TheLashkar al-Zil (Urdu: لشکر الضل; theShadow Army), also known asJaish al-Usrah, or the Army of the Protective Sheild,[1] is a paramilitary organization linked toal-Qaeda and descended from the055 Brigade.[2] According toSyed Saleem Shahzad, it "comprises thePakistani Taliban,313 Brigade, the AfghanTaliban,Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan and formerIraqi Republican Guards".[3] Lashkar al-Zil has reportedly been led byKhalid Habib al Shami,[2]Abdullah Said al Libi, andIlyas Kashmiri.[3][4]
The Lashkar al-Zil has been involved in attacks in Afghanistan's eastern and southern provinces.[5] News reports have linked it to several specific attacks, including theCamp Chapman attack[3] and theSudhnati suicide bombing.[6]
"In my opinion al-Qaida fighters from the Lashkar al-Zil are actively involved in all Taliban fronts, from Nuristan in the north to Helmand in the south," [University of Massachusetts associate professor Bryan Glyn] Williams said.
there are clear indications that the January 6, 2010 attack targeting a military installation in the Sudhnoti district of Azad Kashmir, which killed four Pakistani soldiers...[was] masterminded by the Lashkar-e-Zil.[dead link]
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