Islamic State claims it has established province in India, calls it Wilayah of Hind: Report
5 years, 7 months ago

Islamic State claims it has established province in India, calls it Wilayah of Hind: Report

India Today  

The Islamic State claimed for the first time that it has established a "province" in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in Kashmir killed a militant with alleged ties to the group. IS's Amaq News Agency late on Friday announced the new province, that it called "Wilayah of Hind", in a statement that also claimed IS inflicted casualties on Indian army soldiers in the town of Amshipora in the Shopian district of Kashmir. The IS statement corresponds with an Indian police statement on Friday that a militant called Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi was killed in an encounter in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. Sofi had been involved in several militant groups in Kashmir for more than a decade before pledging allegiance to Islamic State, according to a military official on Saturday and an interview given by Sofi to a Srinagar-based magazine sympathetic to IS.

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Opinion: The curious case of pro-ISIS movements between India and Sri Lanka
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: The curious case of pro-ISIS movements between India and Sri Lanka

India Today  

The past half a decade has been tumultuous. The Sri Lanka story The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad arrested the four people for allegedly having links to ISIS — more specifically the Afghanistan-Pakistan-based Islamic State Khorasan — and travelling to India with intent to conduct terror attacks. Sri Lanka’s security agencies also arrested another alleged local handler, Pushparaja Osman. But ISIS as …

From Babri to Mumbai and Beyond: India’s Journey Into Darkness
1 year, 8 months ago

From Babri to Mumbai and Beyond: India’s Journey Into Darkness

The Diplomat  

1992 was an age of incoherence in India. To the distant observer it might have seemed that much of India was aflame – and possibly ready for “balkanization.” Outside Jammu and Kashmir, however, there was little evidence of Islamist terrorist mobilization, despite the strident polarizing campaigns of the Sangh Parivar, a complex network – both formal and informal – of …

PFI conspired to make India \'Islamic Nation\': Maharashtra ATS
1 year, 11 months ago

PFI conspired to make India \'Islamic Nation\': Maharashtra ATS

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad in a recent chargesheet against some members of the Popular Front of India has alleged that the proscribed group conspired to work towards making India an "Islamic nation by 2047". As per its chargesheet, the ATS alleged that a PDF file was recovered from the mobile phone of the main accused Mazhar Mansur Khan contained …

NIA raids 56 locations linked to PFI in Kerala
2 years ago

NIA raids 56 locations linked to PFI in Kerala

Firstpost  

The raids started early on Thursday in coordination with state police following specific inputs against PFI cadres who are accused of their involvement in several terrorist acts and the murder of several persons **New Delhi:**The National Investigation Agency officials on Thursday carried out searches at 56 locations including residences of second-rung leaders across of the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front …

NIA conducts raids at 56 locations in Kerala in PFI conspiracy case
2 years ago

NIA conducts raids at 56 locations in Kerala in PFI conspiracy case

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday carried out searches at 56 locations in Kerala in the Popular Front of India conspiracy case, sources said. The searches are still going on at the premises and offices of several suspects having links with cadres of PFI, an organisation banned by the Ministry of Home Affairs in September this year with its …

Russia Detains Suicide Bomber: Funds for Terror Attack Had Reached ISIS Kashmir: Sources to News18
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia Detains Suicide Bomber: Funds for Terror Attack Had Reached ISIS Kashmir: Sources to News18

News 18  

The suicide bomber from the Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, held in Russia had a well-coordinated plan to attack a Bharatiya Janata Party or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18. Indian agencies had received hints about the plan, said sources, adding that the funds for the attack had also reached …

Kerala hub of terrorism, says BJP's KJ Alphons
2 years, 7 months ago

Kerala hub of terrorism, says BJP's KJ Alphons

Firstpost  

KJ Alphons said that the major recruitment for terrorism is from Kerala, and SDPI and PFI target minorities for recruitment New Delhi: BJP Rajya Sabha leader KJ Alphons on Saturday claimed that Kerala is the “hub of terrorism.” He also accused the Kerala government of secretly supporting Social Democratic Party of India and Popular Front of India. Alphons said that …

NIA Says Islamic State Trying to Spread Network in India; 37 Cases Registered, 168 Arrests Made So Far
3 years, 3 months ago

