Yeah, remember that story I linked to a long time ago (okay, yesterday) stating that the Pakistani Taliban has deployed “experts in warfare and information technology” to assist Syrian jihadists.
Well, never mind.
Pakistani Dawn reports that although some militants -- mainly Arabs and Central Asians -- have gone to fight in Syria as individuals, a senior commander who sits on the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)'s shura council denies either a tactical shift or a decision to deploy forces to Syria.
"There is no reality in these reports, we have far better targets in the region, NATO troops headed by the Americans are present in Afghanistan," said the unnamed TTP commander. "We support the mujahideen's struggle in Syria but in our opinion, we have a lot more to do here in Pakistan and Afghanistan."
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