The lj is a sunni sectarian organization named by both the. On april 2, gunmen shot and killed a christian family of four traveling by rickshaw in quetta, balochistan. It takes its name from the late sunni cleric haq nawaz jhangvi, who spearheaded the antishia campaign which began in the country 30 years ago as a countermovement to the iranian islamic revolution. The many faces of lashkarejhangvi army of jhangvi cf2r. Saudi arabia has contributed very much to what lashkaretaiba looks like, how it thinks, its motivation, ideology, and funding. Stephen tankel is a visiting scholar at the carnegie endowment for international peace and author of the forthcoming book storming the world stage. Lashkarejhangvi definition of lashkarejhangvi by the. This report documents sunni militant attacks on the mostly shia hazara community in. Lashkarejhangvi publishes beheading video fdds long. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. Lashkarejhangvi lej, or army of jhangvi, is an extremist organization active in pakistan. The menace that is lashkaretaiba carnegie endowment. Quetta attackers acted on directions from afghanistan.
Tehreekitaliban pakistan ttp, the lashkarejhangvi lej, and several other islamist militant groups across the country attack schools, teachers, and students for various reasons. Labaik ya rasool allah draws from the barelvi strand of. Formed in 1996, lashkarejhangvi lej is a sunnideobandi terrorist outfit formed under the leadership of akram lahori, riaz basra and malik ishaque. Lashkarejhangvi lej is a sunni extremist group founded in 1996 in pakistan. We have, many times, categorically stated that aswj ahlesunnat wal jamaat, the party which i am leading at the moment, has nothing to do with sipahesahaba pakistan or lashkarejhangvi. It has carried out a number of attacks on minority groups in pakistan with the aim of. Lashkarejhangvi lej is a prominent militant group in pakistan that is most known for its antishiite attacks and is responsible for much of the sectarian violence in pakistan and limited areas of afghanistan since its founding. The organisation operates in pakistan and afghanistan and is an offshoot of antishia party sipahesahaba pakistan ssp.
Lashkaretaiba let let supports the military efforts of the taliban, and the two groups collaborate on a range. The ahlehadith interpretation is similar to salafism and wahhabism and has roots in both the middle east and indian subcontinent. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Lashkarejhangvi uncensored news buried in information. Death toll in parachinar and quetta attacks passes 80. It allegedly has an agenda of liberation and communism. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent conflicts. Lashharejhangvi believes that the entire nation of pakistan should only be comprised of a sunni muslim population, thus making the group a part of the overall sunni deobandi movement. It is possible that such groups are now focusing on afghanistan under the patronage of some elements in pakistan who want to open a new front. Recent orders to release hardened terrorists like lashkarejhangvis malik ishaq and lashkaretaibas zakiur rehman lakhvi are only the latest examples of civilian judiciarys long record of failing to convict even the most brazen terrorists. Lashkarejhangvi synonyms, lashkarejhangvi pronunciation, lashkarejhangvi translation, english dictionary definition of lashkarejhangvi.
In 2006, the pakistani militant group lashkaretaiba entered the afghan. However, in february 2004, two members of lashkarejhangvi lj also lashkar i jhangvi cdi 3 mar. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Initial investigation suggests the terrorists were affiliated with lashkarejhangvi al almi, says major general sher afghan. Image posted on march 9, 20 by summerbells in brain dump tagged asia, associated press, ethnic group, khyber pakhtunkhwa, lashkarejhangvi, pakistan, shia islam, sipahesahaba pakistan, sunni islam, taliban leave a comment why civil war is unacceptable in islam. Commission on international religious freedom, tracked over the past 18 months publiclyreported attacks against religious communities in pakistan. The terrorist threat and the policy response in pakistan sipri. A history of violence factsheet the pakistan religious violence project, an undertaking of the u.
Even in the immediate aftermath of these events, there was considerable confusion about. Formidable power of pakistans antishia militants bbc news. Lashkaretaiba let, also known as army of the pure or army of the righteous, is an islamic militant organization based in pakistan. However, groups such as lashkar e taiba let, lashkar e jhangvi lej, the islamic state in khorasan province iskp, and tehrik e taliban pakistani taliban continued to challenge national security in 2018. Lets declared goals include conducting jihad in the way of allah, preaching the true religion. Lashkarejhangvi alalmi lja spokesman, ali bin sufyan, confirmed their crosscooperation with reporters after the attack, we along with daesh dolateislamia have jointly carried out this attack. Lashkarejhangvi lej the lej is a militant extremist sunni deobandi group formed in 1996 as a breakaway faction of the sectarian militant sipahesahaba pakistan ssp. The united states institute of peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by congress. Lashkaretaiba is a sunni group, which follows the ahlehaith interpretation of islam. Examples of such groups include jaishemuhammad, sipahesahaba pakistan, and lashkarejhangvi pakistan. Easo country of origin information report afghanistan. Nacta recommends banning jamaatulahrar and lashkari. Lashkarejhangvi a sunni muslim extremist group in pakistan that collaborates with alqaeda.
