(17. November) A splinter group of Pakistan‘s Taliban has pledged support to ISIS, a spokesman said Monday, in another indication of the appeal of the Iraq- and Syria-based jihadi group in a region traditionally dominated by al-Qaeda and local insurgencies.

Jundullah announced its backing after meeting a three-man delegation representing ISIS led by al Zubair al Kuwaiti, the group‘s spokesman Fahad Marwat told Reuters.