Pakistani Taliban

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (the TTP ) ( ; Student Movement of Pakistan ) is the main Taliban militant umbrella group in Pakistan primarily in conflict with the central government . Among the group's stated objectives are resistance against the Pakistani army, enforcement of sharia , and attacks against American and NATO forces in Afghanistan . It uses tribal areas along the Afghan border to train fighters. It has formed an alliance with al-Qaeda , sharing money and bomb experts and makers. John Brennan, President Obama’s chief counterterrorism adviser, said: "It's a group that is closely allied with al-Qaeda. They train together, they plan together, they plot together. They are almost indistinguishable." In a video recorded in April 2010, Qari Mehsud indicated the TTP would make cities in the United States a "main target." It is believed to have played a role in the 2010 Times Square car bomb attempt .

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ( TTP ; Urdu : تحریک طالبان پاکستان ; " Taliban Movement of Pakistan"), alternatively referred to as the Pakistani Taliban , is an umbrella organization of various Islamist militant groups based in the northwestern Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan border in Pakistan . Most, but not all, Pakistani Taliban groups coalesce under the TTP. In December 2007 about 13 groups united under the leadership of Baitullah Mehsud to form the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. Among the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's stated objectives are resistance against the Pakistani state, enforcement of their interpretation of sharia and a plan to unite against NATO -led forces in Afghanistan. The TTP is not directly affiliated with the Afghan Taliban movement led by Mullah Omar , with both groups differing greatly in their histories, strategic goals and interests although they are both predominantly Pashtun . The Afghan Taliban, with the alleged support of Pakistani Taliban, operate against international coalition and Afghan security forces in Afghanistan but are strictly opposed to targeting the Pakistani state. The TTP in contrast has almost exclusively targeted elements of the Pakistani state although it took credit for the 2009 Camp Chapman attack and the 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt . Maulana Fazlullah became the group's new leader in late 2013. In the following year the TTP fragmented into at least four groups, with the defections said to have left the group in considerable disarray. A Who's Who of the Insurgency in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province: Part One – North and South Waziristan" . Council on Foreign Relations . The New York Times . The New York Times Company . Council on Foreign Relations .

Islamist militant organization operating along the Durand Line This article is about the Pakistani Taliban. The Pakistani Taliban ( ), formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan ([تحریکِ طالبان پاکستان] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |lit= ( help ) , abbr. TTP ), is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan–Pakistani border . Formed in 2007 by Baitullah Mehsud , its current leader is Noor Wali Mehsud , who has publicly pledged allegiance to the Afghan Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan). The Pakistani Taliban share a common ideology with the Afghan Taliban and have assisted them in the 2001–2021 war , but the two groups have separate operation and command structures. Most Taliban groups in Pakistan coalesce under the TTP. Among the stated objectives of TTP is resistance against the Pakistani state. The TTP's aim is to overthrow the government of Pakistan by waging a terrorist campaign against the Pakistan armed forces and the state. The TTP depends on the tribal belt along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, from which it draws its recruits. The TTP receives ideological guidance from and maintains ties with al-Qaeda . After the Pakistani military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, some of the TTP militants escaped from Pakistan to Afghanistan, where some of them joined Islamic State – Khorasan Province , while others remained part of the TTP. As of 2019 , there are around 3,000 to 4,000 TTP militants in Afghanistan, according to a United States Department of Defense report. Between July and November 2020, the Amjad Farouqi group, one faction of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi , the Musa Shaheed Karwan group, Mehsud factions of the TTP, Mohmand Taliban, Bajaur Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar , and Hizb-ul-Ahrar merged with TTP. This reorganization made TTP more deadly and led to increased attacks. In 2020, after years of factionalism and infighting, the TTP under the leadership of Noor Wali Mehsud underwent reorganization and reunification. Mehsud has essentially steered the TTP in a new direction, sparing civilians and ordering assaults only on security and law enforcement personnel, in an attempt to rehabilitate the group's image and distance them from the Islamic State militant group's extremism. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, Pakistan was unable to persuade the Afghan Taliban to crack down on the TTP. The Afghan Taliban instead mediated talks between Pakistan and the TTP, leading to the release of dozens of TTP prisoners in Pakistan and a temporary ceasefire between the Pakistani government and the TTP. After the ceasefire expired on 10 December 2021, the TTP increased attacks on Pakistani security forces from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan. The Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Khost and Kunar provinces on 16 April 2022 appeared to have been conducted in retaliation to the surge in terror attacks in Pakistan. They are not, as an organisation, part of IEA and we don't share the same objectives... The IEA stance is that we do not interfere in other countries' affairs. We do not interfere in Pakistan's affairs. The group, which has been severely weakened in recent years, is now based in the east of Afghanistan, in areas out of the control of the country's government. Afghanistan and the Taliban . The New York Times . Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoDIG) . The TTP and Afghan Taliban are allied, although maintain separate operation and command structures. Though separate, the Afghan Taliban and the TTP are close allies and Pakistani Taliban leaders and fighters have over the years sought sanctuary across the border in Afghanistan. A Who's Who of the Insurgency in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province: Part One – North and South Waziristan" . The New York Times . The Times of India .

