SAARI NEWS: TTP claim

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<b>PESHAWAR: A US drone strike on Friday killed Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Hakimullah Mehsud near Miranshah area of North Waziristan, security and insurgent sources said.</b></div>
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Mehsud, believed to be aged about 34, died along with three others when a US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in a compound in the village of Dandey Darpakhel, five kilometres (three miles) north of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan, officials said.</div>
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Security and intelligence officials confirmed the death, while a senior Taliban source said Mehsud was killed along with his bodyguard, driver and uncle. Another Taliban commander said the funeral would be held on Saturday.</div>
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It is the second significant blow to the TTP in less than a month, following the capture of another senior commander by US forces in Afghanistan. </div>
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After a bloody six-year TTP insurgency which has left thousands of soldiers, police and civilians dead, the government has been edging towards talks with the militants.</div>
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Mehsud took control of the TTP after a bitter fight for the leadership following the death of founder Baitullah Mehsud in a drone strike in August 2009. Mehsud was widely reported to have been killed in 2010 but later resurfaced.</div>
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Hundreds of civilians have died in the attacks, according to various estimates, prompting outrage in Pakistan and leading critics to accuse the US of breaching international law. </div>
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A major report last week from rights campaigners Amnesty International said the US may be guilty of war crimes, highlighting two attacks which it said appeared to kill only civilians.</div>
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The Pakistani government officially condemns drone strikes as a violation of its sovereignty and last week Sharif urged US President Barack Obama to halt the programme during a meeting in Washington.</div>
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TTP confirm death of Hakimullah Mehsud in US drone attack

PESHAWAR: A US drone strike on Friday killed Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Hakimullah Mehsud near Miranshah area of North Waziristan, security and insurgent sources said. Mehsud, believed to be aged about 34, died along with three other…

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<b>SWAT: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have claimed responsibility of an attack on Malala Yousfzai, the National Peace Prize Winner.</b></div>
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TTP spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan said his group was behind the shooting.</div>
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"We carried out this attack," spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP, speaking by telephone from an undisclosed location. "anybody who speaks against us will be attacked in the same way."</div>
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"She was pro-West, she was speaking against Taliban and She was calling President Obama her idol, "</div>
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"she was young but she promoting western culture in Pashtun areas,"he said.</div>
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malala yousuf zai under attack PAKISTAN tehrik e taliban pakistan TTP claim TTP claim responsibility of attack on Malala

By Reuters SWAT: Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have claimed responsibility of an attack on Malala Yousfzai, the National Peace Prize Winner. TTP spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan said his group was behind the shooting. "We carried out this attack," spo…