humus_sapiens
05-18-2004, 01:16 AM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=655&e=2&u=/oneworld/20040517/wl_oneworld/4591861561084796597
Islamist Private Army Rises in Bangladesh
Sharier Khan, OneWorld South Asia
DHAKA, May 17 (OneWorld) - A 100,000-strong pro-Taliban group is operating a private army that terrorizes locals and leftists in northern Bangladesh, allegedly at the behest of local police and politicians.
The Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), previously known as the Jama'atul Mujahedin, is accused of killing at least five alleged underground leftists and injuring many more since it surfaced last month after reportedly operating underground for six years.
The JMJB is said to be the youth front of the outlawed militant group Harqat-ul-Jihad.
The group claims to target outlawed leftists known as Sarbaharas, members of the Purbo Bangla Communist Party. But terrorized villagers accuse the JMJB of raping women, harassing villagers and flaunting firearms, swords and other weapons.
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Asked if the JMJB idolizes the Taliban, he answers, "Our role models include many leaders and scholars of Islam. We will take only as much (ideology) from the Taliban as we need."
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Islamist Private Army Rises in Bangladesh
Sharier Khan, OneWorld South Asia
DHAKA, May 17 (OneWorld) - A 100,000-strong pro-Taliban group is operating a private army that terrorizes locals and leftists in northern Bangladesh, allegedly at the behest of local police and politicians.
The Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), previously known as the Jama'atul Mujahedin, is accused of killing at least five alleged underground leftists and injuring many more since it surfaced last month after reportedly operating underground for six years.
The JMJB is said to be the youth front of the outlawed militant group Harqat-ul-Jihad.
The group claims to target outlawed leftists known as Sarbaharas, members of the Purbo Bangla Communist Party. But terrorized villagers accuse the JMJB of raping women, harassing villagers and flaunting firearms, swords and other weapons.
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Asked if the JMJB idolizes the Taliban, he answers, "Our role models include many leaders and scholars of Islam. We will take only as much (ideology) from the Taliban as we need."
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