Trump's counter-terrorism strategy identifies LeT, TTP as potential threat to US
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The new National Strategy for Counter-terrorism released by the White House here has identified two Pakistan-based terrorist groups, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), along with Boko Haram as a potential threat to the United States. In addition to ISIS and al-Qaida, dozens of other radical Islamist terrorist groups are working to advance more locally focused insurgent or terrorist campaigns, while still posing a threat to United States persons and interests overseas, said the National Strategy for Counter-terrorism, released by the White House on Thursday. "These groups, including Boko Haram, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, and Lashkar-e Taiba, employ a range of political and terrorist tactics to undermine local governments and conduct attacks," it said. According to the strategy, these organisations will probably prioritize regional goals over attacks against the homeland or United States interests because of resource constraints or...