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| Uzbek Fighters Involved in Pakistan Airport Siege |
| 2014-06-12 |
| [AnNahar] Uzbek fighters were involved in the all-night siege of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... airport that killed 37, murderous Moslem sources said Wednesday, highlighting how the Pak Taliban can draw on international murderous Moslem networks to carry out major attacks. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), an Al-Qaeda affiliate that has been mainly based in Pakistain's tribal belt since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, claimed the "martyrdom" of 10 of their fighters during this week's assault in a statement posted on various Taliban-linked websites. The attack extinguished a nascent grinding of the peace processor and raised questions about how the Taliban were able to penetrate the airport serving Pakistain's economic hub. "At midnight of Monday ten brave martyrdom seeking mujaahids of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan wearing their explosive-filled vests attacked a very special section of Karachi International Airport of Pakistain," the English-language statement attributed to IMU said. The page included photographs of 10 black-turbaned fighters wearing green tunics and white trainers while carrying assault rifles, in what appeared to be a snowy mountainous region. "This martyrdom operation was carried out as the Dire Revenge™ to the latest full-scale bombardments and night attacks with fighter jets by (the) Pakistain Apostate Army," the statement added. A senior Pak Taliban official confirmed that Uzbek fighters were involved in the attack but did not say how many. He told AFP: "Yes, the attack on the Karachi airport was a joint operation of TTP and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. "The foreigners are also our Mohammedan brethren and we all are Mohammedan Mujahideen. So we can't elaborate on how many Uzbeks and how many Paks participated in this action," he added. A security bigshot indicated that the group was partly Uzbek and partly Pashtun, while a second intelligence official in Karachi said the attack may have been coordinated with the help of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi ... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ... , the sectarian murderous Moslem outfit deeply embedded in Pakistain's major cities. "We believe that the LeJ has coordinated the attacks," the Karachi official said. Karachi police meanwhile announced Wednesday they would press murder and terrorism charges against Taliban front man Shahidullah Shahid, 10 "unknown" attackers and accomplices, in what was seen as a symbolic move. Ten heavily armed forces of Evil laid siege to Karachi airport throughout Sunday night and the early hours of Monday morning in one of the most brazen attacks on a key installation in recent years. Security analyst Imtiaz Gul said IMU fighters had migrated to Pakistain's tribal areas after being forced to flee from Afghanistan following the U.S.-led invasion. "They have been under the protection of the Pak Taliban for some time. The Uzbeks are dependent on them for shelter and survival and are used as their foot soldiers in operations," he said. Foreign murderous Moslems, mostly Uzbeks and Chechens are believed to have been involved in other major attacks in recent years, including on a Karachi naval base in 2011 and the military headquarters in 2009. |
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