al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)[5] (Arabic: جماعة قاعدة الجهاد في شبه القارة الهندية, Jamā‘at Qā‘idat al-Jihād fī Shibh al-Qārrah al-Hindīyah, "Organisation of the Base of Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent") or Qaedat al-Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent is an Islamist militant organization which aims to fight the Governments of Pakistan,[4] India, Myanmar and Bangladesh[6] in order to establish an Islamic State. The militant group has also stated its intentions to attack American targets in the Indian Subcontinent.
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