"TWO ENEMIES ARE BETTER THAN ONE": The Global Intelligence

TWO ENEMIES ARE BETTER THAN ONE: "Differences between Al-Qaeda and ISIS will be key to their defeat" : JANUARY 4, 2016 Animesh Roul / The Global Intelligence 

Animesh Roul, "Recruitment drive - Islamist groups urge India's Muslims to join jihad," IHS Jane's Intelligence Review, March 2014

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JIR: "Radical thinking - Transnational jihadists eye Bangladesh"

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Animesh Roul on 'Bangladesh and Al Qaeda's call for Jihad' in Jamestown Foundation's Terrorism Monitor.

Al-Qaeda Leader al-Zawahiri Urges Jihad Against the “Anti-Islamic” Government of Bangladesh Widespread violence, marked by protest rallies, hartals (general shutdowns), group clashes and  bombings have led to massive confrontations between secular and Islamist forces in Bangladesh over the last year. Now, al-Qaeda leader Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri has issued a call for jihad in Bangladesh, the fourth largest Muslim nation in the world. 

"Al Qaeda’s Latest Bid To Woo India’s Muslims": ISN SECURITY WATCH

Al Qaeda has struggled in the past to gain the support of India’s vast Muslim population. But that’s gradually changing, warns Animesh Roul. Today, he outlines how the fragmented organization is trying to attract money and manpower from the third largest Muslim community on the planet.