NORTH WAZIRISTAN IS ISI’S TERROR FACTORY TO TARGET INDIA
Similarly, many such youths are being “attached” to various terror groups once they complete their training. Asif was told that it was a training camp that was being managed by Al Qaeda, but terrorists from different groups were also getting their training there. These camps were visited frequently by Pakistani government officials, which clearly proves that ISI has been patronising these groups,” an official with the security apparatus said.
These camps also cater to international terrorists, including Uighurs and Uzbeks, and this has been confirmed by the interrogation of multiple terrorists who have been arrested in the past few months. “On the one hand, Pakistan claims that it is fighting the war on terror, while on the other, it is supporting and protecting the terror camps in which these terrorists take training and then go to work for organisations like Al Qaeda, Jaish and Lashkar,” the official added.
The interrogation of Asif, Zafar Masood alias Guddu (a resident of Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh) and Abdul Rahman, who was arrested with Asif in December, had confirmed that all the terror groups were working together and even the AQIS was formed by taking fighters from six different groups. Asif told his interrogators: “In December 2013/ January 2014, when I was in Waziristan, Maulana Aasim Umar (leader of the AQIS) suddenly came alone to our camp and left for his onward journey towards the hilly areas without meeting anyone. After two days, Aasim Umar came back and disclosed that he had gone to meet some Arabs (including son-in-law of Ayman al-Zawahiri). In the meeting, it was decided to form a new tanzeem called Al Qaeda Bar- e- Sagheer (AQIS) by integrating different groups. Subsequently, I came to know that the AQIS is being formed by combining various tribal groups ( majmas) led by several ustads.”
Asif went on to give the following details of the ustads: * Haji Sahab ( Pakistani, served eight years’ imprisonment in a Pakistani jail): The group has around 30-40 boys. * Ahmad Farooq (Nayab of AQIS. Died in a drone attack.): The group has 2530 boys. * Ustad Ali (was a trainer at a Harkat ul-Mujahideen training centre, Mansera, with Aasim Umar): Strength of the group is 25-30 boys. * Qari Imran ( Pakistani): The group has 40- 50 boys. Qari lmran has been given charge of Afghanistan. * Khattab (Pakistani, broke off f rom Lashkar- eJhangvi): There are 60-70 boys in the group, which is considered to be the most powerful of all the groups. Khattab is in charge of Pakistani operations. * Saqib ( nationality not clear): The group has 2530 boys.