Fixing the Cracks in the Pakistani Taliban’s Foundation: TTP’s Leadership Returns to the Mehsud Tribe

Fixing the Cracks in the Pakistani Taliban’s Foundation: TTP’s Leadership Returns to the Mehsud Tribe – Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

Abstract: The death of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’sa (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah in June 2018 was followed by a return of the group’s leadership to the Mehsud tribe after nearly half a decade. But TTP’s newly appointed leader, Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, has inherited an organization experiencing a precipitous decline due to internal divisions, state-led operations, and competition … Continued

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