NIA Says Islamic State Trying to Spread Network in India; 37 Cases Registered, 168 Arrests Made So Far

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency, which deals with terror-related cases, has said that the Islamic State was trying to spread in India through continuous propaganda online and that a total of 37 cases linked to the IS have been investigated by the sleuths of NIA so far. In these cases, a total of 168 accused have been arrested “NIA has investigated …

Terror organisation Islamic State most active in a dozen Indian states, MHA tells Rajya Sabha
4 years, 3 months ago

Terror organisation Islamic State most active in a dozen Indian states, MHA tells Rajya Sabha

India Today  

Union Home Ministry has informed the Parliament that Islamic State is active in at least a dozen states in India. MoS Home G Kishan Reddy in a reply to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha said on Tuesday that Islamic State is most active in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and a number of other states. "Investigations by the National Investigation …

Kerala man led Islamic State suicide bombing of Afghan prison that killed 29: Local intelligence
4 years, 5 months ago

Kerala man led Islamic State suicide bombing of Afghan prison that killed 29: Local intelligence

India Today  

The recent Islamic State attack on a prison in Afghanistan's Jalalabad was led by an Indian man, sources have said. Sources have told India Today TV that India's National Intelligence Agency is also trying to trace Islamic State's Kasargod module, where 'Indians involved in Jalalabad attack' were recruited. The attack began on Sunday when an Islamic State suicide bomber - …

NIA team in Sri Lanka to probe IS cases
5 years, 7 months ago

NIA team in Sri Lanka to probe IS cases

The Hindu  

National Investigation Agency officials are in Colombo to probe two Islamic State -related cases, which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people. A senior government official said a two-member NIA team was in Sri Lanka in connection with the two IS-related cases, registered by the agency in 2015 and 2018. …

NIA raids 10 places in TN in Islamic State module case
5 years, 7 months ago

NIA raids 10 places in TN in Islamic State module case

India TV News  

The National Investigation Agency on Monday carried out searches at 10 places in Tamil Nadu in connection with the investigation into an Islamic State module case, where few people conspired to raise funds and wage armed struggle against the state. According to a senior NIA official, searches were carried out in Muthupet, Keelakarai, Devipattinam, Lalpet and Salem to unearth details …

Islamic State claims it has established 'province' for the first time in India after clash in Jammu and Kashmir
5 years, 7 months ago

Islamic State claims it has established 'province' for the first time in India after clash in Jammu and Kashmir

Firstpost  

Islamic State claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in Kashmir. New Delhi: Islamic State claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the state of Jammu and Kashmir killed a militant …

Suicide bombers visited Kashmir, Kerala, Bengaluru: Sri Lankan Army chief
5 years, 8 months ago

Suicide bombers visited Kashmir, Kerala, Bengaluru: Sri Lankan Army chief

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka Army’s chief has said some of the suicide bombers who carried out the country’s worst terror attack on Easter Sunday last month had visited Kashmir and Kerala for “some sorts of training” or to “make some more links” with other foreign outfits. Asked what activities the attackers undertook in Kashmir and Kerala, the Army chief said: “Not exactly, …

Islamic State planning 'new strategy' to target smaller countries, claims Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena
5 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State planning 'new strategy' to target smaller countries, claims Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena

Firstpost  

Maithripala Sirisena said the analysis of the explosives and devices taken into custody suggested that the bombs used in the coordinated terror attacks on 21 April, which rattled several churches and high-end hotels across the country, were made locally Colombo: It is quite possible that the Islamic State has launched a “new strategy” by beginning to target smaller countries, says …

Sri Lanka ignored Indian intel on suicide attacks as they thought it was a ‘bogey’ to create rift with Pakistan: Report
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka ignored Indian intel on suicide attacks as they thought it was a ‘bogey’ to create rift with Pakistan: Report

Op India  

Sri Lanka did not heed the alert from India about the possibility of Jihadist attacks as it feared India was trying to create a rift between them and Islamabad, a report in Economic Times claims. India had warned relevant authorities in Sri Lanka about possible suicide attacks in the country in advance on the basis of raids on ISIS modules …

