Tageszeitung (Berlin), 9 November 2013
Read a portrait of the new Pakistani Taleban leader Mulla Fazlullah by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in German). Referring to media reports that Fazullah has announced that his organisation, as revenge for the killing of his predecessor Hakimullah Mehsud, will launch an offensive against Pakistai installations and politicians, Thomas concludes that this serves US interests: It could move the reluctant Pakistani military to move against the TTP which, for its involvement in terrorist attacks on US soil, is seen as a challenge for US security. And this would bring relief for US troops in Afghanistan during their withdrawal phase; Mehsud had started sending TTP fighters over the border to support the Afghan Taleban.
Revisions:
This article was last updated on 9 Mar 2020
Tags:
Hakimullah Mehsud
Mulla Fazlullah
Pakistani military
Pakistani Taleban
Swat
Taleban
Tehrik-e Taleban Pakistan
TNSM
TTP
US military
Waziristan
