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A spokesman for US President Barack Obama has said the White House cannot confirm the killing of the TTP chief, adding the people of Pakistan are now safer if reports are accurate. Describing Baitullah Mehsud as a murderous thug, the White House spok
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A spokesman for US President Barack Obama has said the White House cannot confirm the killing of the TTP chief, adding the people of Pakistan are now safer if reports are accurate. Describing Baitullah Mehsud as a murderous thug, the White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on August 5: “We cannot confirm whether he is dead. There seems to be a growing consensus among credible observers that he is indeed dead.”
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August - 5 
Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division i
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Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency on August 5. Taliban sources close to Baitullah Mehsud confirmed the killing of his wife in the drone attack, but denied reports that the TTP chief too was killed in the missile strikes, The News reported. "Yes, I can confirm this bad news about the loss of his wife," said a senior Taliban commander based at Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. He, however, denied reports that Baitullah Mehsud too was killed in the strike. Official and tribal sources said the US spy plane fired two missiles at the house of Ikramuddin Mehsud.
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August - 6 
Close commanders of the TTP chief have rejected the reports of Baitullah Mehsud’s death as rumours. “How could he die in the attack when he was not present in the house,” said a close aide to Baitullah, who called The News from an undisclosed locatio
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Close commanders of the TTP chief have rejected the reports of Baitullah Mehsud’s death as rumours. “How could he die in the attack when he was not present in the house,” said a close aide to Baitullah, who called The News from an undisclosed location. He claimed speaking to Baitullah two days ago, adding that he was safe and sound. The Taliban commander claimed that Baitullah was far away from the place where the drone struck the house of his father-in-law. He also said the Government had declared Baitullah dead twice in the past, but those claims proved untrue. “How could a person wanted by the Pakistani and US governments would like to stay at a place where the US spy planes fly round-the-clock and the Pakistani forces continuously target his positions,” he asked.
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August - 6 
There is a strong likelihood that Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed, along with his wife and bodyguards, in a missile attack, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in Islamabad on August 6, The News reported. “We suspect
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There is a strong likelihood that Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed, along with his wife and bodyguards, in a missile attack, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said in Islamabad on August 6, The News reported. “We suspect he was killed in the missile strike,” Rehman Malik said, adding “We have some information, but we don’t have material evidence to confirm it.” His younger wife, daughter of Malik Ikramuddin Mehsud, reportedly died in the air strike. Four children were reportedly injured in the attack.
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August - 7 
At least 19 persons were killed and more than 18 injured in a gunfight between pro and anti–Baitullah Mehsud groups in the Tank District of NWFP on August 7, Daily Times reported. The clashes broke out soon after media reports saying that the Tehrik-
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At least 19 persons were killed and more than 18 injured in a gunfight between pro and anti–Baitullah Mehsud groups in the Tank District of NWFP on August 7, Daily Times reported. The clashes broke out soon after media reports saying that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud might have been killed in a missile strike by US drones in South Waziristan on August 5. A private TV cannel reported that Baitullah’s men attacked two offices of peace committees run by Turkistan Bhitani in the Imamkhel and Umerada areas of Tank. Around 200 armed militants reportedly took part in the pre-dawn raid. The gunfight continued for about two hours, the channel reported. Turkistan Bhitani, who had won the backing of the Government after challenging Baitullah Mehsud in Tank and South Waziristan, had set up the camps in Government school buildings, Dawn reported. Turkistan Bhitani joined the anti-Taliban campaign after 40 of his men had been killed by supporters of Baitullah in 2008.
