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Key Taliban commander among five killed in Orakzai blast
 [DAWN] A key commander of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) was among five holy warriors killed Thursday night in a blast at a compound in lower Orakzai Agency... crawling with holy men, home to Darra Adam Khel, the world's largest illegal arms bazaar. 14 distinct tribes of beturbanned primitives inhabit Orakzai agency's 1500 or so square kilometers... Official sources said the kaboom took place inside a house in Out Mela area of Orakzai agency, destroying the building and killing the five suspected holy warriors inside. Sources said that a key Lion of Islam commander Amir Salam was among the dead. Orakzai agency was known to be a stronghold of Talibs and a key abode of former TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud before he was killed in a US drone strike in North Wazoo. Posted by: Fred 2014-07-25 |
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