 This began a bloody struggle for control of the organization.After several minor skirmishes another major attack took place in the Shawal area of the troubled North Waziristan district on 6 May 2014.In response to the IMU's Jinnah Airport attack on 8 June 2014, the Pakistani military launched an operation on 15 June 2014 against the militants in North Waziristan including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al-Qaeda, East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the Haqqani network.