Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam

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Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
LeadersHafiz Mustafa Asim Salafi †
Khalid Rahim Bin Osama Muhjir
Dates of operation1996 - present
Merged into Al-Qaeda (In 2016)[1]
Allegiance Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (Since 2014)
MotivesAssam as an Islamic state under Sharia and Separat from India for Muslims of Assam
HeadquartersAssam
Active regionsAssam, India
IdeologyIslamic extremism
Sunni Islamism
Salafi Jihadism
Wahabism
Separatism
OpponentsIndia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
UNLFW
CorCom
Battles and warsInsurgency in Northeast India
Designated as a terrorist group byGovernment of India

Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) is an Islamist extremist organization founded around 1996 in the eastern Indian state of Assam by mostly Bangladeshi-origin Muslims and indigenous Muslims in Assam. The South Asia Terrorism Portal (satp.org) describes it as part of the All Muslim United Liberation Forum of Assam (AMULFA), and that Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam (MULFA) is a sister organization under the AMULFA umbrella.[2]

According to Indian authorities, the organization is tied to terrorist operations and criminal activity throughout Assam, primarily in Dhubri district, but also in Nagaon, Morigaon and Darrang districts. It sells weapons illegally, and conducts kidnapping and extortion to fund its activities.

It operates in conjunction with other extremist organizations, such as a 20 April 2009 gun battle near Lokra against Indian police, in which the Indian Red Horns division killed three members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) along with two MULTA members, Baul Ali and Yunis Ali.[3]

It is also asserted by SATP.org to cooperate with the Maoist National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCM-IM)[2][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alarming: Al-Qaeda puts India on hit list, calls for fresh attacks". www.timesnownews.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  2. ^ a b "Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA)". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  3. ^ "5 Policemen Among Twelve Killed in Assam". OutlookIndia.com. 2009-04-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  4. ^ "National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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