India Jihadi Groups Splinter As Rivalries Intensify (Balasubramaniyan Viswanathan, Geopolitical Monitor)

The rivalry between Islamic State and Al Qaeda is a well-known fact. Several times in the recent past, Islamic State has openly criticised Al Qaeda and its chief Ayman Al Zawahiri. However, for the first time Islamic State has been openly critical of Pakistan-sponsored terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba which operate against the Indian state. The head of the Khorasan unit of the Islamic State, Hafiz Sayed Khan based in Afghanistan has stated in an interview published in the latest issue of the Dabiq

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