Title: Jaish-e-Mohammed will lead Pakistani jihadism for now
Abstract: Subject The terrorist threat posed by Jaish-e-Mohammed. Significance The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant group is stepping up its operations in Kashmir, over which Pakistan and India dispute sovereignty while administering different parts. JeM is at the same time increasing its presence in Afghanistan. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), also Pakistan-based, has in recent years been the more active militant group in Kashmir and Afghanistan, due to a privileged relationship with Pakistan’s military-security establishment (which denies ties to militancy). Impacts JeM’s relations with militant groups that oppose the Pakistani state, such as Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, will worsen. If JeM’s role in Pakistani jihadism is curtailed, the group will increasingly complain to the military about lack of support. JeM will struggle to maintain its commitments on the Afghan front as its tries to expand its role in Kashmir.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-12-27
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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