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August - 7 
Baitullah Mehsud was allegedly killed in a drone attack on August 5 while visiting his father-in-law Maulana Ikramuddin’s house in the Laddha sub-division. The attack also resulted in the deaths of one of his wives, Ikramuddin’s daughter, and over ha
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Baitullah Mehsud was allegedly killed in a drone attack on August 5 while visiting his father-in-law Maulana Ikramuddin’s house in the Laddha sub-division. The attack also resulted in the deaths of one of his wives, Ikramuddin’s daughter, and over half-a-dozen guards. “Information is coming from that area that he is dead… I am unable to confirm unless I have solid evidence,” said Interior Minister Rehman Malik. He also said “It is a targeted law enforcement action against Baitullah Mehsud’s group and it will continue until Baitullah Mehsud’s group is eliminated forever.” The minister urged the TTP to lay down arms and urged them to come into the mainstream, saying the new TTP chief would face the same fate as Baitullah. He said the TTP is a banned outfit and there was no possibility of talks with them.
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August - 7 
Quoting intelligence reports on August 7, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan on August 5, Daily Times reported. “Based on
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Quoting intelligence reports on August 7, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in South Waziristan on August 5, Daily Times reported. “Based on information gleaned from intelligence reports, the news of Baitullah’s death is correct. But we are going for ground verification, and when the information has been confirmed, then we will be 100 percent sure,” he told reporters in Islamabad. He also told BBC Radio that it was “pretty certain” that the Taliban chief was dead, Reuters reported. A Taliban commander and aide to Baitullah Mehsud, meanwhile, told Associated Press that the TTP chief was killed in the US strike. “I confirm that Baitullah Mehsud and his wife died in the American missile attack in South Waziristan,” Taliban commander Kafayatullah said by telephone. He did not give any further details.
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August - 7 
The TTP deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, meanwhile, told Daily Times he could neither confirm nor deny Baitullah’s killing in the drone attack. Meanwhile, intelligence officials and Taliban sources have said that Taliban commanders were meeting in
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The TTP deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, meanwhile, told Daily Times he could neither confirm nor deny Baitullah’s killing in the drone attack. Meanwhile, intelligence officials and Taliban sources have said that Taliban commanders were meeting in the FATA to choose a successor. It was unclear when they might reach a decision.
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August - 8 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Hakeemullah Mehsud and Taliban commander Waliur Rehman were killed in a gunbattle that erupted during a meeting to determine the future of the organisation, PTV reported on August 8, a few hours after Hakeem
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Hakeemullah Mehsud and Taliban commander Waliur Rehman were killed in a gunbattle that erupted during a meeting to determine the future of the organisation, PTV reported on August 8, a few hours after Hakeemullah claimed Baitullah Mehsud is "alive", reports Daily Times. Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters the Government had received reports that only one of the two rivals for the leadership of the Taliban was killed. "The infighting was between Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah Mehsud," he said, adding, "We have information that one of them has been killed. Who was killed we will be able to say after confirming." According to PTV, Rehman killed Hakeemullah after the latter was appointed the new TTP chief.
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August - 9 
Authorities are increasingly convinced that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan, the military said on August 9, Daily Times reported. “Multiple sources are now
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Authorities are increasingly convinced that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan, the military said on August 9, Daily Times reported. “Multiple sources are now confirming he (Baitullah) is dead,” including at least two Taliban commanders, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said. He said the reports of infighting were “one of the biggest, latest indicators”. According to him, “Why is there a fight, why this fight for succession? These are very strong indicators leading towards reasonable confirmation that he was killed.” He said authorities were currently unable to confirm what occurred in the Taliban meeting where the gun-battle is believed to have broken out. Meanwhile, a senior Government official doubted that any potential successor had been injured. He said there were reports of a clash among Taliban guards at a meeting on Saturday evening and indications that some people had been wounded, but there was no credible information to suggest any of the Taliban leaders were among them. There are also conflicting reports that a major fight broke out between the two likely contenders to replace Baitullah – Hakeemullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman – with one or both being killed or wounded.
