Pakistani Taliban establishes base in Syria to wage Jihad against Assad
Kabul: (MEP) Taliban setup base in Syria According to reports a group of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) representatives have recently visited Syria in a bid to assess the needs of Jihad and set up a base.
A TTP official quoted by BBC said the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of Middle Eastern origin who have moved to Syria in recent years.
The official further added at least 12 experts in the field of warfare and information technology have moved to Syria in the last two decades.
Taliban group has reportedly opened the base in Syria with a sectarian motive, and to support Sunni Muslims who are believed to be oppressed by Syria’s predominantly Shia rulers.
Senior Pakistani Taliban leader, Mohammad Amin in an interview with the BBC confirmed that the cell to monitor “the jihad” in Syria was set up six months ago.
Mohammad Amin further added, the cell has the approval of militant factions both within and outside of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
He said the cell provides information and feedback on Syria conflict to Pakistan. “They were facilitated by our friends in Syria who have previously been fighting in Afghanistan,” Mr. Amin told BBC.
Their job is to “assess the needs of the Jihad in Syria, and to work out joint operations with our Syrian friends,” Mohammad Amin said adding that, “There are dozens of Pakistani hopefuls in line to join the fighting against the Syrian army, but the advice we are getting at the moment is that there’s already enough manpower in Syria.”
Tehrik-e-Taliban in Pakistan is closely working the Taliban group in Afghanistan, the Haqqani Netork, Al Qaeda, and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The government of Pakistan the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan is weak and fractured due to military operations against the group.
However analysts believe that Pakistani Taliban is capable of establishing a cell in Syria even as they are waging jihad against the Pakistani government and fighting in Afghanistan.
