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Islamist militant organization

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al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent: Islamist militant organization
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent usually abbreviated as AQIS, is a branch of the pan-Islamist militant organization al-Qaeda. After announcing the establishment of AQIS in 3 September 2014, Ayman al-Zawahiri declared that the branch's stated objectives involved fighting the governments of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

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