Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
| al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent | |
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| جماعة قاعدة الجهاد في شبه القارة الهندية | |
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| Active | 3 September 2014 – present |
| Leaders | Asim Umar |
| Area of operations | Indian subcontinent |
| Strength | 300 in Pakistan (2010) 300 in India (2014) |
| Part of | al-Qaeda |
| Merger of | Various Indian, Afghan, and Pakistani Jihadist Factions |
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Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (Arabic: جماعة قاعدة الجهاد في شبه القارة الهندية, translit. Jamā‘at Qā‘idat al-Jihād fī Shibh al-Qārrah al-Hindīyah, lit. 'Organisation of the Base of Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent') usually abbreviated as AQIS, is an Islamist militant organization which aims to fight the governments of Pakistan,India, Myanmar and Bangladesh in order to establish an Islamic state. The militant group has also stated its intentions to attack American targets in the Indian Subcontinent.
Before coming together under AQIS, there were various jihadist factions operating in Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan. One of these factions operated in Karachi, Pakistan, and were responsible for numerous attacks in the city. On 11 December 2014, AQIS issued a report detailing these attacks. The attacks targeted local police, a professor, and a blogger.
On 3 September 2014, Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of al-Qaeda, announced the establishment of a new branch in the Indian subcontinent in a 55-minute video posted online. During the announcement, Zawahiri stated that it had taken two years to gather various jihadist factions into the new group, and introduced Asim Umar, a former commander in the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, as its Emir. The announcement also introduced the group's spokesman, Usama Mahmoud, who praised militant commanders like Amjad Farooqi, Ilyas Kashmiri and Hassan Ghul. Farooqi was killed by Pakistani security forces. Kashmiri and Ghul were killed by US drone strikes in Pakistan.
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