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August - 9 
Haji Turkistan Bhittani, a commander of the Abdullah Mehsud group, told various television channels on August 9 that Baitullah Mehsud had been killed along with 40 militants in the drone strike and was buried in his house, Dawn reported. He also said
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Haji Turkistan Bhittani, a commander of the Abdullah Mehsud group, told various television channels on August 9 that Baitullah Mehsud had been killed along with 40 militants in the drone strike and was buried in his house, Dawn reported. He also said Qari Hussain, mastermind of several suicide attacks, was seriously injured in the attack. Bhittani added that Mufti Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah Mehsud, the two leading contenders for the TTP chief’s post, were also killed along with several aides when fighting erupted at a shura (executive council) meeting held to choose a new chief of the TTP.
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August - 10 
A close aide of the TTP chief demanded that the Government prove Baitullah was dead. “I challenge (Interior Minister) Rehman Malik to prove that Baitullah is dead,” Hakeemullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a shootout on August 7, told journal
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A close aide of the TTP chief demanded that the Government prove Baitullah was dead. “I challenge (Interior Minister) Rehman Malik to prove that Baitullah is dead,” Hakeemullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a shootout on August 7, told journalists over the telephone. Hakeemullah said, “I am alive ... I am here to prove that I am alive and so is Baitullah,” he said. “Baitullah is alive and healthy ... he will come before the media soon. There is no succession,” he said. However, Hakeemullah’s statement that Baitullah is healthy contradicted a statement by another Taliban leader, Maulana Noor Syed, who claimed the TTP chief “is seriously ill”. In a telephone call to journalists from an undisclosed location, Hakeemullah said: "Look, I am here, safe and sound." The 30-year-old Hakeemullah reiterated that Baitullah was alive and promised that his videotape would be soon delivered to the media, The News reported. Interior Minister Rehman Malik had said on August 8 that top TTP commanders Waliur Rehman and Hakeemullah clashed during a TTP shura (executive council) meeting convened to choose Baitullah's successor. He said one of them, "probably Hakimullah" as he put it, had been killed in the shoot-out between the two militant commanders and their followers at Srarogha village in South Waziristan. However, Waliur Rahman, appointed by Baitullah as his deputy and spokesman, denied reports of his death or injury. He telephoned reporters on August 9 to claim that no clash had taken place in any shura meeting. He insisted that Hakeemullah too was all right and that they had no differences with each other. He said Hakeemullah would call reporters as well to issue denial about any clash and to prove that he was alive. Waliur Rahman claimed that neither Baitullah was killed in the US drone attack nor any shura meeting was convened to choose his successor. Hakeemullah is reported to have stressed that he and Waliur Rahman had no differences. Hakeemullah confirmed, however, that Baitullah's wife had been killed and added that the Taliban would soon avenge her death. "Drones are still flying in the area. The government is provoking Baitullah to speak on the telephone so that he can be targeted and killed, but he will not do so," he said.
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August - 10 
Al Qaeda is trying to install a new “chief terrorist” in the Tribal Areas following the alleged death of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “Al Qaeda has bee
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Al Qaeda is trying to install a new “chief terrorist” in the Tribal Areas following the alleged death of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 10, Daily Times reported. “Al Qaeda has been grouping in the same place (South Waziristan) and is trying to find somebody to install as the leader, as the chief terrorist in that area,” he told BBC Radio. He said the Taliban were in disarray and fleeing the area following the apparent killing of their commander. He hoped this would result in the border regions being open to greater development. “All the credible intelligence that I have received on the drone attack has led me to finally confirm it (Mehsud’s death),” he said to questions on whether Mehsud was actually dead. “It’s one of the achievements and I also feel that after the killing of Baitullah Mehsud, the whole TTP ... it will take some time for them to regroup,” he added. “Information gathered in the past three days has revealed that most Taliban are running away from the area,” AFP quoted him as saying. The Taliban, Malik said, should play their role to further develop the Tribal Areas, the Online news agency reported. To questions on leniency towards the Taliban militants who laid down their arms and renounced violence, he said that none of the Taliban involved in the murder of innocent people would be pardoned. However, he added, the people who had been fighting the Government out of fear of the Taliban would be shown leniency.
