Ehsanullah Ehsan (Taliban spokesman)

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Ehsanullah Ehsan

Ehsanullah Ehsan was a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban.[1][2] In December 2011, Ehsanullah disputed that the Pakistani Taliban was negotiating a cease-fire with the Pakistani government.[3] He asserted that the individuals negotiating that cease-fire were doing so without the authorization of the Taliban's leadership. He was sacked on June 25, 2013.[4] Ehsan, along with other former commanders of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, such as Omar Khorasani, a senior leader in the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan now lead a splinter group (Jamaat-ul-Ahrar) of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Attacks

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References

  1. "Taliban admits Shabqadar attack". BBC News. 2011-05-03. "It's the first revenge for the martyrdom of... Bin Laden. There will be more," Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told the Reuters news agency by telephone from an undisclosed location.
  2. "Suicide attack strikes Pakistani soldiers". Al Jazeera. 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2011-12-28. A Pakistani Taliban spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to the Associated Press news agency. He said it was meant to avenge the death of commander Taj Gul in a US drone strike in October in the South Waziristan tribal area, a key sanctuary for the militants.
  3. "Pakistani Taliban deny talks with government". Al Jazeera. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2011-12-28. `Talks by a handful of people with the government cannot be deemed as the Taliban talking,' Ehsan told The Associated Press by telephone from an undisclosed location.
  4. "Pakistan Taliban sack spokesman in sign of growing divisions". Reuters. 2013-07-09.
  5. "Pakistan explosion leaves many dead at Lahore park". BBC. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. Tahir Khan in Islamabad (2013-06-23). "TTP claims responsibility for killing tourists in Gilgit-Baltistan guardian.co.uk". The Tribune. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  7. Jon Boone in Islamabad (2012-10-09). "Pakistani girl shot over activism in Swat valley, claims Taliban | World news | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  8. "As teen recovers from Taliban hit, Pakistanis demand answers". CNN. 2012-10-16. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  9. dpa (2012-11-22). "Taliban militants take responsibility for attacks on Pakistani Shiites". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  10. AFP (2012-12-22). "Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for twin bombings". The Australian. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  11. Nasir Habib (2012-12-15). "Violence rocks Pakistan city; 9 killed". CNN. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  12. http://www.dawn.com/news/1142006/ttp-splinter-groups-claim-wagah-attack-60-dead
  13. http://www.dawn.com/news/1142941/twin-blasts-kill-at-least-six-people-in-mohmand
  14. three members of the Sindh Assembly and 50 workers were injured in the grenade attack
  15. http://www.geo.tv/article-166470-Jamaatul-Ahrar-claims-responsibility-for-attack-on-MQM-camp
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