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Now, Sri Lanka goes after jihadis
Tuesday, 23 June 2009 - 2:38 AM SL Time
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The Sri Lankan government was moving against armed jihadis, a new menace in the Eastern part of the island country, which just ended a long drawn out war against the LTTE, claimed a front-page report in the weekly Lakbimanews on Sunday.
Official Indian sources told The New Indian Express that presence of jihadis had begun to cause concern to both Sri Lanka and India. India was glad that the Sri Lankan authorities had, at long last, begun a crackdown on the Tablighi Jamaat members, who were getting funds and ideological inputs from abroad especially Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the sources added.
There have been instances of the armed clashes between Jamaatis and Tamils, a community the Eastern Muslims have been at odds with over questions of land for the last two or three decades.
Lakbimanews quoted unnamed intelligence sources to say that there could be about 500 jihadis in the three districts in the Eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
Batticaloa alone is believed to have 250 of them.
SPURT IN CRIME USING FIREARMS: In recent months, Eastern parts have witnessed a spurt in crimes such as abductions and extortions. At first it was thought that the perpetrators were members of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal, a breakaway group of the LTTE. Later, the LTTE itself was blamed. But investigations later revealed that jihadis were behind most of these crimes.
Last Friday, Security Forces commander (East) Maj Gen Srinath Rajapakse, the Security Forces and the police held a meeting with moulavis and Muslim politicians and civil society leaders at the Hisbullah Centre, Lakbimanews said.
While Lakbimanews said that the Muslim political leaders had been funding the jihadis for the past 15 years, Indian sources contended that local Muslim political leaders were not involved. They also noted that there has been a significant spurt in the establishment of Madrasas where the radical Wahabi ideology is inculcated. Lakbimanews reported that the police in Kanthankudi, a Muslim town in Batticaloa district, had recently seized seven T-56 rifles, SMGs, communication sets and anti-personnel mines.
The paper said that the Defense Ministry had given the jihadis time until July 2 to surrender their weapons. Thereafter, we will have no mercy on them, the paper quoted a Defense Ministry official as saying.
The Muslim dignitaries who had attended Friday s meeting with the Security Forces had admitted that some Muslim youth were armed and promised to persuade them to give up their weapons.
MIDDLE EASTERN INDOCTRINATION: Meanwhile, employment opportunities in the oil-rich Middle East had facilitated religious indoctrination in Sri Lanka. The new Saudi-returned Wahabists began to take on the Sufiists.
Apparently, Pakistan also stepped in to give money and training to radical Islamists here. According to Indian sources, the South Eastern University at Oluvil in the district of Amparai has become a hotbed of radical Islamists
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Spetsnaz1
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 22 Jun 2009 23:17:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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| This is a very sensitive issue... lets hope this is dealt with a well planned manner.. or else there will be more problems.. but I wonder why they had to take up arms??? |
nmaya
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 22 Jun 2009 23:56:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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Why do you put this as 'associated press'? this is from that rumor mill express buzz - a prime source of verbal diarrhea.
It is an Indian website just trying to inflame readers by alleging links with Pakistan.
Edited By - nmaya - 22 Jun 2009 23:57:50 GMT |
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23 Jun 2009 04:36:17 GMT Report for Abuse
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India was glad that the Sri Lankan authorities had, at long last, begun a crackdown on the Tablighi Jamaat members, who were getting funds and ideological inputs from abroad especially Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the sources added.
My Muslim friends say that the Tablighi Jamaat started in India and its HQ is in Delhi. They ask if this group is so deadly, has this group been even suspected of any armed attacks in India where so many bombing incidents have been attributed to Muslim groups? Why is that the Indians are pointing a finger against the Tablighi Jamaat in Sri Lanka?
My Muslim friends say that Tablighi Jamaat is so pacifist that even the Israelis don't hesitate to give them visas to visit Palestinian areas.
So what are the Indians up to? Trying to create mischief in Sri Lanka again? |
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23 Jun 2009 04:39:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is a very sensitive issue.
First of all I don't think that there is a so called 'armed jihadis' in the country. What ever it is don't try make another minority community as our enemies, try to handle it with much care. |
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23 Jun 2009 05:19:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Fresh from North our boys will take care of them....no mercy for militias. |
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 23 Jun 2009 06:37:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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Muslim militancy is a loose arrangement of home guards set up with blessing of govt. forces for self defence against the LTTE in few Muslim villages in the East.
There is no necessity for these youths to have arms now since the LTTE is eliminated. Therefore, we welcome the government s move to disarm them.
But it is untrue that there was an armed uprising such as a Jihad or anything similar as alleged by some elements.
For this minor issue, many dynamics added such as Muslim political leaders, Muslim Madrasas, Middle eastern involvement, Pakistan support, South Eastern University etc.
OMG! What is the motive behind this report???
Edited By - polo2 - 23 Jun 2009 06:42:10 GMT |
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23 Jun 2009 07:18:57 GMT Report for Abuse
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LTTE had strong support only from the South India, but these guys have support from all over the world.
GOSL eka passa bima aneganne me para!! |
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 23 Jun 2009 11:24:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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So what are the Indians up to? Trying to create mischief in Sri Lanka again?
It is an Indian website just trying to inflame readers by alleging links with Pakistan.
:))))
So it is 'bloody Indians' again! :)))) |
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 24 Jun 2009 05:34:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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It is better not to dismiss this so easily. As I can remember few years back an NIB officer who himself was a Muslim had warned of formation of an armed Muslim group in Ampara that allegedly had some means of foreign funding.
This must not be 'seeing crocs in bath tub' but better to be vigilent. |
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