Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan
- Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan
Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP, "Army of Muhammad, Pakistan") is a Shia militant group operating in Pakistan. The group is described as a splinter-cell of Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan, created by Mureed Abbas Yazdani in 1993. [ [http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/terroristoutfits/SMP.htm Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan, Terrorist Group of Pakistan] "South Asian Terrorism Portal"]
The SMP was banned by the Pakistani government in 2001. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2075039.stm Pakistani militants' new targets] "BBC News", 29 June 2002.]
Its primary rival is the Sunni militant organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
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