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Lashkar-e-Taiba cadres sucked into al Qaeda orbit
David Headley joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group hoping to fight in Kashmir; the Pakistani-American ended up scouting out targets for the Mumbai attacks and helping al Qaeda plan a strike on Denmark.
Headleys story, contained in confidential Indian government documents, casts fresh light on the November 2008 attack on Mumbai, where US President Barack Obama paid tribute to the victims during a visit to the city this weekend.
It suggests that LeT cadres are increasingly being drawn into the orbit of al Qaeda and its affiliates and slipping out of the control of Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, as the once cohesive group becomes more fractured and more receptive to al Qaedas global Islamist agenda.
The LeT has in the past been seen as one of Pakistans most reliable proxies, security analysts say, eschewing attacks on Pakistan itself and focusing on India and Kashmir.
Tensions have existed within Lashkar for some time between those with a narrower focus on India and those with an international bent, said Stephen Tankel, a US-based analyst who is writing a book on the group.
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Lashkar-e-Taiba cadres sucked into al Qaeda orbit Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia
David Headley joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group hoping to fight in Kashmir; the Pakistani-American ended up scouting out targets for the Mumbai attacks and helping al Qaeda plan a strike on Denmark.
Headleys story, contained in confidential Indian government documents, casts fresh light on the November 2008 attack on Mumbai, where US President Barack Obama paid tribute to the victims during a visit to the city this weekend.
It suggests that LeT cadres are increasingly being drawn into the orbit of al Qaeda and its affiliates and slipping out of the control of Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, as the once cohesive group becomes more fractured and more receptive to al Qaedas global Islamist agenda.
The LeT has in the past been seen as one of Pakistans most reliable proxies, security analysts say, eschewing attacks on Pakistan itself and focusing on India and Kashmir.
Tensions have existed within Lashkar for some time between those with a narrower focus on India and those with an international bent, said Stephen Tankel, a US-based analyst who is writing a book on the group.
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Lashkar-e-Taiba cadres sucked into al Qaeda orbit Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia