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August - 10 
Seven suspected terrorists were arrested from Bhakkar, Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan and two suicide jackets and explosives seized from their possession, according to Daily Times. Quoting sources in the security agencies, a private TV channel reported
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Seven suspected terrorists were arrested from Bhakkar, Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan and two suicide jackets and explosives seized from their possession, according to Daily Times. Quoting sources in the security agencies, a private TV channel reported on August 10 that two suspected terrorists, identified as Muhammad Ayub and Qamar Abbas, were arrested from Bhakkar. Separately, two unidentified terrorists were arrested from Sargodha and two suicide jackets and explosives seized. In the third raid, two suspected terrorists from Dera Ghazi Khan and one from Multan were arrested. Sources said the arrested men had been shifted to Lahore for investigation. They said a crackdown was underway against banned outfits across the Punjab province following the Mian Channu bomb blast in July 2009 - in which seven people were killed – that was blamed on Master Riaz, an alleged operative of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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August - 10 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on August 10 that the group’s chief, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan on August 5, and announced a 15-day mourning period, reported a private TV channel, accordin
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on August 10 that the group’s chief, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan on August 5, and announced a 15-day mourning period, reported a private TV channel, according to Daily Times. Newly-appointed TTP spokesman Azam Tariq told the channel the group would observe a cease-fire during the mourning period. He said a successor to Baitullah had not been chosen yet.
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August - 11 
14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired thr
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14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired three missiles at a house, which the militants had occupied from Zangi Khan Burki, a local influential trader, and turned it into their ‘Markaz’ or headquarters. Zangi Khan and his family had left their house and shifted to Karachi after tribal and foreign militants took over Kaniguram. Another house owned by the Agency councilor, Arif Zaman, located near the alleged headquarters of the Taliban, was also damaged in the attack. Sources close to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said all those killed in the attack were local tribal militants. They also claimed that the victims of the drone attack included some women and children. The newly-appointed TTP spokesman, Azam Tariq, called journalists and claimed that only six people, including some women and children, had been killed in the attack by the US drone.
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August - 12 
Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of the slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani at Jandola in South Waziristan on August 12 and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the other, D
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Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of the slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani at Jandola in South Waziristan on August 12 and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the other, Dawn reported. According to sources, militants loyal to Baitullah attacked Bhittani’s men in the Soor Gher area and set ablaze 33 houses. They said that seven supporters of Bhittani were killed and 15 captured. Bhittani’s men claimed to have killed over 50 attackers. According to Associated Press, at least 70 militants were killed in the clash. Two intelligence officials said that militants used rockets, mortars and anti-aircraft guns against Turkistan’s men. The officials, who cited wireless intercepts from the area, confirmed that at least 70 people had been killed. Bhittani claimed that 90 fighters were killed and more than 40 houses destroyed.
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August - 14 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested a militant affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered a huge quantity of weapons including a suicide jacket from Machar Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Karach
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested a militant affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered a huge quantity of weapons including a suicide jacket from Machar Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Karachi in the night of August 14. Deputy Inspector General Saud Mirza while speaking at a press conference held at Central Police Office on August 15, disclosed that Rozuddin alias Toor, son of Sawab Khan, hails from Tank in Waziristan and was dispatched to Karachi by the TTP commander Qari Hussain Mehsud, who is an expert of making suicidal jackets, with a huge cache of explosives and ammunitions for carrying out terrorist activities, including suicide bombings on sensitive installations, especially on CID officials. Superintendent of Police (SP) CID, Mazhar Mashwani headed the team, which carried out the raid on the militants' hideout told Daily Times that four other militants managed to escape when the Police party reached the spot while police arrested Rozuddin and recovered a jacket carrying 16 kilogrammes of explosive, 10 anti-tank shells, one launcher with four RPG-7 rockets, 10 hand grenades and five TT pistols. SP Mashwani further said that the militants reached Karachi four days ago from Waziristan and dumped the weapons in the house where the Police conducted the raid.
