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| Baitullah vows revenge attack for Waziristan strike |
| 2007-01-18 |
| Baitullah Mehsud, head of a pro-Taliban group of militants, has threatened to avenge the attack on an alleged militant compound in South Waziristan within 15 days. Baitullah struck a peace deal with the government on February 7, 2005, and this was the first attack in the area since then. His response reinforced earlier reports that militants belonging to his group were using the five compounds targeted in Tuesday’s airstrike. Baitullah told the BBC from an undisclosed location that his men would “continue jihad” and “Islam comes first before Pakistan”. “I do not want to fight Pakistan but the army’s operation is forcing me to do this. I know fighting Pakistan will neither help me nor Pakistan itself but the United States will be the great beneficiary,” Baitullah was quoted as saying. Senator |
| Posted by:Fred |