The Asif Reza Commando Force - one of the two groups that claimed responsibility for the strike at the American Center in Kolkata - was formed sometime in the third week of December at a village populated by illegal migrants from Bangladesh along the Indo-Bangladesh border. The Force is an adjunct of the Harkat-ul Jehadi-e-Islami. The HuJI has also claimed responsibility for the attack. HuJI leaders sneaked into India through Bangladesh and met with mullahs and fundamentalist activists of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India.
It's so romantic to call yourself a "commando." It makes people think you're competent. Riding bikes and shooting guns is lots more fun than going to school or making a contribution to society. |