Sri Lanka receives intelligence inputs of attacks planned on Buddhist temples by female bombers posing as devotees
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka receives intelligence inputs of attacks planned on Buddhist temples by female bombers posing as devotees

Op India  

According to media reports, Sri Lanka’s Intelligence agency has received inputs of possible attacks on Buddhist temples by female bombers of the banned local terror outfit National Thawheeth Jamath posing as devotees. Sri Lankan authorities confirmed that amongst the nine bombers who executed the dastardly Easter Sunday attack, there was a female suicide bomber too. As a security measure in …

ISIS terrorist planning Sri Lanka style attack in Kerala arrested by NIA
5 years, 8 months ago

ISIS terrorist planning Sri Lanka style attack in Kerala arrested by NIA

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency launched a probe against the ISIS module active in Kerala following the Sri Lankan Easter blast. As a part of the probe in connection with the Kasargod IS module case, the NIA arrested a Palakkad native on Monday, who was planning Sri Lanka style suicide attack in Kerala. Meanwhile, the arrested terrorist, Riyaz Aboobacker, alias Abu …

Indian state can no longer ignore Kerala and its growing Islamic State (IS) recruits
5 years, 8 months ago

Indian state can no longer ignore Kerala and its growing Islamic State (IS) recruits

Op India  

National Investigation Agency is conducting raids on alleged ISIS, Jihadi/terrorist hideouts in Kerala and it must have the attention of citizens of India. Following leads from Sri Lanka where a horrific Jihadi attack in Churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday killed over 250 people, NIA has raided three locations in Kasaragod and Palakkad and have targeted three youth who …

NIA conducts raids in Kerala over Islamic State links, three youths arrested
5 years, 8 months ago

NIA conducts raids in Kerala over Islamic State links, three youths arrested

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency arrested three youths in Kerala in connection with the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka. Hashim is suspected to have led the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, and he is the leader of Sri Lanka based terror organisation National Thowheeth Jama’ath, responsible for carrying out the attacks. The NIA said in a statement, “NIA today carried out …

India had warned Sri Lanka about Easter bombings in advance on the basis of raids on ISIS modules in India
5 years, 8 months ago

India had warned Sri Lanka about Easter bombings in advance on the basis of raids on ISIS modules in India

Op India  

Several reports have come into the forefront which confirms that the Indian authorities had passed clear intel to Sri Lanka regarding the dastardly coordinated blasts at churches and hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, leaving 253 people dead and several hundred injured. On the basis of these videos, the Indian Authorities identified Hashim as the leader of National …

After Sri Lanka blasts, NIA raids 3 places in Kerala over suspected Islamic State links
5 years, 8 months ago

After Sri Lanka blasts, NIA raids 3 places in Kerala over suspected Islamic State links

India Today  

The National Investigations Agency on Sunday carried out raids at three places in Kerala in connection with the Islamic State Kasaragod module case. Authorities are trying to find out more details about their ties with the terror group through interrogation after the bombings in Sri Lanka that claimed several lives, including over 10 Indians. Sri Lankan government said local terror …

Sri Lankan police hunt 140 after Easter bombings
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan police hunt 140 after Easter bombings

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed to be linked to the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253, as shooting erupted in the east during a raid. Muslims in Sri Lanka were urged to pray at home after the State Intelligence Services warned of possible car bomb attacks, …

Sri Lanka searching for 140 people with suspected Islamic State links as 10,000 troops deployed
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka searching for 140 people with suspected Islamic State links as 10,000 troops deployed

ABC  

Sri Lankan authorities are searching for about 140 people suspected of links with the Islamic State group following the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, the country's President has said. Key points: Sri Lanka police have so far arrested 76 suspects but many more are at large Authorities are warning that more terrorist attacks could strike Sri Lanka Christians and Muslims are …

Sri Lanka bombings: Who are the National Thowheed Jamath?
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Who are the National Thowheed Jamath?