A new sectarian outfit, modeled on the lashkarejhangvi lej, has emerged in the punjab province of pakistan, intelligence sources say. The threat of growing extremism in punjab david hansen noref report december 2012 during the last few years punjab has. The bbcs asif farooqi in islamabad reports on the rise of the lashkarejhangvi militant group, which has claimed responsibility for a series of. The fission of lashkarejhangvi the express tribune. Lashkarejhangvi lej is one of pakistans most violent sunni muslim militant groups. Formation lashkarejhangvi lej, a sunnideobandi terrorist outfit was formed in 1996 by a break away group of radical sectarian extremists of the sipahesahaba pakistan, a sunni extremist outfit, which accused the parent organisation of deviating from the ideals of its slain co founder, maulana haq nawaz jhangvi. Farhan zahid dr farhan zahid pakistan, ph d, is a counterterrorism and security analyst.
The mumbai attacks have been linked to lashkaretaiba and radical islamic groups in kashmir generally. A violent, antishiite itself being sunnite militant group in pakistan, formed in 1995. Most probably this terrorist strike was done with the help of raw, whom altaf hussain begged for help, to release some pressure on mqm. Lashkarejhangvi lej, the homegrown sectarianjihadi outfit with strong links to alqaeda, is in the process of splitting its strength into at least eight small cells to better. Lashkarejhangvi center for international security and cooperation. The lashkarejhangvi is part of the broader deoband movement south. Lashkarejhangvi lej is a sunni extremist group founded in 1996 in. Pakistan funds lashkaretaiba in punjab fdds long war. News about lashkarejhangvi, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Lashkaretaiba in perspective carnegie endowment for. Pakistans resurgent sectarian war united states institute of peace. Yet it would be a mistake to see lashkar only as a local organization with only a local agenda. Lashkarejhangvi claims twin blasts at parachinar market, as death toll from three separate attacks on friday hits 85.
Lashkarejhangvi alalami is a splinter of lashkarejhangvi lej, which is the militant wing of sipah sahaba pakistan ssp that has 17 international branches outside pakistan including in uk and canada. Also published at command eleven following the announcement of trumps new plan for afghanistan, which is basically the old plan packaged as new with a topping of increased pakistanbashing, here is my simple eleven point agenda for pakistan to implement in its afghanistan policy. Sipahesahaba, lashkarejhangvi, and albadr, lashkar also allegedly set up a. The outfit derives its name from maulana haq nawaz jhangvi, the slain cofounder of sipahesahaba pakistan ssp, a sunni extremist outfit. Lashkarejhangvi and its affiliated groups also provide crucial technical and manpower support to other major groups in the tribal region. It shows how much impunity these groups are allowed to operate. While the dominant milieu of armed groups in pakistan is deobandi, the new group, calling itself labaik ya rasoolallah, is barelvi.
Alqaida linked group claims kabul suicide attack on shia. Lashkaretaiba is one of pakistans largest militant islamist organizations. It is believed to be the only islamist militant group in pakistan to have expanded since 911. The national counter terrorism authority nacta on saturday forwarded names of jamaatulahrar jua and lashkarijhangvi al alami lja to the ministry of interior recommending banning of the. Lashkarejhangvi lej is a punjabbased extremist antishia sect. Militant jihad presents a call for revolutionary action to achieve the same goals, a just islamic order against an unjust and unislamic. The group has instigated terrorist attacks in kashmir and collaborated with other militant groups, such as the taliban and alqaeda. Lashkarejhangvi synonyms, lashkarejhangvi antonyms. For pakistan, to not even prosecute lashkarejhangvi members or other islamic terrorists, which pakistans isi sponsers, shows that the isi dont really care about their own civilians, as long they can use these islamic terrorists for external uses i. Lashkarejhangvi lej is a sunni militant group operating in pakistan that aims. Pakistans military has killed a senior member of islamist militant group lashkarejhangvi lej along two suicide bombers in a raid in the southwestern province of balochistan, the armys. Jaishemohammad jem ally the taliban assisted with the original formation of jem in 2000 and the groups have been considered allies ever since.
However, groups such as lashkaretaiba let, lashkarejhangvi lej, the islamic state in khorasan province iskp, and tehriketaliban pakistani taliban continued to challenge national security in 2018. These groups have directly threatened religious minority communitiesparticularly hazara shias in. Counterterrorism strategy initiative policy paper counterterrorism strategy initiative policy paper. Lashkarejhangvi al almi is a small faction based in pakistans tribal area and is considered an even more radical offshoot of lashkarejhangvi. He told another news agency we have no direct link with daesh islamic state. The resurgence of sectarian violence in pakistan is the result of. It was founded in 1990 by hafiz mohammed saeed as the military wing of pakistani islamist organization markazaddawawalirshad mdi, which promoted the ahlehadith aeh interpretation of islam, until it ostensibly split from the group in 2002. The sunni extremist group lashkarejhangvi lej has claimed responsibility for a suspected suicide bombing which left 24 dead in a southern pakistani province, a minister from the. News about lashkarejhangvi, including commentary and archival articles published in the.
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