Peshawar Pakistan car bomb kills 12 amid signs of Taliban dissension
“The Pakistani military has penetrated key Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan and claims the insurgency there is weakening. But amid reports that a dozen militants were killed by the Pakistani army came news that a similar number of civilians were killed by a Taliban bomb near a busy Peshawar market, a sign that Pakistan’s jihadists remain undeterred.
The ground effort to rout the Pakistani Taliban was launched three weeks ago, involving some 30,000 troops and backed by fighter jets and helicopters. Entering the weekend, troops were moving into Ladha, Sararogha and Mekeen — hometown of Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed August 5 by a US drone. Pakistan’s The Nation reports that the army is making progress.”
(Source: Peshawar Pakistan car bomb kills 12 amid signs of Taliban dissension | csmonitor.com)
