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News: Attack on Mumbai - Are militants evolving and looking to capture India? |
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Jan 05, 2009 - 4:41 PM - by Raj
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Amir Taheri examines how radical Islamists may be changing their tactics to inspire home-grown jihadists
Extracts from the Telegraph.
The Army of Muhammad is back. This was the message buzzing in radical Islamist circles as the world tried to absorb the shock of the terrorist attacks in Bombay, India's economic capital.
While it is not yet clear which group was behind the attacks, it looks as if the perpetrators were trying to imitate the tactic of ghazwa, used by the Prophet against Meccan caravans in his decade-long campaign to seize control of the city. The tactic consists of surprise no-holds-barred attacks simultaneously launched against a caravan or settlement with the aim of demoralising the... [Read More]
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