Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaida, has announced the formation of an Indian branch of the extremist organisation, calling on Muslims across the subcontinent to join the caravan of jihad....It would fight on behalf of Muslims suffering injustice and oppression … in Burma, Bangladesh, Assam, Gujarat, Ahmedabad and Kashmir, Zawahiri said....Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaida, has announced the formation of an Indian branch of the extremist organisation, calling on Muslims across the subcontinent to join the caravan of jihad.Since the mid-1990s, Zawahiri, who is believed to be based somewhere along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, has repeatedly sworn bayat, or oaths of loyalty, to Omar in return for the safe haven the Taliban leader granted their followers and to further bind the Afghan Islamic militia into a global jihadist agenda. theguardian/world/2014/sep/04/al-qaida-leader-announces-formation-indian-branch
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