Kerala and Karnataka at Threat? UN Warns of Islamic State TERRORISTS Found in "Significant Numbers" in these regions! Details

A report by the United Nations on terrorism has warned that there are “significant numbers” of Islamic State terrorists in Kerala and Karnataka. It also noted that the al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) in the Indian Subcontinent terror group, which reportedly has between 150 and 200 militants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, is planning attacks in the region.

AQIS operates under the Taliban from Nimruz, Helmand and Kandahar provinces of Afghanistan. According to the 26th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIS, al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities states, “The group reportedly has between 150 and 200 members from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan. The current leader of AQIS is Osama Mahmood, who succeeded the late Asim Umar AQIS is reportedly planning retaliation operations in the region to avenge the death of its former leader.”

The report also adds, "one member state reported that the ISIL Indian affiliate (Hind Wilayah), which was announced on May 10, 2019, has between 180 and 200 members". It said that there are “significant numbers of ISIL operatives in Kerala and Karnataka states.”

Last year, IS (which also goes by the names ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) terror group claimed that they have established a new “province” in India. The terror outfit also said that it has been named as “Wilayah of Hind” (India Province). 

“A senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer had rejected the claim. Previously, ISIS attacks in Kashmir were linked to its so-called Khorasan Province branch, which was set up in 2015 to cover "Afghanistan, Pakistan and nearby lands,” India Today reported.