- DEC 14, 2007 – FORMED
- DEC 23, 2007 – FIRST ATTACK
- DEOBANDI-WAHABI TERROR GROUP
- LARGEST TERRORIST ORGANIZATION IN PAKISTAN
- A GROUP OF PAKISTANI TALIBAN TERROR OUTFITS
- LINKED WITH AFGHAN TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA
- ISLAMIC CALIPHATE IN PAKISTAN
- SHARIA LAW – IN PAKISTAN – THEN IN SOUTH ASIA
- PAKISTANI CONSTITUTION TO BE REPLACED WITH SHARIA LAW
- DEFENSIVE JIHAD AGAINST PAKISTANI GOVT
- NO PAK SECURITY FORCES IN FATA
SIZE ESTIMATES – SHOWS RESURGENCE
- JULY 2009: 16,000 (FOREIGN POLICY)
- AUGUST 2009: 20,000 (BBC)
- SEPTEMBER 2009: 10,000 (DIIS REPORT)
- MARCH 2012: 20,000-25,000 (THE MILITARY BALANCE)
- NO DATE: 30,000-35,000 (SATP)
- 2018: 2,000 (RUSI)
- SEPTEMBER 2021: 3,000-6,000 (CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE)
- DECEMBER 2021: 5,000-10,000 WITHIN AFGHANISTAN (THE WASHINGTON POST)
HEADQUARTERED
- SOUTH WAZIRISTAN AGENCY – FATA / AFGHANISTAN
- SPREAD ACROSS ALL 4 PROVINCES OF PAKISTAN
- CHAPTERS OPERATED BY LOCAL COMMANDERS
(STANFORD UNIVERSITY – CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND COOPERATION)