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India-Pakistan
Competing for jihadi space
2014-09-10
[DAWN] AMID the political melodrama currently being performed inside and outside parliament a more ominous development has escaped our attention. As the country's political scene becomes more chaotic, global jihadi groups are seeking to expand their influence, taking advantage of the state's increasingly fragmented authority. Both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State movement (formerly the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham) are now competing for support from Islamist Death Eaters, raising serious security concerns in the region.

Apparently, prompted by the rapid rise of IS as the most powerful international Death Eater network, Ayman al Zawahiri
... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit. Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is...
 last week announced the creation of a new Al Qaeda franchise under the banner of Qeadat al-Jihad in an attempt to bolster his organization's presence in South Asia.
Posted by:Fred

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