http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ilyas-Kashmiri-one-of-worlds-mo\ st-dangerous-men/articleshow/6907241.cms <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ilyas-Kashmiri-one-of-worlds-m\ ost-dangerous-men/articleshow/6907241.cms> Ilyas Kashmiri one of world's most dangerous men IANS, Nov 11, 2010, 03.14pm IST
WASHINGTON: Counter-terrorism officials on three continents consider Ilyas Kashmiri <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ilyas-Kashmiri> , leader of an anti-India Pakistani terror group, as one of the most dangerous men in the world, according to CNN. Kashmiri considers India <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/India> his number one enemy. His group was thought responsible for the bombing of a bakery popular with foreigners in Pune in 2009. But there is plenty of evidence he has ambitions beyond South Asia <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/South-Asia> , the US TV channel said. "He has one eye, a thick beard streaked with henna and has lost a finger. He wears thick aviator-style dark glasses," it said Wednesday citing sources. There are very few photographs of 40-something. As commander of "Brigade 313," part of Harakat-ul-Jihad-Islami <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Harakat-ul-Jihad-Isla\ mi> (Movement for an Islamic Holy War), he formed a close relationship with al-Qaida <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=al-Qaida> in the wild frontier territory of Pakistan. Now intelligence sources on both sides of the Atlantic believe Kashmiri is trying to get teams into Europe <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Europe> that would launch coordinated Mumbai-style attacks in several cities, CNN said. There are plenty of foreign fighters in the Pakistani tribal territories -- as many as 10,000 according to a Pakistani military commander. One of them, Ahmed Sidiqi <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ahmed-Sidiqi> , was detained in Kabul <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Kabul> last July and interrogated by US forces at the Bagram Airfield. According to European counter-terrorism sources cited by CNN, Sidiqi said he had met Kashmiri, though there is no confirmation that he did. Another man alleged to have sought out Kashmiri is Chicago <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Chicago> taxi driver Raja Lahrasib Khan, who travelled to Pakistan <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Pakistan> in 2008 and 2009, CNN said. He was arrested this year in the United States <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/United-States> and charged with attempting to provide support to al-Qaida. Intelligence officials cited by CNN say that besides being an experienced operator, Kashmiri has also managed to navigate the often perilous waters of jihadist rivalries, attracting members of other Pakistani groups to his "313 Brigade" and retaining a measure of autonomy despite pledging allegiance to al-Qaida. If Osama bin Laden is al-Qaida's "spiritual" leader and Egyptian cleric Ayman al Zawahiri its philosopher, Kashmiri is the organization's military brain, they say. As one US official cited by CNN put it recently, Kashmiri is "the key ingredient in the bad stew of senior terrorists who are planning operations in the region and beyond." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor biso...@intellnet.org http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
