ISIS chief confirms Indians could be part of insurgent group

[Areesh]

In a revelation that is sure to raise worries in India's security establishment, the first-ever audio message of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the ISIS, has confirmed suspicions that Indians could well be part of his organisation's ranks.

While enumerating the nationalities of fighters who constitute ISIS, Al-Baghdadi's 20-second-long audio titled 'A message to the Mujahideen and the Muslim Ummah in the month of Ramadan' that was released on Tuesday mentions that Indians, among a host of other nationalities including Chinese, American, French, German, Australian, etc. figure in the ISIS squad.

According to intelligence sources, on January 22, a Tamil Nadu-born person had left for Syria to fight alongside the Islamic fundamentalists. In 2013, the same person had trained with the Chechen jihadis and had recruited two Chennai college students for Jihad in Syria as well. -

Reports speak of about 10,000 foreign fighters in the ISIS ranks.

Affirming the possibility of Indian fighters in ISIS, Ajai Sahni, a counter terrorism expert told HT: "Already there are confirmed cases of Indians fighting in Syria. One faction of the Indian Mujaheedin is also fighting alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan."

Foreign fighters are mainly used for suicide attacks according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank that has analysed an ISIS annual report published on March 31, 2014. "The majority of suicide bombers in Iraq have historically been foreign fighters...This division therefore suggests ISIS leadership intended to highlight the effective use of foreign fighters," it says in a report. -

The ISIS chief's speech also signalled strong possibilities that India is a prime target of the organisation that has established military control in large parts of Syria and Iraq.

India figures quite a few times in his speech where he names India as one of the countries including Pakistan and Myanmar, where "Muslims' rights are forcibly seized". Al-Baghdadi then goes on to give a clarion call to believers for emigration (hijrah) to the Islamic state. He also terms terror acts as the "killing and burning the homes of Muslims in Burma, the dismembering and disemboweling of the Muslims in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Kashmir." -

ISIS chief confirms Indians could be part of insurgent group - Hindustan Times

 

[Chronos]

I think two Muslims from Chennai went over there I think.

 

[Sam Manekshaw]

I think two Muslims from Chennai went over there I think.

how u know that?

 

[Victory]

Hope these rats never come back! terrorists

 

[Chronos]

how u know that?

I read it in The Hindu

 

[amitkriit]

ISIL is trying to instigate the Muslims in India and I am sure that there will be several takers. Hindus might soon have to fight another battle for their survival all thanks to Gandhi and Nehru who did not allow the partition to be complete. Brace for the mayhem.

 

[Assault Rifle]

Well I Just listened to al baghdadi's speech in Arabic and he clearly used the word Al Hind which in Arabic refers to the entire Indian subcontinent incl BD ,Pak & not just present day India. After all yhere has been many reports of Pakistani and Bangladesshi fighters in Syria. A Pakistani origin British man carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.

@Ravi Nair @Sam Manekshaw
Both were permanent residents of Singapore and not India. Also the IB report clearly mentions that the only source of the info that two of them are fighting in Syria is a man who was arrested by Chennai Police & there is no other information which can confirm his claims.

Remember both Charles Lister of Brookings & Aron Zelin have stated that there are no proofs of any Indians fighting in Syria or Iraq so far.
Though Indian origin British citizens may have fought in Syria.

 

[JonAsad]

Well I Just listened to al baghdadi's speech in Arabic and he clearly used the word Al Hind which in Arabic refers to the entire Indian subcontinent incl BD ,Pak & not just present day India. After all yhere has been many reports of Pakistani and Bangladesshi fighters in Syria. A Pakistani origin British man carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.

Since 47- al Hind in arabic means India only-

 

[Luftwaffe]

I read it in The Hindu

Who cares if they are "indian muslims" your people you deal with them don't align them with muslims over entire world, if you provide them with equal opportunity and good life they would not have joined now now don't blame Islam and muslims for it.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

ISIS confirms that the guy doing the donut in the BMP is Indian in origin.

Please watch.

 

[PoKeMon]

Who cares if they are "indian muslims" your people you deal with them don't align them with muslims over entire world, if you provide them with equal opportunity and good life they would not have joined now now don't blame Islam and muslims for it.

If inequality is the reason, why pakistanis are joining the terrorists rank in numbers thats too in an islamic state?

 

[Luftwaffe]

If inequality is the reason, why pakistanis are joining the terrorists rank in numbers thats too in an islamic state?

Prove it did you see any Pakistani in ISIS and the same is what I would ask Pakistan prove it if there are indian ones in ISIS.

 

[chhota bheem]

Who cares if they are "indian muslims" your people you deal with them don't align them with muslims over entire world, if you provide them with equal opportunity and good life they would not have joined now now don't blame Islam and muslims for it.

I really dont belive you will find Indians Finghting there,as the poster above informed al hind means people from subcontinent.

Any way the bold part,isnt that make you look stupid knowing fully well that majority of terrorists fighting there come from muslim countries.
Its high time you guys start providing opportunity to every one,yeah every one who dsnt get opportunity becomes a terrorist,stupid logic.

 

[PoKeMon]

Prove it did you see any Pakistani in ISIS and the same is what I would ask Pakistan prove it if there are indian ones in ISIS.

ISIS is not the only terror org in this world.

 

[amitkriit]

Who cares if they are "indian muslims" your people you deal with them don't align them with muslims over entire world, if you provide them with equal opportunity and good life they would not have joined now now don't blame Islam and muslims for it.

Unfortunately there is only one way of making the "Muslims" feel equal and secure: Declare the country an Islamic Republic, Implement Sharia.