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| Terror Networks |
| The militant threat |
| 2019-10-14 |
| [DAWN] OVER the past four decades, a variety of jihadi organizations have taken root in South Asia, thanks largely to the anti-Soviet Afghan ’jihad’, a geopolitical adventure marshalled by the US, financed by the Gulf Arabs and supported by this country. Though many outfits have been neutralised in the aftermath of 9/11 and the so-called war on terror, the region is still not completely free from the menace of bully boy militancy. For example, more ferocious terrorist outfits have emerged, such as the self-styled Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group, while ’veteran’ players such as Al Qaeda have branched out and formed new wings. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Theater for the FATF. The same paper had an editorial a few months ago about mainstreaming former jihadis into the political process to 'decrease extremism and encourage legitimate ascension of faithful muslimeen (sic) to legislative roles'. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-10-14 18:07 |