Ex-Haqqani Commander Urges Support For TTP After Zhob Strike
A former commander of the Haqqani Network has called on his fighters to support the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) following a deadly drone strike in Balochistan.
Hayatullah, known as “Ghalchaki Tangiwal,” urged his supporters on social media to help transport the bodies of those killed in the Zhob incident and to join retaliatory attacks. “Do not leave us alone,” he appealed.
Hayatullah previously commanded the “Fatih Caravan” under Sangeen’s group in the Haqqani Network and led a combat unit in Paktika’s Zerok district.
On 7 August, the Pakistani army used drones to target a group of 33 Pakistani Taliban fighters moving from Paktika’s Warmami district toward Zhob, Balochistan, killing and wounding several.
Sources in Warmami told Afghanistan International that a day later, Hayatullah’s fighters forced doctors from clinics to treat wounded Pakistani Taliban members.
Sangeen’s faction has long been accused of fighting alongside Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) against Pakistani forces. The Afghan Taliban has reportedly placed several of the faction’s leaders, including Bilal Fatih, brother of Mawlawi Sangeen, under house arrest.