Islamist militant organization For the allied group in Punjab, see Punjabi Taliban . The Pakistani Taliban , officially the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ( TTP ), is a Deobandi jihadist militant group operating along the Afghan–Pakistani border . Formed in 2007 by Baitullah Mehsud , its current leader is Noor Wali Mehsud , who has publicly pledged allegiance to the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan); however the Taliban rejected this allegiance. The Pakistani Taliban have previously assisted the Afghan Taliban in the 2001–2021 war , however the two groups have separate ideologies and command structures. The TTP is known for their anti-Shia sentiment and suicide bombings, in contrast to the Afghan Taliban. Most Islamist groups in Pakistan coalesce under the TTP. Among the stated objectives of TTP is resistance against the Pakistani state. The TTP's aim is to overthrow the government of Pakistan by waging a terrorist campaign against the Pakistan armed forces and the state. The TTP depends on the tribal belt along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, from which it draws its recruits. The TTP receives ideological guidance from and maintains ties with al-Qaeda . After the Pakistani military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , some of the TTP militants escaped from Pakistan to Afghanistan, where some of them joined Islamic State – Khorasan Province , while others remained part of the TTP. As of 2019 , there are around 3,000 to 4,000 TTP militants in Afghanistan, according to a United States Department of Defense report. Between July and November 2020, the Amjad Farouqi group, one faction of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi , the Musa Shaheed Karwan group, Mehsud factions of the TTP, Mohmand Taliban, Bajaur Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar , and Hizb-ul-Ahrar merged with TTP. This reorganization made TTP more deadly and led to increased attacks. In 2020, after years of factionalism and infighting, the TTP under the leadership of Noor Wali Mehsud underwent reorganization and reunification. Mehsud has essentially steered the TTP in a new direction, sparing civilians and ordering assaults only on security and law enforcement personnel, in an attempt to rehabilitate the group's image and distance them from the Islamic State militant group's extremism. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, Pakistan was unable to persuade the Afghan Taliban to crack down on the TTP. The Afghan Taliban instead mediated talks between Pakistan and the TTP, leading to the release of dozens of TTP prisoners in Pakistan and a temporary ceasefire between the Pakistani government and the TTP. After the ceasefire expired on 10 December 2021, the TTP increased attacks on Pakistani security forces from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan. The Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Khost and Kunar provinces on 16 April 2022 appeared to have been conducted in retaliation to the surge in terror attacks in Pakistan. They are not, as an organisation, part of IEA and we don't share the same objectives... The IEA stance is that we do not interfere in other countries' affairs. We do not interfere in Pakistan's affairs. Multiple Sources: "Kabul Taliban: Spies, militants and a mysterious assassination" . The group, which has been severely weakened in recent years, is now based in the east of Afghanistan, in areas out of the control of the country's government. Afghanistan and the Taliban . The New York Times . Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoDIG) . The TTP and Afghan Taliban are allied, although maintain separate operation and command structures. Though separate, the Afghan Taliban and the TTP are close allies and Pakistani Taliban leaders and fighters have over the years sought sanctuary across the border in Afghanistan. Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la Nación. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain . Emirates News Agency (WAM) (in Arabic). 15 November 2014. A Who's Who of the Insurgency in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province: Part One – North and South Waziristan" . The New York Times . The Times of India . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).