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Adapting to Survive: The TTP's 17-Year Quest for Relevance
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has undergone substantial transformations since its inception in December 2007. Under the two previous leaderships, Mawlana Fazlullah Khorasani and Hakeemullah Mehsud, the TTP operated more like a ragtag tribal Jihadi militia marked by indiscriminate attacks on civilians and security forces alike which led to its internal fragmentation, the alienation of like-minded jihadist groups, and a lack of clear objectives, ideology, and organizational discipline withi... Read More
