Pakistani Taliban (TTP)

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The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) is a militant Islamist umbrella organization based along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, known for insurgent attacks against the Pakistani state and its security forces.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist organization ⓘ
militant organization ⓘ
alliedWith Afghan Taliban ⓘ
linked to: Taliban

Al-Qaeda ⓘ
linked to: al-Qaeda

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan ⓘ
countryOfOperation Pakistan ⓘ
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Canada ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
United States ⓘ
foundedAs umbrella organization of Pakistani militant groups ⓘ
foundedIn South Waziristan ⓘ
foundedOn 2007 ⓘ
founder Baitullah Mehsud ⓘ
goal imposition of strict Sharia law in Pakistan ⓘ
overthrow of the Pakistani government ⓘ
hasEnemy Inter-Services Intelligence ⓘ
Pakistan Army ⓘ
hasFaction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar ⓘ
Sajna Group ⓘ
hasLeader Baitullah Mehsud ⓘ
Hakimullah Mehsud ⓘ
Maulana Fazlullah ⓘ
Noor Wali Mehsud ⓘ
ideology Deobandi Islamism ⓘ
Islamist extremism ⓘ
Jihadism ⓘ
linked to: Salafi jihadism
involvedInConflict War in North-West Pakistan ⓘ
insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
languageUsed Pashto ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
notableAttack 2007 Rawalpindi suicide attacks ⓘ
2009 attack on Pakistan Army General Headquarters ⓘ
2010 attacks on mosques in Lahore ⓘ
2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai ⓘ
2014 Peshawar school massacre ⓘ
opposes Government of Pakistan ⓘ
Pakistan Armed Forces ⓘ
Pakistan security forces ⓘ
primaryAreaOfOperation Pakistan–Afghanistan border region ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
shortName Pakistani Taliban ⓘ
TTP ⓘ
usesTactic armed assault ⓘ
assassination ⓘ
improvised explosive devices ⓘ
suicide bombing ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haqqani network → associatedWith → Pakistani Taliban (TTP) ⓘ
2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai → perpetrator → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai → perpetrator → Pakistani Taliban ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai → organizedBy → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan leadership ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai → claimedBy → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Swat Valley conflict → mainBelligerent → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Swat Valley conflict → insurgentGroup → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Swat faction ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Taliban insurgency → relatedOrganization → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan → shortName → Pakistani Taliban ⓘ
subject linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Kainat Riaz → targetOf → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
War in North-West Pakistan → mainParticipants → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
War in North-West Pakistan → opponent → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
War in North-West Pakistan → involves → Pakistani Taliban factions ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Maulana Fazlullah → movement → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Maulana Fazlullah → memberOf → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Operation Rah-e-Haq → opponent → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Ehsanullah Ehsan → affiliation → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Ehsanullah Ehsan → spokespersonFor → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Ehsanullah Ehsan → movement → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Operation Zarb-e-Azb → target → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
Dangam District → hasInsurgentActivity → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistani Taliban (TTP)