Daud Khattak
Suicide bombers and gunmen penetrated a military base in northwestern Pakistan last week, killing eight soldiers.
It was just the latest in a string of deadly attacks to hit the South Asian country, where militant violence has surged in recent years.
But what was significant about the July 15 attack in the city of Bannu was the group that claimed responsibility — Jaish Fursan-e Muhammad (JFM) — a previously unknown militant outfit.
JFM is among several new militant groups that have announced their arrival on the crowded militant scene in Pakistan in recent months.
But experts believe the new actors are in fact fronts for existing groups, including the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the most lethal militant organization waging war against Islamabad.
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