Terrorism is the dark side of humanity. And in this article we’ll know about three terrorist organisations which are Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is one of the deadliest terrorist organisation existed around the Globe. This organisation has killed thousands of innocent peoples for the sake to save Islam.
How Al-Qaeda was formed ?
Al-Qaeda was formed in the series of meetings in Peshawar during 1988. The meeting was attended by the peoples who had a great influence among peoples at that time they were Abdullah Azzam, Osama Bin Laden, Mohammed Atef, Ayman al-Zawahri. They decided to form an association named Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda stands as “Holy war against U.S“. And Osama Bin Laden was the leader of Al-Qaeda.
And they gets funding from the charitable trusts, Legitimate businesses, Sunni organisations located in the Islamic nations and supporting fund from the other terrorist organisations.
Why Al-Qaeda was formed ?
In 1979 when Soviet Union invaded Afganistan to protect the recently established pro Soviet Government against Islamist Rebel Groups. Then Osama Bin Laden son of a businessmen who owns one of the largest construction company in the middle east. He also went Afganistan to fight against Soviet Union. Cause he thought that the Soviet Union was a threat to the Islamic World.
After 10 year of of war when Soviet Union lost the war and returned empty handed and Osama Bin Laden came Saudi Arabia and till this time he has an influence of hero. But Saudi Arabian Government was against Osama Bin Laden due to their defence policy.
During the Gulf war in 1990 Saudi Arabia was dependent on U.S rather then their domestic help. After the Gulf war ended, Bin Laden sees that U.S kept operating in the region, playing an active role in daily agendas and interfering in the country issues. And Bin Laden felt that Saudi Government was undermining Islam by entering capitalist in the country.
And till this time the situations between Bin Laden and Saudi Government has became sa intense that at a point of time in the 90’s he was expelled from the Saudi Arabia. Then Bin Laden went to Sudan and then to Afganistan. Till this time Bin Laden has formed Al-Qaeda and started a war against U.S.
Attacks executed by Al-Qaeda
- 9/11 the biggest terrorist attack in the human history in which approximately 3000 peoples died. The attack that changed the world. The darkest day in the U.S history.
- 1992 bombing at hotel in Yemen.
- A truck that blew World Trade Center, NYC 1993.
- Simultaneously attacks in American Embassy in Tanzania and Kenya. Bombing on U.S Navy Destroyer.
Al Qaeda Connections
Al-Qaeda has some of the common interests and Al-Qaeda helped many groups in the form of funding, providing weapons and guiding them. These groups were Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jiash-e-Mohammed, Ansar-Al-Furqan, Islamic Jihad Union, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and many more.
Al-Qaeda Breakdown
U.S military was searching Osama in Afganistan but U.S forces got information that Bin Laden was in Pakistan with his 3 Wives, children and grandchildren. And after getting the orders from the new President Barak Obama. On 2 May 2011, Two helicopters take off from Afganistan and after the 40 minutes of operation in Pakistan Osama Bin Laden was killed.
U.S military took the dead body with them and dumped the dead body in the sea. That army did this because who knows someone might go ahead and build a mosque on Osama’s grave.
And after the death of Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahr became the new of Al-Qaeda. And that was the time Al-Qaeda started falling. But Al-Qaeda is still alive in the places like Pakistan, India, Afganistan, Somalia, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Bangladesh, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
Lashkar-e-Taiba is also and terrorist organisation declared by many nations including India, Pakistan, U.S and etc. LeT works with the Sunni Islamist and Salafi Jihadism ideology.
Members of LeT
Lashkar-e-Taiba was founded by Hafiz Saeed, Zafar Iqbal Shehbaz, Abdullah Azzam in 1985-86. Hafiz Saeed is the head of Lashkar-e-Taiba and also the head of Jannat-ud-Dawa (JuD).
There are thousands members in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, South Jammu and Kashmir and Doda religion in Kashmir valley.
Motive of LeT
The main motive of Lashkar-e-Taiba is to integrate Kashmir with Pakistan and establish Islamic rule. They have been kept trying again and again by terrorist attack but never succeeded and never will. Cause Indian Army is so much capable to tackle any situation.
Funding and Weapons
Jannat-ud-Dawa is a official website for the charity and fund raising. JuD has been banned in several countries including Pakistan due the his ties with terrorism. Instead of JuD Lashkar-e-Taiba gets funding through Al-Qaeda and LeT is also linked with Taliban.
Taliban and Al-Qaeda helps LeT in planing, managing, financing, preparing and also support them in supppling, transferring and selling arms. As per the reports LeT has a huge amount of ammunition, Assault Rifels, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, explosive and rocket-propelled grenades.
Attacks executed by LeT
- 1998 Wandhama Massacre : In this massacre 23 peoples died which includes 10 women’s 9 mens and 4 children were killed by the unidentified militants. They entered in the house asking for tea and after entering the house the open fired and killed all the members available. However, none of the group has taken responsibility of this massacre.
