Jundullah | |
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Dates of operation | 1996–2017 |
Ideology | Salafist Jihadism Central Asian Caliphate |
Size | 10,000–12,000 (in 2014)[1] 400–1,000 (in 2015)[2] |
Part of | Islamic State – Khorasan Province (2014–present)[1] Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (2007–2014) |
Allies | |
Opponents | State opponents |
Jundallah (جندالله, lit. "Soldiers of God") was a militant group associated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The group was commanded by militant Hakimullah Mehsud, the Emir of TTP,[4] until his death on 1 November 2013.[5][6] Ahmed Marwat was the spokesman of the group.[7] On 17 November 2014, a group spokesman told Reuters that it had vowed allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, after a meeting with a three-man delegation from the group.[8][9][10] In January 2017, the Government of Pakistan imposed, interalia, a ban on Jundullah and other splinter groups that claimed responsibility for terror attacks.[11][12]