Many militants of the outlawed TTP are engaged in cross-border attacks on Pakistan, report
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has been receiving "significant support" from Al-Qaeda and other militant factions to carry out attacks in Pakistan, apart from support from the Afghan Taliban.
This revelation was revealed in the 33rd report submitted to the United Nations Security Council by the monitoring team on ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
According to the report, cooperation with the TTP includes not only the supply of arms and equipment but also active ground support for the banned TTPs operations against Pakistan.
Despite the Afghan Talibans official stance, many TTP fighters are engaged in cross-border attacks on Pakistan, with some Taliban members joining the ranks of the TTP, the report said.
There are also reports of TTP members and their families receiving regular aid packages from the Afghan Taliban.
According to the report, in mid-2023, the banned TTP established a new base in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where a large number of people were trained as suicide bombers. Al-Qaeda has been instrumental in providing training, ideological guidance and support to the outlawed TTP.
The formation of Tehreek Jihad Pakistan and other groups such as ETIM/TIP (East Turkestan Islamic Movement/Turkistan Islamic Party) and Majeed Brigades joining and joint operations with TTP, the multi-dimensional and Indicates an international threat.