- 2000 Amarnath Yatra : 105 Peoples including locals, security officers and pilgrims were attacked. Out of them over 32 peoples died. Subsequently, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited the place and blamed Lashkar-e-Taiba for this.
- 2001 Indian Parliament attack : A car drove by the terrorists having automatic guns and hand grenades entered the parliament house and committed mistake and took wrong turn and when the mission failed they started firing in which 9 people died and 17 were injured.
- 2006 multiple commuter attack : it was one the biggest massacres in which bombs were used in the pressure cookers in the trains. It was a series of bombing in which 209 peoples died and more than 700 were injured.
- 2008 Mumbai Attack : 175 peoples died including 9 attackers and more than 300 injured. Lashkar-e-Taiba took the whole responsibility of this incident.
- 2025 Pahalgam Attack : It was a terrorist attack in which the tourists were targeted by terrorists. It was more likely a religious attack in which the tourists were asked their religion and only Hindus were shot to dead. Even they are asked to lower their pants and asked to recite Kalma a Islamic verse. 27 Tourists were killed.
Indian retaliation on Pahalgam Attack
Indian has destroyed all the base camps of terrorism in Pakistan which includes 9 Locations :
- Muridke – Hafiz Saeed headquarter and nerve centre of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Saeed who was declared a terrorist in 2008 by the United Nations and $10 Million prize was announced for him.
- Markaz Subhanallah Bahawalpur – Masood Azar base and the headquarter of Jaish-e-Mohammed. Masood Azar was also declared terrorist by United Nations in 2019.
- Gulpur
- Abbas Camp Kotli – ( Bombing training, terrorist launchpad)
- Muzaffarabad – Training camp for the new recruits of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
- Barnala Camp – It was also a training camp.
- Sawai Nala camp – It was also a terrorist camp in which the terrorist involved in Pahalgam Attack were trained.
- Mehmona Joya Camp – Initial Induction camp.
- Bhimber
India has convey a strong message against terrorism that India will not tolerate terrorism and beholds all the power to not just to retaliate but to destroy the roots of the terrorism. And this action undergoes by the “Operation Sindoor” which was lead by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Air Force Chief Marshal AP Singh, and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi.
And India has taken several steps on the Pakistan embassy, cancelled the visa’s of Pakistani living in India. Click the link to read
Shadow Groups of LeT
LeT hs many shadow groups working for them :
- The Resistance Front (TRF) : It is the shadow group of LeT and has taken the whole responsibility of the recent Pahalgam Terrorist attack.
There are many other groups of LeT, but there are not enough information available except their names
- Virginia jihaad network
- Mili Muslim League
- Jannat-al-Dawah
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
Jaish-e-Mohammed is a terrorist organisation declared by all many countries like Australia, India, U.S and etc. And JeM stands for Army of Prophet.
Leader of JeM
Jaish-e-Mohammed was founded by Masood Azhar the current leader. Masood Azhar is also the general secretary of the newly established Harkat-ul-Ansar (HuA). Masood Azhar was arrested by the Indian Forces in 1994 and also was released in 155 hostage hijacking of IC814 Airlines flight on 31 Jan 2000.
Asghar Abdul Rauf brother of Masood Azhar and takes responsibility in the absence of Masood Azhar and may be the next leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed. According to the reports of mid 2019 there are approximately 56 active members and 230 are the armed fighters.
JeM Connections and Funding
It shares his close relations and common interest with some of the other terrorist groups like Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba and etc. And JeM gets funding from the Afgan Taliban, Sunni organisations, charities, fund raising programmes, legitimate businesses, other small organisations and the main charitable trusts are Al-Rehmat trust and Al-Furqan trust.
By the way these trusts has been banned in Pakistan dur to their ties with terrorist groups. JeM supports 300 Islamic institutions and gather donations. Help with cash, medicine to students widows, orphans and those suffers from natural calamities and to the migrants on the path to God.
Motive of JeM
JeM works with the Deobandi Jihadist Islamist ideology. And the main motive of JeM is to separate Kashmir from India and they sees Kashmir as a door to enter in India and influence peoples to follow Islam and to take control over the Babri Masjid.
Attacks executed by JeM
- 2001 Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly Attack – 1 Oct 2001, this attack was performed when 3 militant belongs to Jaish-e-Mohammed driving Tata Sumo loaded full of explosive and collide to the gate of Legislative assembly of Jammu & Kashmir in which 38 peoples died.
- 2001 Indian Parliament attack : A car drove by the terrorists having automatic guns and hand grenades entered the parliament house and committed mistake and took wrong turn and when the mission failed they started firing in which 9 people died and 17 were injured.
- 2016 URI Attack – Jaish-e-Mohammed had taken the responsibility of this attack in the militants had killed 19 Indian Soldiers and furthermore which lead to Indian “Surgical Strike” on Line Of Control (LOC) .
- 2019 Pulwama Attack : Surprisingly the group which took responsibility of this massacre was also Jaish-e-Mohammed in which a suicide bomber killed 40 Indian soldiers and thereafter which lead to Indian Airstrike in Balakot Pakistan.
