Pakistan

A new rumor of Hakeemullah Mehsud’s death has appeared in the Pakistani press. The military destroyed 20 Taliban bunkers and detained six fighters in Bajaur, and captured a Lashkar-i-Islam leader in Khyber. The interior minister said “foreign elements” may be involved in the violence in Karachi.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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