Posted on 04/16/2017 2:26:41 PM PDT by LSUfan
While al Qaeda’s affiliates in North Africa, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen continue to grab headlines, the terrorist network has surreptitiously expanded eastward, entrenching itself throughout the Indian subcontinent.
Al Qaeda in the India Subcontinent was officially born in September 2014 when al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri released a video announcing the creation of an al Qaeda affiliate spanning Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Zawahari said the objective of AQIS is to “raise the flag of jihad, return the Islamic rule, and empowering the Shariah of Allah across the Indian subcontinent.” Zawahiri also appointed Asim Umar, a former commander in the Pakistani Taliban, as AQIS’ leader.
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More MOABs
Supporting islamist terrorist organizations to launch them at India has long been Pakistan’s (somewhat secret) policy.
I’d bet a bundle that the Pakistani ISI is in this up to their eyeballs.
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