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THREAD: Groups aligned with #TTP

1.Laskhar-i-Islam
2.Mazar Baloch's Group
3.Jundallah
4.Jamaatul Ahrar
5.Ghazi Abdul Rashid Shaheed Brigade
6.Tehreek-e-#Taliban Punjab
7.Musa Shaheed Karwan group
8.Amjad Farouqi group
9.Hakeem Ullah Mehsud Group

10.Bajaur Taliban
11.Mohmand #Taliban
12.Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
13.Hizb-ul-Ahrar
14.Jaish-e-Islam
15.Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
16.East #Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
17.#Uzbekistan Islamic Movement (UIM)
18.Mustafa Doga Madakhel's militant group

Laskhar-i-Islam:

Laskhar-i-Islam is a militant terrorist organization active in and around #KP. LeI was founded in 2004 by Mufti Munir Shakir. The most recent leader was Mangal Bagh. On 12 March 2015, Lashkar-e-Islam announced that it was joining #TTP.

Mazar Baloch's Group:

In late Dec by #TTP spokesperson Muhammad Khurasani said "the militant group led by separatist leader Mazar Baloch from the Makran district of southern #Balochistan has joined TTP".

Khurasani referred to the newly merged group as "the most influential" among the #Baloch liberation and separatist groups.

Jundallah:

Jundallah is a group associated with #TTP. The group was commanded by Hakimullah Mehsud, the Emir of TTP, until his death on 1 November 2013. On 17 November 2014, a group spokesman told Reuters that it had vowed allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar:

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar was a terrorist organization that split away from #TTP in August 2014. Jamat-ul-Ahrar is headed by Abdul Wali alias Omar Khalid Khorasani.

Jamat-ul-Ahrar merged back with the #TTP on August 17, 2020. The group came to prominence after it claimed responsibility for the 2014 Wagah border suicide attack.

Ghazi Abdul Rashid Shaheed Brigade:

The GARSB is named after the Imam Abdul Rashid Ghazi who died in the Lal Masjid siege in 2007. Post Op Sunrise, the instances of suicide bombings had increased in #Pakistan, and many of these have been attributed to the GARSB.

The GARSB has established its credentials via numerous audacious and deadly attacks. The group has two objectives: to enforce Sharia law in #Pakistan through coercion, and to take revenge on those who raided the Lal Masjid and killed their spiritual head, Abdul Rashid Ghazi.

A link between the GARSB and the #TTP can be traced immediately after the Lal Masjid incident. In July 2007, 200 fighters of the TTP occupied the shrine of Haji Turangzai in Lakaro area and renamed it as “Lal Masjid”.

TTP Punjab:

Major factions of the so called Punjabi Taliban include operatives of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan & Jaish-e-Muhammad. The Punjabi Taliban have reportedly developed strong connections with the #TTP, the Afghan Taliban,. . .

. . . Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi & various other groups based in the #KP provice and ex-FATA.

Musa Shaheed Karwan group:

Musa Shaheed Karwan group is a mililtant group that operated in KP & #FATA. In Nov 2020, Musa Shaheed Karwan group joined with #TTP.

Amjad Farooqi’s group:

On July 30 2020, the #TTP announced the inclusion of the so-called Punjabi Taliban’s al-Qaeda-affiliated Amjad Farouqi group in its fold. Amjad Farooqi alias Amjad Hussain, was a #Pakistani militant who operated in #Afghanistan. . .

& #Pakistan. Farooqi was believed to have been involved in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002 and the assassination attempts on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on 14 and 25 December 2003.

Hakimullah Mehsud Group:

The militants of the “Hakimullah Mehsud Group” headed by commander Mukhlis Yar were the first to come back to the #TTP fold. The announcement was made on July 6, 2020.

Dr. Ismail’s group from Bajaur:

Maulana Dr. Ismail was another militant, formerly a leader of the mainstream religious political party, Jamiat Ulema-e-#Pakistan (JUI). He operates only in #Bajaur area. The group has pledged allegiance to #TTP.

Mohmand Taliban:

Chief of Mohmand Taliban is Umar Khalid Khurasani. Mohmand Taliban have killed 23 FC soldiers they had kidnapped from Shongari checkpost in the tribal region in 2010. This group has also allegiance to #TTP. It operates in Mohmand agency.

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi:

TTP announced the inclusion of a sectarian splinter group on Aug 5. In a statement TTP said that the Ameer Usman Saifullah Kurd group of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, headed by Maulvi Khush Muhammad Sindhi, had joined the #TTP by expressing allegiance TTP chief.

Hizb-ul-Ahrar:

Hizb-ul-Ahrar rejoined the #TTP in Aug 2020. On June 2, the HuA claimed an attack against a paramilitary checkpost in Hub, Lasbela District of #Balochistan.

The group has typically confined its operations to northern and western #Pakistan, in provinces such as KP, #Balochistan and ex-#FATA.

Jaish-e-Islami:

Jaish-e-Islami is a terrorist organization which was headed by Wali-ur Rehman and Karwan-e-Niamatullah.

Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi:

The group took over much of Swat in 2007. It was founded by Sufi Muhammad in 1992, & was banned by Gen Musharraf on Jan 12, 2002.

The group is based in the areas along the Pak-Afghan border, especially Dir, #Swat, Thana and Malakand.

East #Turkistan Islamic Movement:

Pakistani Taliban groups have helped ETIM by providing sanctuaries, weapons & training. Hafiz Gul Bahadur, who heads the #Pakistani #Taliban in the North #Waziristan region, has allowed the #Uyghur militants to operate in the region.

Uzbekistan Islamic Movement:

It is one of Central Asia’s largest and most violent organizations, with connections to other prominent terrorist organizations in the region, including the Haqqani Network, #TTP and Al-Qaeda.

The UIM has been responsible for and significantly contributed to several successful high-profile attacks in Pakistan’s settled areas in support of the TTP. It had split into two elements: Usman Ghazi’s faction, which supported the TTP and which had issued the Sept 2014. . .

statement offering support to the IS; & an #Afghanistan-focused group headquartered in #Faryab, Afghanistan. UIM also provides the Islamic State with a significant force multiplier in the region, similar to the way the UIM has been able to support the #TTP’s attacks in #Pakistan

Mustafa Doga Madakhel's militant group:

Mustafa Doga Madakhel's militant group, based in North #Waziristan, has pledged allegiance to #TTP on 17th Jan 2023 and expressed their determination to continue jihad for the establishment of Islamic govt in #Pakistan.