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  • Behind the Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami (Banglandesh is the new Afghanistan)

    12/09/2004 5:44:30 PM PST · by Straight Vermonter · 11 replies · 1,257+ views
    Asia Times ^ | 12/10/04 | Sudha Ramachandran
    BANGALORE - With insurgents from India, Myanmar and Thailand and jihadis from Afghanistan, Indonesia and the Philippines all flocking to Bangladesh for refuge and training, the country is fast acquiring an image of being a haven for terrorist groups. Of the militant groups in Bangladesh, it is the network and infrastructure of the Bangladesh unit of the Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) (Movement of Islamic Holy War) that is growing the fastest. The origins of the Bangladesh unit of HuJI can be traced back to Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan that HuJI - a Sunni...