Islamic terrorism

==== India ====
{{See also|Terrorism in India|Category:Islamic terrorism in India}}

[[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]], [[Al Badr]] & [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] are militant groups seeking accession of [[Kashmir]] to [[Pakistan]] from [[India]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Lashkar-e-Toiba|title=Lashkar-e-Toiba |dictionary=dictionary.com |year=2003 |access-date=27 August 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040811141123/http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=lashkar-e-toiba |archive-date=11 August 2004}}</ref> The Lashkar leadership describes Indian and Israel regimes as the main enemies of Islam and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mir|first=Amir|year=2005|url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GC11Df07.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311133403/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GC11Df07.html|url-status=unfit|archive-date=11 March 2005|title=The jihad lives on|publisher=Asia Times Online Ltd.|access-date=24 June 2006}}</ref> Lashkar-e-Toiba, along with [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]], another militant group active in [[Kashmir]] are on the United States' foreign terrorist organizations list, and are also designated as terrorist groups by the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1031627751059 |title=Speech by the Prime Minister the Rt Hon Tony Blair MP to the Confederation of Indian Industry Bangalore, India 5 January 2002 |publisher=britishhighcommission.gov |date=January 2002 |access-date=24 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123113931/http://www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1031627751059 |archive-date=23 November 2007 }}</ref> India, Australia<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Geoff|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1107792.htm|title=Is Lashkar-e-Toiba still operating in Pakistan?|work=PM|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=13 May 2004|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ppu.org.uk/war/countries/asia/pakistan.html|title=Wars and Armed Conflicts: Current Situation|work=Peace Pledge Union|date=27 July 2002 |access-date=25 June 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219133310/http://www.ppu.org.uk/war/countries/asia/pakistan.html|archive-date=19 December 2005}}</ref> Jaish-e-Mohammed was formed in 1994 and has carried out a series of attacks all over India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1804228.stm |title=SOUTH ASIA &#124; Jaish-e-Mohammad: A profile |work=BBC News |date=6 February 2002 |access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Attack_May_Spoil_Kashmir_Summit.html |title=Attack May Spoil Kashmir Summit |publisher=Spacewar.com |access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref> The group was formed after the supporters of [[Maulana Masood Azhar]] split from another Islamic militant organization, [[Harkat-ul-Mujahideen]]. Jaish-e-Mohammed is viewed by some as the "deadliest" and "the principal terrorist organization in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]".<ref name="fas">{{cite web|title=Foreign Terrorist Organizations|url=https://fas.org/irp/crs/RL32223.pdf|publisher=fas.org|access-date=6 February 2008}}</ref> The group was also implicated in the kidnapping and murder of American journalist [[Daniel Pearl]].<ref name="fas" /> All these groups coordinate under leadership of Syed Salahuddin's [[United Jihad Council]].

Some major bomb blasts and attacks in India were perpetrated by Islamic militants from Pakistan, e.g., the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] and [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]].

[[2006 Mumbai train bombings]] killed 209 people and injured 700 more. It was carried out by banned [[Students Islamic Movement of India]] terrorist groups.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/all-you-need-to-know-about-711/article7640887.ece|title=All you need to know about the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts|last=Desk|first=Internet|date=11 September 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=29 August 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>