While Obama golfs, campaigns, and blames others, ISIS quietly grows in nuclear-armed Pakistan.
Pakistan’s use of Islamic militancy as an instrument of its foreign policy, including knowingly playing host to Osama bin Laden, may now pose a looming threat to its own national security.
According to Pakistani sources, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is gaining strength in Pakistan. Altaf Hussain, the founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement, a Pakistani political party representing the Urdu-speaking community, said the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al-Qaeda are merging with ISIS and may challenge Pakistan’s integrity and stability.
Six prominent members of the Pakistan Taliban haveturned their allegiance away from Afghan Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Omar to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Five regional Taliban commanders also affirmed their support for al-Baghdadi, who, in June, declared himself the Caliph of the Muslim world and ordered all Muslims to pledge their allegiance to him. Al-Baghdadi’s success has been largely attributed to his ability to consolidate disparate militant factions into a single fighting force.
No no, it’s Pock Eee Stahn!
if he ever gets around to acknowledging their existence, what is Barky going to call this group? ISIP? The Decimated Remnant of Khorasan? The New JayVees? Some Misguided Folks?
What could possibly go wrong?
Has the POS started flying the ISIS flag over the White House yet?
“Has the POS started flying the ISIS flag over the White House yet?”
Why would he do that? He can’t possibly like it. The ISIS flag is the only part of ISIS he attacks.