Pakistan

Written by Administrator Monday, 26 July 2010 23:54

In a Turkish‐language online posting, Abu Yasir al‐Turki announced his resignation as the media representative for the "Taifatul Mansura" Turkish‐speaking foreign fighter contingent active on the Afghan‐Pakistani border. A separate posting revealed that al‐Turki had been replaced by "Süraka Türki" on the direct orders of “Taifatul Mansura” commander Selahaddin Azeri.

Flashpoint Global Partners Exclusive: Video of Pakistani Colonel Imam Sultan Amir Tarar

Last Updated (Monday, 26 July 2010 14:30) Written by Laith Alkhouri Monday, 26 July 2010 14:21

colonelimam In the wake of the latest embarrassing disclosures about Pakistan's unhelpful role in the Afghan conflict, Flashpoint Global Partners has obtained an unpublished video of retired Pakistani military and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer Colonel Imam Sultan Amir Tarar, who has been held hostage by militants in Pakistan’s tribal region since March 2010, when he arrived in the area alongside another former ISI officer Khalid Khwaja.

Tarar, a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan war and a reputed expert on guerilla warfare, has acknowledged a long relationship with the Afghan Taliban and its leader Mullah Mohammed Omar—but has been far more critical of the Pakistani Taliban movement. During a recent New York Times interview, Tarar admonished the TTP and its leadership as “troublemakers” who should be “neutralized.”

In his latest video-recorded message, Colonel Imam Tarar claims that he has been kidnapped by “Lashkar Jhangvi al-Alami, Abdullah Mansour” faction and insists that the Pakistani government has done nothing to facilitate his release. If the government continues to refuse negotiations for his freedom, Tarar further threatens to disclose highly sensitive information about “the weaknesses of our nation” and the secret “game being played with Afghanistan, India, Russia, and America.”

Flashpoint Exclusive: Video of Times Square Bomber Faisal Shahzad with Taliban Commander Hakimullah Mehsud

Last Updated (Thursday, 22 July 2010 13:10) Written by Laith Alkhouri Thursday, 22 July 2010 00:00

Flashpoint Global Partners has released a previously unpublished video excerpt of a meeting between confessed Times Square bomb plotter Faisal Shahzad and the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimullah Mehsud. During the undated video clip, Hakimullah and Shahzad are shown shaking hands and hugging, as Shahzad speaks in an overlaid audio track: "Today, along with the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Hakimullah Mehsud and under the command of Amir al-Mumineen Mullah Mohammed Omar Mujahid (may Allah protect him), we are planning to wage an attack on your side, inshallah." In a statement read out in U.S. federal court on June 22, 2010, Shahzad admitted to receiving "training [in Pakistan] to wage an attack inside the United States of America... How to make a bomb, how to detonate a bomb, how to put a fuse... I asked them [the Taliban] for some cash 'cause I only had - my cash was like $4,500 that I had with me when I was leaving, and I asked for some more cash because I had to do the whole operation here."

Exclusive Interview with Jamaat-ud-Dawa Spokesman Yahya Mujahid

Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Administrator Sunday, 11 July 2010 20:54

Flashpoint Partners has released an exclusive interview with Jamaat‐ud‐Dawa spokesman Yahya Mujahid. In the interview, Mujahid pointed out that “several judges of the higher judiciary heard arguments in our cases and it has been made clear through the court decisions that [Lashkar‐e‐Taiba leaders] Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Zaki Ur Rehman Lakhvi have nothing to do with the Mumbai attacks.” He also asserted that cases against Zaki Ur Rehman Lakhvi “are based on political pressure” and “don’t have any substance in them.” Asked about terrorist attacks in Pakistan, he alleged that “any attack in Pakistan that targets innocent people is planned and executed by foreign agencies, such as RAW and others. [The] Taliban are good people...In several instances, the Department of Interior has clear proof of involvement of RAW, Mossad and the CIA.” And, addressing the state of financial collection efforts, Mujahid noted that “We are yet to put things in order” but added that “Once we start our activities, people trust us and donations will not be a problem.”

Turkish-Speaking Jihadists Report on Al-Qaida Casualties in Latest Waziristan Drone Strike

Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Administrator Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:50

Turkish-speaking jihadists fighting alongside the Taliban in Waziristan have issued a "flash news" update regarding the fallout from the latest drone missile strike on a target in Waziristan. According to a communiqué from "Abu Yasir al-Turki", the media spokesman for the "Taifatul Mansura Group", the strike killed a Turkish foreign fighter, an Arab Al-Qaida military commander ("Shaykh Ihsanullah"), and the leader of the Yunus/Fursan-i-Mohammed Group ("Commander Yunus").