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August - 16 
Ladha is inhabited by the Mehsud tribesmen and is under the control of the Baitullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A senior Taliban commander of the Mullah Nazir group said they would not say as to who killed their men and why. “Either
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Ladha is inhabited by the Mehsud tribesmen and is under the control of the Baitullah Mehsud-led Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A senior Taliban commander of the Mullah Nazir group said they would not say as to who killed their men and why. “Either the government, the Uzbeks or the Mehsud Taliban could be involved in their killing. But right now, we cannot say anything concrete,” he said. He added that the militants were traveling via Makeen and Ladha in South Waziristan where the Mehsud Taliban and the Uzbek militants were active. The Taliban commander said most of the bodies had been recovered except three, which, he said, were taken away by the assailants. Another senior Taliban commander later telephoned The News from Wana and denied reports about the killing of Mullah Nazir in the ambush. “There is no truth in these reports. I offered Maghrib prayers with him on Sunday and he was safe and sound. This man, Turkistan Bhittani, is spreading lies by claiming that Ameer Sahib (Mulla Nazir) has been killed by the Baitullah Mehsud group,” claimed the Taliban commander and a close aide to Nazir. He termed it part of a malicious propaganda launched by pro-government commander Turkistan Bhittani to create differences between the militants belonging to the Ahmadzai Wazir and Mehsud tribes. He resisted blaming anyone for the killings at this stage.
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August - 17 
Police on August 17 arrested a key Taliban commander from Bhara Kahu in the national capital Islamabad. A police official told Daily Times that Qari Saifullah, who was found injured and is being treated at a hospital, was a member of the Tehrik-e-Tal
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Police on August 17 arrested a key Taliban commander from Bhara Kahu in the national capital Islamabad. A police official told Daily Times that Qari Saifullah, who was found injured and is being treated at a hospital, was a member of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He said Saifullah was a close associate of the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and an accomplice of another high-profile terrorist, Fidaullah, who had been arrested by the Police sometime in June 2009. Saifullah reportedly told the Police he had been injured in a drone strike in South Waziristan. Police have also arrested Saifullah’s brother Zahid from the Secretariat Police precincts, a private TV channel reported.
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August - 18 
A tribal Lashkar (militia) in the Khwezai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA captured and handed over to the Security Forces (SFs) a top militant commander and spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulvi Omar, The News reported. Maulvi Omar
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A tribal Lashkar (militia) in the Khwezai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA captured and handed over to the Security Forces (SFs) a top militant commander and spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulvi Omar, The News reported. Maulvi Omar a.k.a. Said Muhammad was also deputy to Bajaur Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, engaged in fighting against the SFs since August 6, 2008. He used to reportedly sell perfumes in a pushcart in the Inayat Killay Bazaar in Bajaur Agency in the past and at one stage, studied and taught in a madrassa (seminary).
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August - 18 
In recent weeks, the TTP had appointed another spokesman named Azam Tariq, though Maulvi Omar insisted that he hadn’t been replaced. A senior military official told The News that the TTP spokesman during preliminary interrogation confirmed the death
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In recent weeks, the TTP had appointed another spokesman named Azam Tariq, though Maulvi Omar insisted that he hadn’t been replaced. A senior military official told The News that the TTP spokesman during preliminary interrogation confirmed the death of Baitullah Mehsud in a US drone attack on August 5 on the house his father-in-law, Ikramuddin, in Zangara village in South Waziristan Agency. According to an official of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC), Maulvi Omar and his two bodyguards were returning to Bajaur after a failed attempt to travel to the Orakzai Agency when armed volunteers of the local tribal Lashkar in Khwezai area captured them. Maulvi Omar, the official said, was scheduled to attend an important meeting of senior TTP commanders in Orakzai. Maulvi Omar and his two colleagues, identified as Hanifullah and Waheed Gul, were walking on foot when members of the Lashkar waylaid and captured them. They later handed them over to the Mohmand Rifles, a wing of the FC. The TTP spokesman was then shifted to Ghalanai, the headquarters of the Mohmand Agency, where he was to be produced before the media. Sources in the militia said TTP letterheads signed by Baitullah Mehsud, maps, video camera and a walkie-talkie were recovered from Omar at the time of his arrest.
