The head of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, removed his deputy commander, Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, on Sunday at a Taliban council of leaders. The deputy commander is the second highest ranking leader of the Pakistani Taliban. He has not yet been replaced by another leader. Although he has been removed from his position, he will probably be appointed to another one. It is argued that this only the latest evidence that there is a rift amongst the group, which began in August of 2009, when Baitullah Mehsud, the former leader, was killed. Once the previous leader was killed, Faqir Mohammad was one of the first in line to become to leader, but he had to settle for his position as deputy commander. Since then, the relationship between he and the central leaders of the Pakistani Taliban.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17256129
Kathleen Tite
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment