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Taliban in Pakistan |
In 1998, the International Islamic Front declared a fatwa, or Islamic religious ruling, of war against the U.S, and now the weekend attempt to detonate a car bomb in the heart of Times Square in New York has been linked to a group that claims membership in the IIF, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Revelations that the Tehrik-e-Taliban, or TTP, may be linked to the car bombing attempt suggest strongly that Pakistani terror groups have decided to launch physical attacks in the U.S., even as they increase attacks in Pakistan.
Authorities report that Faisal Shahzad was arrested as he tried to leave the U.S. on a flight to Dubai and was facing a court hearing in the attempted bombing. Also, authorities said another man has been arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, in connection with the attempted attack.
The IIF includes the TTP, which also is called the Taliban in Pakistan, as well as Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, or HuJI, and the 313 Brigade, both of which are tied to the Lashkar-i-Taiba, or LeT. All of the groups are part of an al-Qaida umbrella group called the International Islamic Front for the Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders.
The TTP is regarded as the umbrella group for the Taliban in Pakistan. It had announced that the attempted terrorist attack in Times Square was in reprisal for the killing of one of its leaders, Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in August 2009 in a U.S. missile attack.
Mehsud had vowed to carry out acts of reprisal terrorism in the U.S. homeland.
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