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August - 18 
Three militants were killed in a clash between the militants and the local Lashkar (militia) in lower Orakzai Agency on August 18, The News reported. Tribal sources said militants belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) clashed with t
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Three militants were killed in a clash between the militants and the local Lashkar (militia) in lower Orakzai Agency on August 18, The News reported. Tribal sources said militants belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) clashed with the Lashkar of armed tribesmen in the Qazikhel and Storikhel areas. The clash continued for four hours and three militants belonging to Swat and South Waziristan were killed and several others injured. The Lashkar members also captured an injured militant.
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August - 18 
Unidentified armed men blew up a hideout of the militants belonging to Hakimullah Mehsud, the TTP ‘commander’ for Orakzai Agency, in the Anjani area.
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Unidentified armed men blew up a hideout of the militants belonging to Hakimullah Mehsud, the TTP ‘commander’ for Orakzai Agency, in the Anjani area.
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August - 19 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 19 summoned the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah and 10 other militants to surrender or appear in the court within seven days, The News reported. The ATC Judge Khalil Kha
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 19 summoned the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah and 10 other militants to surrender or appear in the court within seven days, The News reported. The ATC Judge Khalil Khan Khalil asked Fazlullah, who is the son-in-law of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, to surrender to the local Police or appear before the court, along with 10 other militants, within seven days to defend terror charges against him or else the court would initiate hearing against him and his associates under Section 19(10) of the Anti-Terrorism Act in absentia. The court issued summons for 11 militants, including Fazlullah, Yousaf, son of Khalid Khan, Tahir, son of Bihram, Hadi, son of Habib Khan, Muhammad Hussain, son of Nusrat Ahmed, Aziz, son of Fazal Majeed, Anwar, son of Jamshed, Qadir, son of Fazal Rahim, Sher Ali, son of Feroz, Ziaur Rehman, son of Naseebzada and Muhamamd Rasool.
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August - 19 
In a speech on his FM radio Maulvi Faqir accused the peace committee of Mohmand Agency of violating a ‘peace accord’ between militants and tribal elders by capturing TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar. He warned that the TTP would avenge Umar’s capture. "The
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In a speech on his FM radio Maulvi Faqir accused the peace committee of Mohmand Agency of violating a ‘peace accord’ between militants and tribal elders by capturing TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar. He warned that the TTP would avenge Umar’s capture. "The Taliban will take action against those members of the peace committee who captured our spokesman," he said. Maulvi Omar, he claimed, was functioning as a journalist and his arrest would not affect the movement. He, however, said that despite the ‘violation’, the agreement would remain in force. A local militia captured Umar in Mohmand Agency in the night of August 17 and later handed him over to the Security Forces. Faqir told the BBC that Muslim Khan had been appointed TTP spokesman in place of Maulvi Omar. Muslim Khan is currently the spokesman of the Taliban in Swat.
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August - 19 
Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, a senior leader of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed on August 19 to have taken over the leadership of the militant organisation on a ‘temporary basis’, Dawn reported. He told the BBC Urdu Service he was now
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Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, a senior leader of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed on August 19 to have taken over the leadership of the militant organisation on a ‘temporary basis’, Dawn reported. He told the BBC Urdu Service he was now acting chief of the TTP, replacing Baitullah Mehsud for a ‘short time’ because he was ‘sick’. Maulvi Faqir claimed that Baitullah was ‘alive but sick’. "But even if Baitullah is killed it will not affect the Taliban movement," he added. About the reported dispute over succession, he said neither Mufti Wali Rehman nor Hakeemullah Mehsud had the authority to declare anyone as Baitullah’s successor.
