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| India-Pakistan |
| TTP Turf War |
| 2014-05-19 |
| [Dawn] IS the pie fight within the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain an outcome of muscle-flexing or a shift in the militancy scenario? More importantly, what role does power and money play as the proscribed turban organization extends its network to lucrative urban areas? Fazlullah lacks the credentials of his Mehsud predecessors. Power transfer is not a new issue within TTP ranks. It started soon after the death of the TTP's chief Baitullah Mehsud in a 2009 drone strike. The ensuing confrontation was finally resolved through a compromise in which the newly appointed chief Hakeemullah Mehsud made Waliur Rehman his deputy. Soon after the deaths of both TTP commanders in US drone strikes, however, the fault lines reappeared. |
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