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TTP's New Chapter: Thread
1/15
Last year, two smaller groups formerly aligned with the Afghan #Taliban joined #TTP. Led by Mullah Aslam Baloch from Noshki and Mazar #Baloch from #Makran. in 2023, two more smaller groups joined TTP. Today it announced new chapter in #Balochistan
1/15
Last year, two smaller groups formerly aligned with the Afghan #Taliban joined #TTP. Led by Mullah Aslam Baloch from Noshki and Mazar #Baloch from #Makran. in 2023, two more smaller groups joined TTP. Today it announced new chapter in #Balochistan
2/15
This new 'Wilayah' will encompass the Kalat and Makran divisions of #Balochistan. It signifies the establishment of a proper organizational structure, becoming the second administrative unit of #TTP in Balochistan after Wilayah Zhob
This new 'Wilayah' will encompass the Kalat and Makran divisions of #Balochistan. It signifies the establishment of a proper organizational structure, becoming the second administrative unit of #TTP in Balochistan after Wilayah Zhob
3/15
Wilayah Zhob, operating in the Pashtun districts of #Balochistan, has been functioning under the command of Sirbakaf Momand. The @PICSSIsb Annual Security Assessment Report 2022 predicted #TTP's expansion plans into non-Pashtun areas of Balochistan.
Wilayah Zhob, operating in the Pashtun districts of #Balochistan, has been functioning under the command of Sirbakaf Momand. The @PICSSIsb Annual Security Assessment Report 2022 predicted #TTP's expansion plans into non-Pashtun areas of Balochistan.
NEW: US facing "diverse, geographically dispersed & highly unpredictable threat environment" Nat'l Counterterrorism Center Dir. Christine Abizaid tells @WashInstitute
Attack/threat "most likely to occur in the #UnitedStates from lone actors...motivated by a range of ideologies" from #ISIS #alQaida to racism & white supremacy, sometimes a combination, per NCTC's Abizaid
"The threat is unpredictable" both in US & the Western world, she says
"The threat is unpredictable" both in US & the Western world, she says
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) released new issue (May-July) of Nawa-e-Ghazwa-e-Hind magazine. There's an increased focus on Bangladesh in this issue. Apart from that, there are articles on India, Rohingya, Taliban and of course Pakistan.
The magazine also carries a detailed statement from AQIS where it talks about and justifies killings of critics of Islam/bloggers in Bangladesh. AQIS had previously claimed some of such killings in the country.
Similarly, the magazine also carries an AQIS statement on the blasphemy row in India. It is titled "Our mothers will cry for us if we don't defend honour of our prophet"
ICYMI: Intelligence shows "The relationship between the #Taliban & #alQaida remains close, w/the latter [alQaida] celebrating the former’s success & renewing its pledge of allegiance" per report from @UN Sanctions Monitoring Team released Friday
Intelligence from @UN members "suggest that #alQaida has a safe haven under the #Taliban & increased freedom of action" per report "[AQ leader] Ayman al-Zawahiri has issued more frequent recorded messages since August, & there is now proof of life for him as recently as Feb 2022"
#alQaida-#Taliban relationship "underscored by the presence, both in #Afghanistan & the region, of alQaida core leadership & affiliated groups, such as alQaida in the Indian Subcontinent (#AQIS)" per @UN report
NEW: @DoD_IG report on US-#Afghanistan raises questions about Washington's "over-the-horizon" #counterterrorism strategy
Need for US planes/drones to fly long distances, loss of human intelligence "has significantly reduced the DoD’s
capacity to track terrorist targets"
Need for US planes/drones to fly long distances, loss of human intelligence "has significantly reduced the DoD’s
capacity to track terrorist targets"
"As of the end of the quarter [March 31], the DoD had not conducted any strikes on terrorist targets in #Afghanistan since its withdrawal last year" per @DoD_IG acting IG Sean O'Donnell
re: #ISIS #alQaida
re: #ISIS #alQaida
#ISIS-#Khorasan estimated to have 2,000 members operating in #Afghanistan, per @DoD_IG citing @DefenseIntel
That's about half of estimates shared by the @UN in February
That's about half of estimates shared by the @UN in February
Breaking: House Intel Committee posts @ODNIgov's 2022 Annual Threat Assessment, aka the Worldwide Threat Assessment
