The Taliban Regroups in Bajaur
Executions, rebuilding of madrassa, further anti-government statements issued in wake of Chingai airstrke; more Taliban assassinations in Waziristan
Less than a week after the airstrike that destroyed the Chingai madrassa housing Taliban fighters and serving as an al-Qaeda training camp, local al-Qaeda chieftain Faqir Mohammad continues to openly flaunt his control of the region. Faqir's Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat -e-Mohammed, essentially a Bajaur wing of the Taliban, has executed it second 'spy' for his purported role in the attack.
The bullet-riddled, mutilated body of local tribesman Mohammed Jan Khan was found on a dry stream bed in a mountainous area near Chingai village, reports Dawn "Three tribesmen who saw the body said it had a note in Pushto language attached to it, saying Khan had been spying for American and Pakistan troops in the area for a long time and had been under observation.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2006-11-06 |