Tariq Gidar Group (Urdu: طارق گیدڑ گروپ, abbreviated TGG) is a militant jihadist group based in Pakistan. The group is linked to Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and is mainly active in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan.[1]
| Tariq Gidar Group | |
|---|---|
| طارق گیدڑ گروپ | |
| Leaders | Umar Naray † |
| Dates of operation | 2000s–present |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan |
| Ideology | Wahhabism Salafi Jihadism |
| Allies | Al-Qaeda Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi |
| Opponents | Pakistan India United States |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | United States and Pakistan |
History
editThe group faction was established in the 2000s and headquartered in Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan. During the late 2000s, the group claimed responsibility for many kidnappings and murders which include the beheading of Piotr Stańczak. The group also claimed responsibility for many attacks since 2010 which include the Bacha Khan University attack in Charsadda, Pakistan, and the 2014 Peshawar school massacre where 132 children and 9 staff were murdered.[2][3] The group was also active in some parts of Afghanistan.[4]
On May 25, 2016, the United States Department of State officially designated Tariq Gidar Group a terrorist organization,[5] this also is with the designation of the group Jamaat ul Dawa al Quran.[6]
On July 13, 2016, the US killed the leader of Tariq Gidar Group, Umar Naray, who had also masterminded the 2014 Peshawar school massacre in a targeted airstrike in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (before the Taliban take-over and the Fall of Kabul in 2021) near the Pakistani-Afghani border known as the Durand Line.[7] The strike was also targeting members of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province with both being said in a Statement by-then United States press secretary, Peter Cook.[8]
On March 22, 2019, the United Nations Security Council officially added Tariq Gidar Group onto the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.[9]
Though the Pakistani government has stated that through Operation Zarb-e-Azb the Tariq Gidar Group has been destroyed, they still remain active in the Darra Adam Khel area.[10]
References
edit- ^ "US lists 2 Pakistani jihadist groups as global terror organizations | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "State Department Terrorist Designations of the Tariq Gidar Group and Jama'at ul Dawa al-Qu'ran". state.gov.
- ^ "Designations of TGG and JDQ Terrorist Organizations". Voice of America. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "امریکہ نے پاکستان و افغانستان میں سرگرم 'دہشت گرد' تنظیموں پر پابندی عائد کر دی". Voice of America Urdu (in Urdu). May 26, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "US adds two Pakistan-based groups to terror blacklist". The Express Tribune. May 25, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Joscelyn, Thomas; Roggio, Bill (May 26, 2016). "US lists 2 Pakistani jihadist groups as global terror organizations". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Peshawar school massacre leader 'killed in US air strike'". BBC News. July 14, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Tariq Gidar Group leader killed in Afghanistan – Pentagon". Kuwait News Agency. July 13, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Tariq Gidar Group (TGG)". United Nations Security Council. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Tariq Gidar group of the TTP re-emerge in Darra Adam Khel". Voicepk.net. December 24, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2024.