Who is Rallying Behind the Amalgamation of Militant Outfits in Pakistan?

n 2009, the Ittihadul Mujahideen (The Mujahideen Conglomerate) was pieced together with the efforts of Al-Qaeda. The agreement laced together commander Maulvi Nazir, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) founding leader, Baitullah...

TKD EXCLUSIVE – Who Was Ziauddin aka Mulla Muhammad aka Abu Saad Al-Khorasani?

Hours after a suicide bomber ripped through a busy Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Abu Saad Al-Khorasani of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) not only claimed responsibility for the attack but also ou...

Iqbal Shani Bali Khiara: Pakistan’s Most Wanted Militant Lynchpin Killed

Khiara was a prominent militant commander and planner of several high-profile attacks in Pakistan who used to work for multiple major jihadist outfits in the region. While he had been eluding security forces for years, he was...

Does Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP) Actually Exist?

In February 2023, a new militant outfit announced its emergence as Tehreek-e-Jihad-e-Pakistan (TJP).TJP claimed its first attack in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province’s Chaman district in February this year and late...