Security sources have reported growing divisions within Fitna-al-Khawarij following heavy setbacks in recent months, with several key formations eliminated during border crossings. The group’s leadership is said to be unsettled and increasingly fractured.
According to sources, commander Noor Wali has instructed militants to avoid mobile phone use to evade detection and directed them to blend in with civilians, using locals as shields during operations. Reports also indicate that mosques and guest houses have been exploited for manufacturing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and sheltering fighters.
Social media propaganda has been revived under new directives, while illegal Afghan nationals have reportedly been recruited to carry out attacks in Pakistan. Recent incidents in Dir and South Waziristan involved fighters crossing over from Afghanistan.
Security forces, however, reaffirmed their resolve to eliminate Fitna-al-Khawarij and its facilitators from the country.
The reports come as former militant Abdul Samad’s testimony further exposed the group’s desperation. In his confessional statement, Samad said he spent over four years in Afghanistan receiving weapons and explosives training. He revealed that militants desecrated the Quran, committed child abuse, and misused mosques as hubs for making IEDs, mines, and even drone bombs.
Samad contrasted these actions with his brief experience with the Pakistan Army, declaring: “I testify that the Army is truthful, and the Taliban are liars.”