Islamist militant organization
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 ,[ 29] is a branch of the pan-Islamist militant organization al-Qaeda . After announcing the establishment of AQIS in 3 September 2014, Ayman al-Zawahiri declared that the branch's stated objectives involved fighting the governments of India , Myanmar and Bangladesh .[ 30]
The formation of the group was part of al-Qaeda's efforts to capitalise on Pakistani military 's policy of tolerance to anti-Indian insurgent groups, as well as to counter the expansion of the Islamic State militant group in the subcontinent.[ 31] AQIS stated in 2014 that it views Pakistan as a "doorstep" to expand its war against India.[ 22] [ 32] The militant group has also stated its intentions to attack American targets in the Indian subcontinent .[ 33] [ 32] This group is listed as a terrorist organization by the United Nations , United States, Canada, India and Pakistan.
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