Yusuf al-Hindi
Mohammed Shafi Armar, known as Yusuf al-Hindi, was an Indian Islamic militant and chief of operations for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in India.[1]
History[edit]
He was originally from Bhatkal, North Canara district in Karnataka, South India. He was reported to be born between 1989 and 1991.
He was formerly a member of the Indian Mujahideen. In 2008/9, he and his brother Sultan Armar fled to Pakistan.[2]
He has been involved in various plots to recruit individuals to carry out attacks in India via social media. In 2016 he was involved in a failed plot in Hyderabad.[3]
In May 2016, he was indicted at Patiala House District court along with five others under Section 120 (conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 18 and 20 of Unlawful Activities.[4]
In June 2017, he was listed as a Specially Designated National and had any assets frozen by the United States.[5] On 22 August 2017 it was reported he was killed in a north-west Raqqa suicide bombing attack.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Shafi Armar: 26-year-old sought to set up ISIS module in every Indian state - Oneindia News". www.oneindia.com. 4 February 2016.
- ^ Jain, Ritika (19 July 2016). "Bhatkal man confirmed as ISIS operative Yusuf al Hindi". DNA India.
- ^ "Bloody Ramadan: How the Islamic State Coordinated a Global Terrorist Campaign". War on the Rocks. 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Yusuf al-Hindi: The mysterious Islamic State recruiter in India who's got intel agencies worried-World News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 19 July 2016.
- ^ "OFAC Recent Actions". U.S. Department of the Treasury.
- ^ "Abu Yusuf al-Hindi, Indian ISIS Operative, Reported Dead in Raqqa". The Quint. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2022.