Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent

Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent
جماعة قاعدة الجهاد في شبه القارة الهندية
Flag of AQIS
Leaders	Asim Umar † (2014–19)[1] Osama Mahmood (2019–present)[2][3]
Dates of operation	3 September 2014 (2014-09-03) – present
Merger of	Various Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi and Afghan Jihadist Factions.[4]
Allegiance	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[5]
Group(s)	Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
Active regions	Indian subcontinent
Ideology	Islamism Jihadism[4] Sunni Islamism Islamic fundamentalism[6] Islamic extremism[7] Ghazwa-e-Hind[8] Anti-LGBT[9][10] Anti-Hindu[11] Anti-Zionism[12] Antisemitism[12]
Size	180-400 in Afghanistan (UN report)[13] Unknown in Pakistan and India
Part of	Al-Qaeda
Allies	State allies  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Non-state allies Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Caucasus Emirate al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Shabaab Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen[14] Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
Opponents	Australia[15]  India[16][17][18]  Pakistan[19][20][21]  Bangladesh[22][23]  Myanmar[24]  United States[25]
Battles and wars	War on terror Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir[26] Internal conflict in Bangladesh Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[27]

Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (Arabic: جماعة قاعدة الجهاد في شبه القارة الهندية, romanized: Jamā‘at Qā‘idat al-Jihād fī Shibh al-Qārrah al-Hindīyah, lit. 'Group of the Base of Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent') usually abbreviated as AQIS,^[28] is a branch of the Islamist militant organization Al-Qaeda which aims to fight the governments of Pakistan,^[24] Afghanistan, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh^[29] in order to establish an Islamic state and seeks to establish an Islamic caliphate in Indian Subcontinent.^[30]

The militant group has also stated its intentions to attack American targets in the Indian subcontinent. This group is listed as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, United States, Canada, India and Pakistan.