Hafiz Gul Bahadur is the leader of a Pakistani Taliban faction based in North Waziristan, Pakistan. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the militant group's overall leader under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Waziristan. In 2005 the Pakistani military began operations within North Waziristan to pursue foreign, mainly al-Qaeda, militants fleeing from South Waziristan. They met resistance from militant groups led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, among others. In September 2006 he negotiated a peace deal with the Pakistani military in which he agreed to expel all foreign militants, such as al-Qaeda and Uzbek militants, from Pakistani soil.
Hafiz Gul Bahadar Group (Utmanzai Wazir)
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