...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
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Security forces killed three and apprehended four Death Eaters during two intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in North
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Wazoo district on Saturday, according to a statement issued by the military’s media wing.The Inter-Services Public Relations statement said a high-value terrorist commander, along with three other Death Eaters, was captured in an injured condition in the first operation. It added that three bad boyz were potted in a second operation.
"Weapons, ammunition and IEDs (improvised bombs) were also recovered. All the Death Eaters (killed and apprehended) were affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group.
"These Death Eaters remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces, extortion for ransom and killing of innocent citizens," the ISPR said.
On July 13, the ISPR said security forces killed six Death Eaters during an IBO in North Waziristan’s Dattakhel area. A soldier was also martyred.
Clashes between security forces and suspected Death Eaters in North Waziristan tribal district have become quite frequent in recent months.
Late last month, two soldiers were martyred and seven Death Eaters killed during an exchange of fire in North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan Kalle area.