Pakistani Taliban -- New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban faced the prospect of a damaging leadership rift on Monday when the abrupt dismissal of a senior commander provoked an angry reaction in the militants’ ranks, offering the Islamabad government a fresh opportunity to weaken a foe that in recent years has killed thousands of Pakistanis and tried to detonate a crude car bomb in Times Square in 2010.
Militant commanders in Bajaur, a small but strategically important tribal district on the Afghan border, spoke out strongly against the news that their leader, the Taliban deputy commander Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, had been fired at a shura, or leadership council, meeting over the weekend.
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More News On The Leadership Rift In The Pakistani Taliban
Pakistani Taliban splitting apart -- UPI
Ousted deputy leader of Pakistan Taliban favors talks with govt -- Reuters
Pakistan Taliban 'number two sacked': spokesman -- AFP
Pakistani Taliban Sacks Deputy Commander -- RTT News
Deputy commander of Pakistani Taliban demoted -- CNN
Pakistan Taliban removes deputy head Maulvi Faqir Mohammad -- BBC
My Comment: This could be a big thing .... or nothing .... only time will tell.
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