Al Jazeera  

The little-known Muslim group is suspected of being involved in the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 359 people. Muslims make up only 9.7 percent of Sri Lanka’s population, and Carle said the NTJ appeared to be “very small” in size. “Sri Lanka Thowheed Jamath has no connection whatsoever with the bombings and has no connection with the organisation suspected to …

Blast in Sri Lankan town Pugoda, no casualties
5 years, 8 months ago

Blast in Sri Lankan town Pugoda, no casualties

India Today  

An explosion occurred in a town east of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, on Thursday but there were no casualties, a police spokesman said. The blast came at a time of high tension in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday suicide bomber attacks on the island state that killed 359 people and wounded about 500. The government has said the …

How India may have given Sri Lanka its most stark warning
5 years, 8 months ago

How India may have given Sri Lanka its most stark warning

Live Mint  

New Delhi: On 26 February, India’s National Investigation Agency provided Sri Lanka its biggest clue to the Easter bombings that killed at least 359 people in a series of eight coordinated blasts: the involvement of Mohammad Ashiq and five others from an Islamic State module in Coimbatore. In the interim, India’s intelligence agencies promptly passed on inputs to Sri Lanka …

Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, 18 more arrested
5 years, 8 months ago

Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, 18 more arrested

India Today  

The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359 and more suspects have been arrested, police said on Wednesday. The government has said the attacks were carried out by Islamic fundamentalists in apparent retaliation for the New Zealand mosque massacre last month but has said the seven bombers were all Sri Lankan. Meanwhile, in an …

India gave prior intelligence on jihadi threat to Sri Lankan govt, Opposition
5 years, 8 months ago

India gave prior intelligence on jihadi threat to Sri Lankan govt, Opposition

India Today  

Sri Lankan government is trying to grapple with the aftermath of the terrorist attack with many questioning the handling of the intelligence alerts and prior threat alerts. On Tuesday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held a press briefing where he confirmed that India had provided prior intelligence on the jihadi threat. Sources said Indian High Commission and Indian properties …

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka bloodbath, toll 321
5 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka bloodbath, toll 321

The Quint  

Colombo, April 23 The Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the horrific Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka as the death toll in the carnage climbed to 321, including 10 Indians, with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warning of more explosives and militants "out there" and that the Indian Embassy was also a "possible target". An Arabic language statement …

Sri Lanka bombings: Isis claims responsibility for deadly church and hotel attacks on Easter Sunday
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Isis claims responsibility for deadly church and hotel attacks on Easter Sunday

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “A security source told Amaq agency the perpetrators of …

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Islamic State fighters carried out explosions that killed 321 and injured over 500, claim security sources
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Islamic State fighters carried out explosions that killed 321 and injured over 500, claim security sources

Firstpost  

Security sources claimed that those who carried out the attack that targeted members of the US-led coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka on 21 April are Islamic State group fighters Two days after coordinated bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka claimed at least 321 lives and left over 500 injured, security sources claimed that those who conducted the …

[Video] Sri Lanka serial blasts: As ISIS claims responsibility CCTV footage of suspect surfaces- Opindia News
5 years, 8 months ago

[Video] Sri Lanka serial blasts: As ISIS claims responsibility CCTV footage of suspect surfaces- Opindia News

Op India  

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the dastardly Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka that saw over 321 people dead and more than 500 injured across 8 locations in and around Colombo. CCTV footage Video of Srilanka attack suspect ISIS bomber: https://youtu.be/T5rLA7p5Yn4 The AMAQ message reportedly states that the Easter Sunday attacks were carried out by soldiers of …

Day after Easter blasts, challenge for Sri Lanka is to prevent existing fissures from destabilising country
5 years, 8 months ago

Day after Easter blasts, challenge for Sri Lanka is to prevent existing fissures from destabilising country

Firstpost  

Those behind the Sri Lanka blasts, whether part of an Islamic State module or any other module, whether from inside or out, will only feed on existing fissures, the best counter terrorism model is to simply refuse to follow that path It’s one of the strangest things to happen in recent times. Another report this time quoting the justice minister …

Sri Lanka Easter blasts: NIA had intelligence on blasts
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter blasts: NIA had intelligence on blasts

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency had specific intelligence on Sunday’s serial blasts in Sri Lanka. While examining an Islamic State sympathiser in Tamil Nadu six months ago, investigators got to know of the terror plot and alerted the authorities concerned to pass on the information to Sri Lanka. Confirming this to The Hindu on April 22, a senior police officer said …

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