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August - 22 
‘Commander’ Faqir Mohammad, who had proclaimed himself as successor to the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud, on August 20, announced on August 22 that Hakeemullah Mehsud was the new leader of the TTP. “I am stepping down as leader of the Tehrik-i-Tal
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‘Commander’ Faqir Mohammad, who had proclaimed himself as successor to the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud, on August 20, announced on August 22 that Hakeemullah Mehsud was the new leader of the TTP. “I am stepping down as leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban in the larger interest of the movement,” Faqir Mohammad, the TTP leader from Bajaur Agency and Baitullah’s deputy, told reporters on phone from an undisclosed location. “There were a few problems on certain issues last week, but they have been resolved now,” he stated. According to him, “I am the most senior leader of the TTP after Baitullah and the sacrifices I rendered for it are no less. However, due to some unavoidable reasons, I am stepping down. There is no factionalism within the TTP now.” Faqir Mohammad claimed that a 42-member shura (executive council) of the TTP met in Orakzai Agency and it unanimously endorsed Hakeemullah as new leader of the Taliban in Pakistan. The shura appointed Azam Tariq the new spokesman for the TTP to replace Maulvi Omar, who was arrested by Security Forces in Mohmand Agency a few days ago.
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August - 23 
Taliban militants in Pakistan are committed to helping the fight in Afghanistan and consider US President Barack Obama their “number one enemy”, a top commander said amid uncertainty about whether a new leader had been appointed to head the Tehrik-i-
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Taliban militants in Pakistan are committed to helping the fight in Afghanistan and consider US President Barack Obama their “number one enemy”, a top commander said amid uncertainty about whether a new leader had been appointed to head the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn reported. Waliur Rehman made the remarks in an interview with the Associated Press. Speaking on August 22 - before aides to another Taliban ‘commander’ said a second contender, Hakeemullah Mehsud, had been appointed the next chief - Rehman said Baitullah had given him full control over the TTP and that a new leader “would be chosen within five days”. He did not refer to the claim that Hakeemullah had become the leader. Rehman is reported to have met the AP journalists in a forest near Makeen village in South Waziristan. “We are with Afghan Taliban. We will keep on helping them until America and its allies are expelled,” he said, adding this did not mean an end to attacks in Pakistan. “American President Obama and his allies are our enemy number one… We will sacrifice our bodies, hearts and money to fight them,” he said.
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August - 23 
The Taliban have killed chief Baitullah Mehsud’s father-in-law and other relatives on suspicion of spying on the former Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 23, Daily Times reported. Malik told a fo
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The Taliban have killed chief Baitullah Mehsud’s father-in-law and other relatives on suspicion of spying on the former Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on August 23, Daily Times reported. Malik told a foreign TV channel in an interview that he had credible information to this effect. Recent media reports have suggested the Taliban had taken a number of Baitullahs’ relatives hostage on suspicion that they might have given away the TTP leader’s whereabouts to the US, leading to his subsequent death in a drone strike in South Waziristan.
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August - 25 
Foreign Minster Shah Mehmood Qureshi also said he doubted the TTP had appointed a new leader, Reuters reported. “My information is that there is no decision taken yet,” Qureshi told a news conference at Istanbul in Turkey. “There are a lot of claiman
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Foreign Minster Shah Mehmood Qureshi also said he doubted the TTP had appointed a new leader, Reuters reported. “My information is that there is no decision taken yet,” Qureshi told a news conference at Istanbul in Turkey. “There are a lot of claimants. There is confusion. We have to wait and see who the next chief is going to be,” he added. Malik also said India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had no political wings, APP reported. “No political eavesdropping is being carried out at any secret agencies,” he said.
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August - 25 
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik on August 25 dismissed reports that a new Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief had been appointed as “all speculation”, and said the group was in disarray, according to Daily Times. “It is all speculation u
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Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik on August 25 dismissed reports that a new Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief had been appointed as “all speculation”, and said the group was in disarray, according to Daily Times. “It is all speculation until Hakimullah Mehsud himself comes forward and says that he [is] the TTP chief,” he added. “Our information is that they have not been able to appoint anyone despite the lapse of so many days since Baitullah’s death because now they are fighting among themselves,” he further mentioned.
