Credit: Asia Times:
By Amir Mir
ISLAMABAD – The removal of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s naib amir or deputy chief because he went behind the leader’s back in peace talks with the government threatens to spark an internal war that could splinter the umbrella organization of 40-plus Islamic militant groups.
Maulvi Faqeer Mohammed was fired by Hakeemullah Mehsudameer, commander of the TTP or Pakistani Taliban, last week with militant insiders saying the second-in-command was seen as growing too close to the Pakistan government and its security agencies.
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