Infighting between rival TTP factions leaves 13 dead

[Shabaz Sharif]

Published May 06, 2014 08:41pm

MIRAMSHAH: Thirteen militants have been killed on Tuesday as infighting between rival Taliban groups restarted in Shawal Tehsil of North Waziristan Agency.

The latest violence comes a few days after a ceasefire which the militants claimed to have reached through mediation by top commanders.

Official and tribal sources confirmed that the clashes had started early Tuesday morning between Sheryar Mehsud and Khan Said alias Sajna.

According to official sources, several other militants have also been injured in the Shawal mountains near the Pak-Afghan border.

The infighting between the two groups have claimed more than 50 lives during the last few weeks.

Sources said that the death toll is likely to rise.

The Sajna and Sheryar groups of the TTP have been at odds since the death of Hakimullah and Waliur Rehman Mehsud in US drone strikes.

The rival factions have accused each other of grabbing power in order to control South Waziristan’s Mehsud tribal area.

Sajna had been considered the right hand man of Waliur Rehman, whereas Sheryar was a confidant of Hakimullah Mehsud.

Their slain leaders had also been at loggerheads after the death of TTP founder Baitullah Mehsud.

Infighting between rival TTP factions leaves 13 dead - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[rockstar08]

Fighting Doggie Style

 

[Imran Khan]

love this type of jihad always carry on ALLAH HO AKABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR DUZZZ DUZZ DUZZ

 

[tarrar]

Good let them fight & kill each other, at the same time Pak Army should use their armed drones to get the survives & fleeing ones.

 

[CENTCOM]

It is a fact that these people have been fighting for the sake of fighting for over a decade now. They cannot stay away from their agenda of destruction and death; if not innocent people of the region they turn on each other. Our focus together is to bring about sustained peace in the region so we should continue on that part. All we want is to give the people of the region break from all the insecurities of terror attacks and fighting, and bring about sustained peace.


Abdul Quddus
DET-United States Central Command

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

let them obliterate eachother as long as civilians dont get caught in the cross-fire

saves us bullets

Good let them fight & kill each other, at the same time Pak Army should use their armed drones to get the survives & fleeing ones.

we only have reccon UAVs at present...but they are regularly in use and have been of tremendous value

 

[pak-marine]

Excellent fundos go on slaughter each other no one gives a flying fck

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Good going bitches... die bitches... bye bitches.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

This is actually fight between a faction , which has switched to army side and faction which opposes army and talks.