al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent
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Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (Arabic: جماعة قاعدة الجهاد في شبه القارة الهندية, romanized: Jamā‘at Qā‘idat al-Jihād fī Shibh al-Qārrah al-Hindīyah, lit. 'Group of the Base of Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent') usually abbreviated as AQIS,[28] is a branch of the Islamist militant organization Al-Qaeda which aims to fight the governments of Pakistan,[24] Afghanistan, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh[29] in order to establish an Islamic state and seeks to establish an Islamic caliphate in Indian Subcontinent.[30]
Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent | |
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جماعة قاعدة الجهاد في شبه القارة الهندية | |
Leaders | Asim Umar † (2014–19)[1] Osama Mahmood (2019–present)[2][3] |
Dates of operation | 3 September 2014 (2014-09-03) – present |
Merger of | Various Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi and Afghan Jihadist Factions.[4] |
Allegiance | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[5] |
Group(s) | Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind |
Active regions | Indian subcontinent |
Ideology | Islamism Jihadism[4] Sunni Islamism Islamic fundamentalism[6] Islamic extremism[7] Ghazwa-e-Hind[8] Anti-LGBT[9][10] Anti-Hindu[11] Anti-Zionism[12] Antisemitism[12] |
Size | 180-400 in Afghanistan (UN report)[13] Unknown in Pakistan and India |
Part of | Al-Qaeda |
Allies | State allies
Non-state allies |
Opponents | |
Battles and wars | War on terror |
The militant group has also stated its intentions to attack American targets in the Indian subcontinent. This group is listed as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, United States, Canada, India and Pakistan.