AQIS Planning 'Retaliation' In India, 'Significant Number' Of ISIS Terrorists In Kerala & Karnataka: UN Report

A United Nations report has informed about the members of ISIS living in India and AQIS planning a retaliatory attack in the region.

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New Delhi: A report by the United Nations has informed that there are “significant numbers” of ISIS terrorists living in Karnataka and Kerala.  The 26th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team stated that al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has reportedly about 150 to 200 members from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar; and that the terrorist organisation is planning attacks in the region. About the plan to launch an attack, the report read, "The group reportedly has between 150 and 200 members from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan. The current leader of AQIS is Osama Mahmood…, who succeeded the late Asim Umar… AQIS is reportedly planning retaliation operations in the region to avenge the death of its former leader.” "One member state reported that the ISIL Indian affiliate (Hind Wilayah), which was announced on May 10, 2019, has between 180 and 200 members," it added. It revealed that there are "significant numbers of ISIL operatives in Kerala and Karnataka states." About Hind Wilayah Last year in May, the Islamic State (also called ISIS and ISIL) terror organisation announced that it has formed a new “province” in India, the declaration was a first and was followed by the faceoff between militants and security forces in Kashmir. Through its Amaq News Agency, the extremist group revealed that the new branch is named “Wilayah of Hind” (India Province). However, the claim was dismissed by a senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer. Prior to this, attacks carried out by ISIS  in Kashmir were associated with its so-called Khorasan Province branch, which was established to cover “Afghanistan, Pakistan and nearby lands” in 2015. (With Agency Inputs) WATCH | Special Bulletin For Differently-Abled People (25.07.2020)