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The Pakistani Taliban's Dubious Syrian Claims
Jul 15, 2013 | 15:19 GMT
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Summary
A claim by the Pakistani Taliban that they have sent members to Syria to participate in the jihadist insurgency there is unsurprising and unsubstantial. The distances involved and the weakened state of the Pakistani militant group mean it would be hard-pressed to mount much more than a public relations campaign in Syria.
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