The outfit was
formed in February, 2009 under the leadership of
Baitullah Mehsud, Maulvi Nazir and Maulvi Hafiz Gul
Bahadur. The group was established to focus the militant
activities towards the conflict in Afghanistan and to
end hostilities among the various factions. It has been
reported that SIM became defunct after the death of
Baitullah Mehsud in August 2009[18].
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Mahsud, M. K. & Fishman, B. (2010). Inside Pakistan's
tribal frontier: North Waziristan. Foreign Policy. April
23, 2010. Retrieved on: September 09, 2013. Retrieved
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