Some Talibunnies, based in North Wazoo, have established a unit to hunt down people suspected of providing intelligence to help the United States in its drone campaign.The group, known as Lashkar-e-Khorasan (LeKh), was created to identify, capture and execute people allegedly working for spies associated with the CIA.
The Lashkar is connected with both the Haqqani network and the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) led by Hakimullah Mehsud is also reported to have “active cooperation” with the Lashkar on occasion.
The unit is active in the Datta Khel, Miramshah and Mir Ali regions of North Wazoo, and the surrounding areas where US drone strikes have been most frequent.
The unit was set up last year by leaders of the groups, both having a tacit peace understanding with the Pak military.
It is widely believed that the drone hits a mechanical chip placed on the ground by spies at Taliban hideouts. “The LeKh is working to find out who exactly does that and how Americans are able to find out where the mujahideen are holding a meeting or which vehicle they are travelling on,” said a source from the Bahadur group.
Two months ago, the LeKh beheaded almost half a dozen mechanics in Mir Ali after the US changed its policy of hitting compounds and started targeting vehicles with Taliban leaders on board.
The mechanics, mostly from nearby Bannu district, became the subject of LeKh outrage after they were blamed for placing chips in a Taliban car.