"#Beijing, #Moscow, #Tehran, & #Pyongyang have demonstrated the capability & intent to advance their interests at the expense of the #UnitedStates & its allies"
"#Beijing, #Moscow, #Tehran, & #Pyongyang have demonstrated the capability & intent to advance their interests at the expense of the #UnitedStates & its allies"
"#China increasingly is a near-peer competitor, challenging the #UnitedStates in multiple arenas—especially economically, militarily & technologically—& is pushing to change global norms & potentially threatening its neighbors" per @ODNIgov report
"#Russia is pushing back against #Washington where it can—locally & globally—employing techniques up to & including the use of force" per @ODNIgov report, compiled w/info available up to January
NEW: Just released @UN report warns of "heightened threats emerging" from #ISIS #alQaida affiliated groups worldwide
"This is especially true in parts of West and East #Africa" per the report, based on member state intelligence
"This is especially true in parts of West and East #Africa" per the report, based on member state intelligence
#niet_in_journaal #nieuwsuur #1V #OP1 #bbvpro #NPORadio1 #Syria #US #counterterrorism #HTS apnews.com/article/syria-…
#niet_in_journaal #nieuwsuur #1V #Op1 #bbvpro #NPOradio1 @rudybouma #US #election_security #cybersecurity #cybercrime nationalcybersecuritynews.today/ransomware-com…
Niet alleen in Amerika. 3x raden waarom we Jimmy Dore niet kennen in NL. #niet_in_journaal #nieuwuur #1V #OP1 #bbvpro #NPOradio1 @rudybouma
#niet_in-journaal #nieuwsuur #1V #Op1 #bbvpro #NPORadio1 #Nigeria #sharia 13-year-old boy jailed for ten years in Nigeria for #blasphemy mol.im/a/8742825 via @MailOnline
#alQaida in #Afghanistan
During his talk w/@AtlanticCouncil earlier, @SecPompeo said there are " fewer than 200 #alQaida left in Afghanistan today"
During his talk w/@AtlanticCouncil earlier, @SecPompeo said there are " fewer than 200 #alQaida left in Afghanistan today"
.@SecPompeo's assessment of #alQaida in #Afghanistan is much lower that of a @UN report issued this past July -based on member state intelligence- which assessed 400-600 core AQ fighters "covertly active in 12 #Afghan provinces"
The UN report from July also estimated #alQaida in the Indian Subcontinent (#AQIS) is also active in #Afghanistan with 150-200 members
#alQaida "further entrenching in regions beyond its historical stronghold in #Afghanistan" per latest @UN report
"It exploits the tarnished #ISIL [#ISIS] brand & societal fractures to enhance legitimacy & gain local traction & recruits" per the report
"It exploits the tarnished #ISIL [#ISIS] brand & societal fractures to enhance legitimacy & gain local traction & recruits" per the report
#alQaida "is covertly active in 12 #Afghan provinces & Ayman al-#Zawahiri remains based in the country" per @UN report based on member state intel
Total number of AQ core fighters in #Afghanistan est. to be 400-600
Total number of AQ core fighters in #Afghanistan est. to be 400-600
NEW: #Taliban takes issue with latest @DeptofDefense report on #Afghanistan, assertion that #alQaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) " routinely supports & works with low-level Taliban members in its efforts to undermine the Afghan Government..."
"We strongly reject this report, calling it propaganda and inaccurate" per #Taliban spokesman @Zabehulah_M33 (via translation) on alleged support for #AQIS
"The Islamic Emirate does not support any foreign organization anywhere, including the Indian subcontinent"
"The Islamic Emirate does not support any foreign organization anywhere, including the Indian subcontinent"
#Taliban "does not interfere in the affairs of other countries in accordance with its policy, so it does not want to help anyone outside the borders of Afghanistan" @Zabehulah_M33 says of #alQaida in the #India|n Subcontinent, calling timing of the report "unfortunate"
The scale of the #SriLanka attacks is hard to fathom - 290 dead & 500+ wounded.
Target choice, scope, coordination & device success rate makes an international nexus here *highly* likely.
Both #ISIS & #AQIS have reported links w. Sri Lanka/ns, but no evidence yet links to this.
Target choice, scope, coordination & device success rate makes an international nexus here *highly* likely.
Both #ISIS & #AQIS have reported links w. Sri Lanka/ns, but no evidence yet links to this.
