WASHINGTON - The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan - the Taliban group that seeks the overthrow of the Pakistani government - has sworn allegiance to the Islamic State, or ISIS, and has directed jihadists across the region to help ISIS set up its caliphate.

ISIS declared its caliphate from territory seized last June from northeastern Syria to western and central Iraq, and threatens to take over all of the Levant that includes Jordan, the rest of Syria, Lebanon and Israel. ISIS and its caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, already have received backing from Abdul Maulana Aziz, a follower of the Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar who led the infamous Red Mosque rebellion in Pakistan. Aziz also is close to the Tehnik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, as WND recently revealed. The TTP seeks to overthrow by violent means the Pakistani government, which possesses nuclear weapons.

Aziz's support for Baghdadi and ISIS comes as Pakistan, a predominantly Sunni country, faces yet another political crisis that threatens the existence of its democratic secular government. Political opponents of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have demanded his resignation, which he has refused. His opponents want sweeping constitutional reform to replace parliamentary democracy and to confront alleged corruption that has crept into the electoral process. However, jihadist groups see an opportunity now to assert their influence as Pakistan's political crisis grows worse.

Until now, the Afghan Taliban had been aligned with al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. As further evidence of the TTP's allegiance to ISIS, the jihadist group's supporters have been seen in the Pakistani city of Peshawar distributing pamphlets praising ISIS. In addition, ISIS flags have been seen in street rallies in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The TTP announced its support for ISIS in a message celebrating the Muslim holy festival of Eid al-Adha."Oh our brothers, we are proud of you in your victories," the message said. "We are with you in your happiness and your sorrow.

"In these troubled days, we call for your patience and stability, especially now that all your enemies are united against you. Please put all your rivalries behind you. ... All Muslims in the world have great expectations of you," the message added. "We are with you, we will provide you with mujahideen (fighters) and with every possible support."

The message was released following posting of a video on Friday of the beheading of ISIS' latest victim, British aid worker Alan Henning. Like ISIS, the TTP is funded by supporters in Gulf Arab countries to include Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. TTP's swearing of allegiance to ISIS potentially extends the jihadist groups influence and potential for a caliphate from the Middle east into South Asia.

Although the TTP and the Afghan Taliban are separate entities with differing goals, they have been known to collaborate on occasion. The Afghan Taliban seeks to take over Afghanistan itself. With the Afghan Taliban biding its time until U.S. forces completely leave Afghanistan by 2017, ISIS has the opportunity to extend its influence in that country as well.

The TTP's support for ISIS is just the latest indication that a number of jihadist groups, previously affiliated with al-Qaida, are calling for a truce between the two groups to unite against the western "Crusader attacks." The call comes in the form of a proposal titled "An Initiative and Call for a Ceasefire Between Factions in Syria."

"Due to the Crusader attacks on our Muslim brothers in Syria and Iraq," the proposal called on all jihadist groups to put aside their disagreements, many of which have resulted in fighting among the various factions.

"We call on all factions in Syria and Iraq to cease fighting among themselves no later than the evening of (Oct. 3, 2014), for perhaps Allah most high will descend his mercies upon Syria and its people in the prayer of Muslim crowds on that great day.

"And we request from all the factions that they announce their position regarding this initiative in their manner in three days from the date of the publication of this statement, so that it can be made known and clear who rejects this blessed initiative."

The jihadist proposal pointed out that 40 countries had united "and gathered together to wage war against" Islam itself. "So, does our loyalty to Islam and its people not require of us to stop the infighting under the bombardment of this Crusader campaign at the very least if a permanent end to it is not possible?" the proposal asked.

Since last year, ISIS has been in a pitched battle with al-Qaida-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, although there have been increasing indications that many fighters from al-Nusra are joining ISIS due to its declaration of a caliphate over territory it has captured and occupied. Al-Qaida similarly seeks a caliphate but hasn't taken over territory as ISIS has.

F. Michael Maloof, senior staff writer for WND/ G2Bulletin, is a former security policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Please pray for the overthrow of any intended cooperation between these terrorist movements and that both of them will be defeated by the governments and military forces trying to stop them.

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Pray for the new government in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's new President, Ashraf Ghani, is casting a vision for The New Afghanistan.  He is speaking about tackling the major issues confronting this troubled country.  

In his first few days in office he is calling for unity among all Afghans and demonstrating his commitment by forming a unity government.  He has pledged to take on corruption at all levels and asked the Afghan people to hold him accountable.  He has stipulated that all new government hires be based on merit, not nepotism and cronyism.  He is honoring the former President by giving him an office and asking him to be his advisor.  He has announced plans to reform the judiciary and get his country operating under the rule of law. And he has signed the bilateral security agreement with NATO and told the insurgents to come to the negotiating table or suffer the consequences.

Ashraf Ghani's wife of 38 years, Rula, is a non-Muslim, some say a Christian, originally from Lebanon. She will play a significant role in the new government and is already a beacon of hope for women and minorities throughout Afghanistan. All of these bold initiatives reflect kingdom values.  The Afghan people are hopeful that this is indeed a "new day for Afghanistan."  After all, why do we elect leaders?  Don't we look to them to bring order out of chaos?  Let's join together and pray for his success!

Pray against the work of the enemy.
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2Cor 10:4

We know the enemy is working actively against the success of this new administration.  Let's join together to bind the work of the enemy, to cause disruption and confusion and dissent among their ranks and to foil all their evil plans and to cause despair and hopelessness for their cause.

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