Afghan and Pakistani Militants Unify Under Allegiance to Islamic State

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https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LO6Tn_xv.iDAhl8T.L5QlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-GB/video/video.storyful.com/69d3c2ac92909c8f979d6e0e1d745cb1 (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/video/afghan-pakistani-militants-unify-under-135227914.html)Representatives of at least 10 Islamic militant groups based in the Khorasan region of Afghanistan and Pakistan released footage showing a pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). The pledge came under the leadership of Hafez Sa?eed Khan, a militant from Orakzai, Pakistan. A speaker, identified as Sheikh Abu Omar Maqbool, or Shahed Allah Shahed, formerly a spokesperson of Taliban in Khorasan, Pakistan, who previously pledged allegiance to IS addresses the camera in the video. At 3?36" into the video, Maqbool says, ?We inform you that we have gathered ten commanders from among those who want to pledge allegiance to the Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The leaders of these groups have chosen Hafez Sa?eed Khan as their emir, after a long consultation among them.? Maqbool says that a number of group leaders have elected Sheikh Hafez Sa?eed Khan as a leader after consultations. A side from the present leaders, Maqbool mentions that leaders from various groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan including groups in Khyber, Waziristan and in Kunar, have pledged allegiance but were unable to join the meeting due to difficulties in transportation. In 6.38 he introduces the attending representatives as: - Hafez Sa?eed Khan from Orakzai, Pakistan, the newly elected emir for IS in the Khorasan region, where he was formerly an emir for jihadist groups - Sheikh Kulzaman al-Fateh, an emir in the Khyber region, Afghanistan; Omar al-Mansur, associated with the Red Mosque in Pakistan - Saad al-Emirati, an emir from Logar, eastern Afghanistan, and associated with the Saad Bin Abi Waqas brigades ; - Obaid Allah, a leader from Peshwar, Pakistan - Jawad, introduced as a deputy of Sheikh Abd el-Qaher of Khorasan, emir of the Heroes of Islam group; - Sheikh Mohsen, an emir from Kunar, Afghanistan - Talha, an emir from Marwat, Pakistan - Hafez Dawlat, an emir from Koram, Pakistan - Khaled Mansour, an emir from Hanku, Pakistan - Sheikh Mufti Hassan, an emir from Peshwar At 8.41 into the footage Maqbool says, ?Most of those attending have previously pledged allegiance to the Caliph [Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]. And **w we present to him allegiance as a group. Here, Hafez Sa?eed Khafez, the emir, will present the pledge first individually, then, God willing, we will present the allegiance as a group.? At 9.03 the man identified as the newly-elected emir of IS in Khorasan, Hafez Sa?eed Khan, can be heard pledging allegiance to obey Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. AT 10.09 the group representatives join hands in a pledge of allegiance. At 12:46 a man previously identifies as Mufti Hassan, a militant leader from Peshwar, can be heard pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. Credit: Islamic State/Mandate of Khorasan




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