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| Jundullah vows allegiance to Islamic State | |
| 2014-11-19 | |
| [DAWN] A splinter group of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) has pledged support to Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS), a front man said on Monday, in another indication of the appeal of the Iraq- and Syria-based jihadist group in a region traditionally dominated by Al Qaeda and local insurgencies. Jundullah announced its backing after meeting a three-man delegation representing IS led by al Zubair al Kuwaiti, the group's front man Fahad Marwat told Rooters. Jundullah is one of several Pak groups exploring relations with IS, whose fighters have captured swathes of Iraq and Syria in a drive to set up a self-declared caliphate. They share an aim to kill or drive out religious minorities and establish a hardline Sunni theocracy. Analysts say that so far IS has mainly attracted sectarian groups rather than anti-state Death Eaters like the Taliban. Pakistain has a ready supply of hardened fighters and a population often receptive to sectarian hatred. Pakistain's Sunni sectarian groups killed a record number of minority Shia Moslems last year. Jundullah carried out a church bombing that killed around 80 Christians. "They (Islamic State) are our brothers, whatever plan they have we will support them," said Jundullah front man Marwat. His comments follow the release of a video last month by five Pak Taliban capos pledging support to IS. Islamic State also has contacts with the banned Pak group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi ... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ... (LeJ), Death Eaters and security officials said. "The top leadership of LeJ visited Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and met Islamic State leaders at He said the meeting took place more than a year ago. Many Pak Death Eaters said they felt torn by loyalty to Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... , who has strong historical ties to Al Qaeda. IS itself broke away from Al Qaeda.
Last week, a leaked government memo warned the group had recruited 10,000-12,000 fighters inside Pakistain, but a government minister insisted it had no presence there. Militants and security officials also dismissed the memo as not credible. Several Death Eaters said that hundreds of Paks had gone to fight in Syria, but had done so through the Taliban or on their own. Five who returned took part in an August suicide kaboom on two Pak air bases, a policeman said. Tribal rivalries split the Taliban, Pakistain's biggest murderous Moslem group, this summer, leading to two main factions and several splinter groups. Some analysts say Paks declaring allegiance to IS is a ploy to grab headlines rather than a sign of operational links. "They are the new poster boys of Islamic jihad and they have lots of money," said Saifullah Mahsud of Islamabad-based think tank the Fata Research Centre. "There is no doubt they (IS) are trying but these are more probing missions than anything else." | |
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