07-06-2004, 12:47 AM
As expected in Assam, since muslims have crossed critical mass,
Jihadism has started
Assamtribune.com
Barak valley faces ultra threat
By A Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 4 - It is not only the districts in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam that are threatened by extremist violence. The relatively peaceful Barak valley districts of the State are also equally threatened. The only difference, if you may call it that, is that the ideological hue of the possible perpetrators of violence there is different from the likes of the ULFA and NDFB. Security sources here say that the districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi are facing a serious threat of militant violence. The Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) is all set to unleash the terror tactics there that they have learned in camps in Bangladesh. Their mission is to prepare the ground for the Islamisation of the State, especially the parts that are dominated by the minority community. MULTA, with Nurul Hussain as chairman and Motibur Rehman as commander-in-chief, has over 300 trained cadres, more than half of them in Bangladesh.
According to sources, the Islamic militants, indoctrinated in extremism and trained in the use of firearms and explosives, are finding the ill-guarded international border, particularly in Karimganj district, the easiest route to infiltrate into India. The preferred modes of transportation by these men are the country boats that are hard to spot, especially in the dark. With more and more militant cadres gathering in the area, there is a major possibility that the three districts may witness turbulence in the coming months. Scores of Islamic militants are said to be ready for their Indian adventure. Many more are being groomed in military-style camps run by the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in collusion with the Bangladesh military's Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). These camps, numbering half-a-dozen, have the unofficial blessings of a section of the government machinery.
Indoctrination in Islamic fundamentalism is being provided in the madrassas that are never very far from the training camps. In fact, some of the madrassas are used to house the trainees, the sources say. It is not that the militants are foreigners. They are very much from Assam itself, drawn from remote villages from all over the State. Rural areas of Dhubri, Barpeta, Nagaon and Morigaon are the usual recruiting grounds in the Brahmaputra valley. The Barak valley districts also supply men, but not as many as the first four. The men are lured into militancy through cash incentives. Others are drafted in to provide logistical support, like smuggling arms and ammunition. Handsome rewards are given to all those helping the outfit.
"More and more people are coming forward to help the members of the outfit because of the money on offer," the sources say, adding that it is gradually leading to a groundswell of support for Islamic fundamentalism among people. The militants, therefore, face little logistical problem in their movements. The Barak valley districts that have a large minority population are the preferred points of entry exactly because of that, they say.
Jihadism has started
Assamtribune.com
Barak valley faces ultra threat
By A Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, July 4 - It is not only the districts in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam that are threatened by extremist violence. The relatively peaceful Barak valley districts of the State are also equally threatened. The only difference, if you may call it that, is that the ideological hue of the possible perpetrators of violence there is different from the likes of the ULFA and NDFB. Security sources here say that the districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi are facing a serious threat of militant violence. The Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) is all set to unleash the terror tactics there that they have learned in camps in Bangladesh. Their mission is to prepare the ground for the Islamisation of the State, especially the parts that are dominated by the minority community. MULTA, with Nurul Hussain as chairman and Motibur Rehman as commander-in-chief, has over 300 trained cadres, more than half of them in Bangladesh.
According to sources, the Islamic militants, indoctrinated in extremism and trained in the use of firearms and explosives, are finding the ill-guarded international border, particularly in Karimganj district, the easiest route to infiltrate into India. The preferred modes of transportation by these men are the country boats that are hard to spot, especially in the dark. With more and more militant cadres gathering in the area, there is a major possibility that the three districts may witness turbulence in the coming months. Scores of Islamic militants are said to be ready for their Indian adventure. Many more are being groomed in military-style camps run by the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in collusion with the Bangladesh military's Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). These camps, numbering half-a-dozen, have the unofficial blessings of a section of the government machinery.
Indoctrination in Islamic fundamentalism is being provided in the madrassas that are never very far from the training camps. In fact, some of the madrassas are used to house the trainees, the sources say. It is not that the militants are foreigners. They are very much from Assam itself, drawn from remote villages from all over the State. Rural areas of Dhubri, Barpeta, Nagaon and Morigaon are the usual recruiting grounds in the Brahmaputra valley. The Barak valley districts also supply men, but not as many as the first four. The men are lured into militancy through cash incentives. Others are drafted in to provide logistical support, like smuggling arms and ammunition. Handsome rewards are given to all those helping the outfit.
"More and more people are coming forward to help the members of the outfit because of the money on offer," the sources say, adding that it is gradually leading to a groundswell of support for Islamic fundamentalism among people. The militants, therefore, face little logistical problem in their movements. The Barak valley districts that have a large minority population are the preferred points of entry exactly because of that, they say.