First joint attack by Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
The Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP) has confirmed its first joint attack with Tehrik-i- Taliban Pakistan (TTP), targeting security forces in Orakzai District on 8 July 2025. The IMP, established on 12 April 2025, has reportedly conducted over 200 attacks since its inception; however, this marks the first officially acknowledged joint operation with the TTP.
The alliance comprises the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, Lashkar-e-Islam, and the Inqilab-e- Islami Pakistan group. In Orakzai, Lashkar-e-Islam is the active faction, with its primary stronghold in the adjacent Khyber District. Conversely, the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group is predominantly based in North Waziristan and surrounding areas.
According to IMP spokesperson Mahmood-ul-Hasan, the operation was carried out in coordination with a “brother jihadi organization” in the village of Ali Khan Ghari, located in the Daboori area of the Orakzai tribal district, within northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He stated that a military vehicle was ambushed in the attack. Mahmood-ul-Hasan’s statement was disseminated separately in Urdu, Pashto, and English via encrypted social media platforms operated by the IMP’s official media outlet, Sada-e-Haq.
The statement reported that the military vehicle was completely destroyed by fire and that four weapons were seized from the personnel on board—three G3 rifles and one light machine gun (LMG).
Subsequently, on 9 July 2025, a TTP-affiliated media channel released a two-minute Pashto- language video of the Daboori incident. The footage depicts the destroyed military vehicle and the confiscated weaponry, including four G3 rifles, one LMG, and additional ammunition.
The video features combat footage in which armed militants are shown ambushing a military vehicle from a distance in a verdant, mountainous area. Armed individuals are visible near the burning, destroyed vehicle. One militant is heard stating that thirteen military personnel were either killed or injured in the attack. However, no casualties are visible in the video, suggesting that fellow soldiers may have evacuated the injured or deceased prior to the militants’ arrival at the site.
Pakistani media has confirmed the Orakzai incident, reporting that a routine patrol of security forces was attacked by militants, resulting in injuries to twenty-one soldiers, nine of whom were reported to be in critical condition.