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August - 25 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud died in August 2009 after a US missile strike, his “successor”, Hakeemullah Mehsud, confirmed on August 25, vowing revenge on the US for the attack, reports Daily Times. Hakeemullah also declar
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud died in August 2009 after a US missile strike, his “successor”, Hakeemullah Mehsud, confirmed on August 25, vowing revenge on the US for the attack, reports Daily Times. Hakeemullah also declared himself the new leader of the group. Disputing the US and Pakistani version of events, the Taliban said Baitullah had survived until August 23. “Baitullah was injured in a drone attack and died on Sunday afternoon,” Hakeemullah told AFP over the telephone from an undisclosed location.“He remained unconscious after being seriously injured in a drone attack and died on Sunday. Now the shura [meeting of elders] has unanimously appointed me new head of the TTP,” said Hakeemullah. “We will take revenge and soon. We will give our reply to this drone attack to America. The effects of our attack will go up to Washington,” he added. Hakeemullah said Waliur Rehman had been named Taliban chief for South Waziristan. “All of the Taliban are united. The news about the differences and fighting are baseless and those spreading such type of news will face failure,” he further added. The AP news agency said Wali had confirmed Baitullah’s death and the announcement that Hakeemullah would lead the TTP.
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August - 28 
A 22-year-old militant of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) died in Kalurkot in the Bhakkar District on August 28 when a hand grenade he was holding exploded, Dawn reported. The Kalurkot Police Station House Officer Faiz Shehzad said he rece
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A 22-year-old militant of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) died in Kalurkot in the Bhakkar District on August 28 when a hand grenade he was holding exploded, Dawn reported. The Kalurkot Police Station House Officer Faiz Shehzad said he received information that a would-be suicide bomber was present in a house at neighborhood Awanawala in the city area. Police cordoned off the house and asked the militant to surrender but he tried to hurl a hand grenade on the Police which exploded in his hand. The wounded militant, identified Javaid Iqbal, was shifted to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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August - 28 
The Piplan Police on August 28 claimed to have arrested an alleged terrorist of the TTP and seized a pistol and 40 bullets from him, according to Dawn. Police arrested the suspect, identified as Sajjad Ahmed, of Noora Sharaf in Kalurkot Police precin
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The Piplan Police on August 28 claimed to have arrested an alleged terrorist of the TTP and seized a pistol and 40 bullets from him, according to Dawn. Police arrested the suspect, identified as Sajjad Ahmed, of Noora Sharaf in Kalurkot Police precincts, carrying a briefcase at the bus stand. Upon search, jihadi literature and some CDs were found in his briefcase. A source said Sajjad admitted that he had got the material from Waziristan and was working for the TTP.
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August - 28 
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 28 claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Torhkam in the Khyber Agency that killed 22 Khasadar force personnel, saying it was their first retaliation for their former chief Baitullah Mehsud’s deat
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The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on August 28 claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Torhkam in the Khyber Agency that killed 22 Khasadar force personnel, saying it was their first retaliation for their former chief Baitullah Mehsud’s death, Daily Times reported. As reported earlier, a suicide bomber blew himself up as troops gathered at sunset to break their daily fast in the holy month of Ramadan, killing 22 soldiers and injuring eight others at Torkham near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on August 27
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August - 31 
A militant of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was arrested from Sukkur, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, Security Force personnel arrested the man from the Babar Bypass area along with an unspecified cache of weap
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A militant of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was arrested from Sukkur, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, Security Force personnel arrested the man from the Babar Bypass area along with an unspecified cache of weapons.
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August - 31 
Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Ad
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Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Adamkhel allegedly attacked a seminary at Mehmoodabad in Lower Kurram, triggering retaliation by the Orakzai-based TTP.
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